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Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - Inclusion Services
About
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Inclusion service offers psychological and drug & alcohol services, in the community, and in prisons, and has contracts across the country.
As an organisation we serve a population of 1.5 million and currently employ around 9000 members of staff.
We have a wide range of exciting opportunities for people looking to work in a truly integrated NHS organisation. By joining MPFT you will become part of a team who are empowered and supported to deliver care in a way which is consistent with our values:
- Putting people at the heart of what we do
- Empowering people to improve care and wellbeing
- Delivering better health, better care in partnership
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Psychosocial Recovery Worker
Accepting applications until: 29-Jun-2025 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 29-Jun-2025 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- HMP Oakwood
- Address
- Oaks Drive
- Town
- Featherstone
- Postcode
- WV10 7QD
- Major / Minor Region
- Staffordshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 Per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (5)
Specialty
- Main area
- Drug and Alcohol/Substance Misuse
Job overview
Do you want to make a real difference as a Psychosocial Substance Misuse Recovery Worker? Why not bring your compassion and skills to help support people in their recovery?
Our Integrated Substance Misuse & Mental Health Service, at HMP Oakwood, is looking for a part-time (30 hours a week) dynamic and experienced Psychosocial Recovery Worker.
(30 hours, over 4 days. Working days will generally be Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. However, there may be occasions when service need will require flexibility with this)
The team is innovative, forward thinking and committed to a Recovery focused approach that meets people's needs. You will be part of a supportive team with effective management, supervision and guidance.
Working with people who have complex offending backgrounds and substance misuse needs, within prison, is both challenging and rewarding. This is a fantastic chance to make a positive difference to the lives of people who are often disadvantaged and vulnerable.
Are you:
- passionate about providing high quality substance misuse support?
- skilled and experienced in providing evidence based psychosocial interventions, geared towards supporting people to make positive changes and work towards recovery?
- highly motivated with the ability to support and inspire?
- able to apply your skills and interventions to the care of people with substance misuse needs, that often co-exist with mental health needs?
then we want to hear from you!
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To provide a range of low, medium and high intensity interventions as part of the Integrated Mental Health and Substance Misuse Team to those people experiencing substance misuse problems.
To work in a custodial environment delivering a high quality drug and alcohol recovery service in response to need.
To provide a range of psycho-social interventions motivating and supporting people to achieve recovery and positive outcomes within a recovery-orientated substance misuse treatment service.
To work in collaboration with clinical prescribing services to ensure the needs of each service user is met.
To provide a drug and alcohol recovery service (incorporating assessment, recovery planning, casework coordination and psycho-social interventions) to people located within the prison establishment.
Working for our organisation
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for the full list of responsibilities:
- Working as part of the team you will provide varied and comprehensive interventions in-line with the stepped care model.
- Working in partnership with key agencies to ensure people are supported on their individual recovery journeys.
- Delivering the substance misuse and wellbeing elements of the integrated offender team.
- Facilitating groups.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ 3 Health and Social Care (or commitment to work towards) and/or relevant experience in a comparable setting.
Desirable criteria
- Relevant training/qualification in associated field ie, CBT, motivational interviewing, brief solution focussed therapy, mapping techniques, auricular acupuncture trained, SMART Recovery
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of integrated working practices.
- 12 months minimum experience of working with substance users
- Experience of group facilitation.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Leanne Phipps
- Job title
- Psychosocial Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01902 799 853
- Additional information
- If you would like to know more and find out whether joining our dedicated team is for you then please get in touch with Leanne as we would love to hear from you.
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Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
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