Employer Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Marlowe's Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1LD Town Hemel Hempstead Salary £39,205 - £47,084 per annum pro rata (5% HCAS inclusive) Salary period Yearly Closing 14/07/2025 08:00
Drug and Alcohol Recovery Worker - NW Herts
NHS AfC: Band 6
Values Based Screener
At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.
Are you a talented mental health clinician with expertise and experience in Drug and Alcohol work?
Are you interested in working with an outstanding Trust to develop and deliver community treatment in mental health?
We are seeking to recruit a Drug and Alcohol Recovery Worker to join the Adult Community Mental Health Service (ACMHS) Dacorum, in North West Hertfordshire. The office is based in Hemel Hempstead, the largest town in the Dacorum area.
We welcome diversity in our workforce and encourage applications from people of all ages and backgrounds, such as those with lived experience of mental health difficulties.
Here’s what our staff say about working in the team:
“It’s a privilege to help people make the changes they want to see in their lives. I get to see about three people each day, on site, and I love my job.” (LP, Counselling Psychologist, South West ACMHS)
Please contact Helen Dudeney on 07833235057 for an informal chat or to arrange a visit. We look forward to hearing from you!
You must hold a full valid driving licence and have access to a car to use regularly for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will:
* work with care co-ordinators and 35 - 40 service users, depending on complexity and other responsibilities
* carry out drug and alcohol misuse assessment including assessment of personal strengths and recovery capital, and risks
* develop recovery plans using a person-centred approach to develop, implement and evaluate needs and strengths-based care plans and risk management plans in partnership with service users, carers and other professionals
* provide Individual brief assessment one-to-one and group interventions
In return, we can offer you:
* leadership and management training opportunities
* on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement ( 5% of basic salary (min £1,258 max £2,122) per annum
* 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
* One of the UK's best pension schemes
* Comprehensive health and wellbeing services
* Special leave for family and personal reasons
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. E verything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* To liaise with professionals e.g. GP at start of treatment, at review and discharge
* To provide evidence-based drug and alcohol interventions in line with guidelines e.g. NICE, CQC, in a variety of settings promoting flexibility and choice for service users.
* To maximise engagement with service users and reduce the risks both to the individual service user and to others affected by their drug and/or alcohol misuse.
* To facilitate service users and carers to be involved in care and treatment.
* To work as an effective member of the multi-disciplinary team ensuring effective communication with other team members and other professionals.
* To attend and contribute to multi-disciplinary and multi-agency clinical meetings.
* To receive and participate in clinical supervision in accordance with Trust policy.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification attached
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING
* English and Maths at minimum GCSE or higher (or equivalent)
* Qualification in using Microsoft Office Applications (or demonstrable skill)
* Professional Qualification to degree level or equivalent e.g. Nursing, Social Work or Counselling
* Substance Misuse Training
* Training in Motivational Interviewing or other psychosocial interventions
EXPERIENCE
* Good knowledge and understanding of drug and alcohol issues and experience of working within a related field
* Experience of working with clients with physical and / or mental health needs including co-morbidity
* Knowledge and experience of multi-agency working and establishing partnerships with other professions to achieve good outcomes for the service user group, e.g. mental health services, criminal justice agencies, community groups, etc
* Experience of working in an outcomes-focussed environment
* Experience of working in Health or Social Care or relevant sector
* Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
* Experience of providing evidence based interventions
* Experience of Recovery Focused interventions
* Experience of care planning and risk assessment
* Experience of managing a caseload of drug and alcohol users
* Good working knowledge of mental health services and good practice
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is rated by the Care Quality Commission as an Outstanding provider of mental health and learning disability services. In 2021, we won the prestigious Health Service Journal award for Mental Health Trust of the Year, with the judges saying they were “blown away” by our people’s achievements and that everything they saw “sings and hums”. This year, our staff rated us the 4 th best mental health and learning disability trust to work for out of all 52 trusts in the country. Our staff tell us that they are proud to be part of the HPFT team, proud of the standard of care we provide and proud that service users are our top priority. Our people tell us they feel supported though a great development, wellbeing and work-life balance offer and a highly compassionate, values-driven culture. We are equally proud of our staff, who live our values of being welcoming, kind, positive, respectful and professional so that together we provide great care and great outcomes for our service users and carers.
If you would like to join a team to be proud of and you share our values and passion for great care and outcomes for our service users and carers, we would love to hear from you.
Additional Information
HPFT is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and in order to reflect the diversity of its population, positively encourages applications from all areas of the community. We aim to be a representative organisation with regards to age, disability, ethnicity, gender, beliefs and sexual orientation and are fully committed to equality, diversity and human rights and encourage applications from all sections of the community including users of mental health services.
The Trust is committed to helping staff balance work and home life and welcomes applications from candidates wishing to work part-time or under flexible working arrangements.
Infection Control
All our staff will need to comply with current Infection Prevention and Control measures which could include wearing a mask on all our Trust sites and in all roles
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Visa and Immigration
Candidates who require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the United Kingdom can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position by assessing their circumstances against the criteria specified on theCheck if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK website. We would encourage all applicants to review the criteria carefully to understand their eligibility for sponsorship. Those who are on a visa will be issued with Fixed Term Contract in line with your visa end date.
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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