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.
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