TheRoleDrugsandAlcoholNeedsAssessmentSpecialist HerefordshireCouncilareseekinganexperiencedandanalyticallymindedDrugsandAlcoholNeedsAssessmentSpecialisttosupportacriticalpieceofpublichealthworkfor8weeks.Thisworkcanbeundertakenfullyremotely. Thisisauniqueopportunitytoplayakeyroleinshapingthefutureofdrugandalcoholservicesacrossthecounty.Youwillleadthedevelopmentofacomprehensive,evidence-basedneedsassessmentthatwilldirectlyinformrecommissioningdecisions,servicedesignandimprovedoutcomesforresidents. Wearelookingforaprofessionalwhocombinesstronganalyticalcapabilitywithdeepsubjectmatterexpertiseinsubstancemisuseandpublichealthsystems. Whatwillyoubedoing?DrugsandAlcoholNeedsAssessmentSpecialist YouwilldeliverarobustDrugsandAlcoholNeedsAssessmentthatprovidesaclear,epidemiologicalunderstandingoflocalneed,serviceperformanceandfuturepriorities. Workingcloselywithcommissionersandpartners,youwill: Analyselocal,regionalandnationaldatasets(includingtreatmentandpopulationdata)toidentifytrends,patternsandemergingrisks Assessthesize,scaleandnatureofdrugandalcoholmisuseacrossHerefordshire,includinghigh-riskandunderservedpopulations Reviewcurrentserviceprovision,identifyingstrengths,gapsandopportunitiesforimprovement Explorekeyissuessuchasrelapse,continuityofcare,anddrugandalcohol-relateddeaths,drawingoutactionableinsights Examineinequalitiesinaccessandoutcomesacrossgeographyanddemographicgroups Incorporatequalitativeinsight,includinglivedexperience,tocomplementquantitativeanalysis Benchmarkperformanceagainstcomparableareasandnationalindicators Produceaclear,evidence-basedreportwithpracticalrecommendationstoinformfutureservicedesignandcommissioning Presentfindingstokeystakeholdersandpartnershipforums Thisworkwilldirectlyinfluencestrategicdecision-makingaroundprevention,treatmentandrecoveryservicesacrossthesystem. AboutYouDrugsandAlcoholNeedsAssessmentSpecialist Wearelookingforaspecialistwhocanbringbothtechnicalanalyticalexpertiseandstrongsubjectknowledgeofdrugandalcoholsystems. Youwillhave: Demonstrableexperiencedeliveringpublichealthneedsassessments,ideallywithinsubstancemisuseoracloselyrelatedfield Strongquantitativeandqualitativeanalyticalskills,withtheabilitytointerpretcomplexdatasetsandtranslatethemintomeaningfulinsight In-depthknowledgeofdrugandalcoholtreatmentsystems,policycontextandcurrentbestpractice ExperienceworkingwithdatasetssuchasNDTMS,OHIDFingertipsorsimilarpopulationhealthintelligencesources Aprovenabilitytoidentifyunmetneed,inequalities,andservicegaps,andmakeevidence-basedrecommendations Experienceofengagingstakeholdersandincorporatinglivedexperienceintoanalysis Excellentwrittenandpresentationskills,withtheabilitytocommunicatecomplexfindingsclearlytoarangeofaudiences Theabilitytoworkindependently,managetimelines,andrespondtofeedbackinacollaborativeenvironment Youwillbringabalancedapproach,combininganalyticalrigourwithapracticalunderstandingofwhatworksinprevention,treatmentandrecoverysystems. WhythisrolemattersDrugsandAlcoholNeedsAssessmentSpecialist Thisworkwillprovidetheevidencebaseforfuturecommissioningandserviceredesign,helpingtoensureservicesareresponsive,effectiveandalignedtolocalneed. Yourworkwillhelpidentifyhowwecanimproveoutcomes,reduceharm,andbettersupportindividualsandcommunitiesaffectedbysubstancemisuse.