Health Improvement Recovery Navigator (Dorset)
Location: Dorset
Working Hours: 37 hours (full-time)
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £25,110 - £32,090
Make a real difference in your community
We’re offering an exciting opportunity for a Recovery Navigator to join our Dorset-based substance misuse service, with a specific focus on Health Improvement.
This is your chance to be part of a dynamic and compassionate team that supports individuals at all stages of their recovery journey—from harm reduction to structured treatment and beyond. If you’re passionate about health equity, recovery, and community care, we want to hear from you.
About the Role
As a Health Improvement Recovery Worker, you will provide vital health improvement support alongside our clinical partners. This includes helping to deliver community alcohol detoxes, conducting home visits, and offering ongoing recovery support.
You’ll be a key player in engaging service users with recovery pathways, providing psychosocial interventions, and linking them to community-based resources that enhance health and wellbeing.
What You’ll Do
1. Manage a caseload of service users and deliver a range of psychosocial interventions.
2. Work autonomously as well as collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team.
3. Conduct risk assessments, recovery planning, and referrals to internal and external services.
4. Facilitate group sessions tailored to the diverse needs of individuals in treatment.
5. Support clinical teams with community alcohol detoxes, including follow-up visits.
6. Engage with at-risk clients as part of the Reach team, focusing on Blood Borne Virus (BBV) testing and treatment referrals.
7. Distribute and provide training on Naloxone to service users to support harm reduction.
To Succeed in This Role, You’ll Need:
We are seeking someone who is:
8. Motivated, with a strong belief in the potential for recovery at any stage.
9. Experienced in supporting people with substance misuse issues, ideally with health improvement or detox-related work.
10. Skilled in communication, risk management, and delivering person-centred support.
11. Confident facilitating groups and working independently in the community.
12. Comfortable with home visits and flexible in their approach to meet client needs.
Help shape better futures in Dorset—one person, one recovery journey at a time.
About Waythrough
Waythrough was formed in 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Together, we’ve created one of the largest mental health and social support charities in England.
Every year, we support around 125,000 people through nearly 200 services – and it’s all made possible by our 3,500 brilliant staff and volunteers.
Make a real difference in your community
Are you passionate about helping others live safer, healthier, more independent lives? Join our team at Waythrough and support people facing challenges around mental health, substance use, housing or domestic abuse. This is more than just a job – it’s a chance to build meaningful relationships and create lasting change.
What We Offer
We value the people who make a difference every day. Alongside meaningful work, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package:
13. 27 days’ annual leave, rising to 32 after 1 year (plus bank holidays)
14. Pension scheme with 4.5% employer contribution, matched up to 6.5%
15. Life assurance (3× annual salary)
16. Enhanced sick pay and family-friendly pay
17. Birthday leave and the option to buy up to 5 extra days’ annual leave
18. Professional fee reimbursement for relevant qualifications
19. 24/7 online GP access and Employee Assistance Programme
20. Recognition and long service awards via our and portals
21. £500 bonus
22. Cycle to Work scheme and Credit Union membership
23. Discounts via Blue Light Card, Charity Discounts, Extras and Tickets for Good
24. Free will writing service and wellbeing initiatives throughout the year
Inclusion and accessibility
Waythrough is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities, especially those with lived experience of the issues we support.
We have signed up to the Disability Confident Scheme - all applicants are welcome, and adjustments can be made to enable fair participation.
If you need adjustments or support to apply, please email our recruitment team:
Closing Date:
2026-03-31