Job summary
Working as part of Better Lives team which is the Community Substance Misuse multi-disciplinary team in Islington for service users with complex substance misuse needs.
The post holder will, using a range of generic and or specific tools be responsible for providing individual service user assessment and identifying, delivering, and evaluating care interventions. This will include providing direct care to service users.
The post holder will have a designated caseload of service users to Provide high quality, person-centred care to service users, responding to the individual and diverse needs and to their significant others, delegated by the Clinical Lead or designated supervisor/manager. They may also take on a care co-ordination role for a specific group of service users.
Main duties of the job
Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to plan, carry out and record proactive, assertive work to identify our clients within Criminal Justice settings and seek to bring them onto our caseload to commence key working and recovery planning with them
About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.Our Five-Year Strategy:
1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under our Criminal Justice satellites, for example, prison, approved premises, or probation.
Details Date posted
15 August 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£37,259 to £45,356 a year Per annum Inclu HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
455-NLFT-0351
Job locations
Better Lives
99-101 Seven Sisters Road
London
N7 7QP
Job description Job responsibilities
Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to plan, carry out and record proactive, assertive work to identify our clients within Criminal Justice settings and seek to bring them onto our caseload to commence key working and recovery planning with them.
Prison in-reach targeting the key prisons where Islington residents reside to proactively identify and engage our client group and offer effective ways of bringing them onto our caseload and supporting continuity in their treatment and care needs on release.
Work with key professionals within the Prison estate such as Health Care Teams and Wardens to foster meaningful and effective partnerships.
Work with key professionals within London Probation and IOM Teams to identify substance using clients on their caseload and bring them onto our caseload to start offering targeting support to improve the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.
As clients are identified and brought onto your caseload to support their Recovery and Care Planning
Job description Job responsibilities
Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to plan, carry out and record proactive, assertive work to identify our clients within Criminal Justice settings and seek to bring them onto our caseload to commence key working and recovery planning with them.
Prison in-reach targeting the key prisons where Islington residents reside to proactively identify and engage our client group and offer effective ways of bringing them onto our caseload and supporting continuity in their treatment and care needs on release.
Work with key professionals within the Prison estate such as Health Care Teams and Wardens to foster meaningful and effective partnerships.
Work with key professionals within London Probation and IOM Teams to identify substance using clients on their caseload and bring them onto our caseload to start offering targeting support to improve the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.
As clients are identified and brought onto your caseload to support their Recovery and Care Planning
Person Specification Qualifications Essential
* Knowledge and experience of working within or alongside Criminal Justice settings.
* NVQ level 3 or equivalent training
Skills and Abilities Essential
* Ability to build and maintain good working relationships with colleagues in a multidisciplinary setting.
* Demonstrate an ability to liaise with other agencies and carers involved.
Desirable
* Competent using computers and keyboards for entering personally generated data, generating and responding to emails, conducting web searches, storing data and retrieving data, producing reports etc
Experience and Knowledge Essential
* Demonstrate an understanding and experience of the assessment of risk and the evaluation of care interventions
* Knowledge of current criminal justice processes, policy and ways of working
Desirable
* Evidence of interest in and ability to contribute to service development
* Experience working in a Criminal Justice setting e.g. prison, approved premise, probation
* Experience of prescribing for OST
Person Specification Qualifications Essential
* Knowledge and experience of working within or alongside Criminal Justice settings.
* NVQ level 3 or equivalent training
Skills and Abilities Essential
* Ability to build and maintain good working relationships with colleagues in a multidisciplinary setting.
* Demonstrate an ability to liaise with other agencies and carers involved.
Desirable
* Competent using computers and keyboards for entering personally generated data, generating and responding to emails, conducting web searches, storing data and retrieving data, producing reports etc
Experience and Knowledge Essential
* Demonstrate an understanding and experience of the assessment of risk and the evaluation of care interventions
* Knowledge of current criminal justice processes, policy and ways of working
Desirable
* Evidence of interest in and ability to contribute to service development
* Experience working in a Criminal Justice setting e.g. prison, approved premise, probation
* Experience of prescribing for OST
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details Employer name
North London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Better Lives
99-101 Seven Sisters Road
London
N7 7QP
Employer's website
https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details Employer name
North London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Better Lives
99-101 Seven Sisters Road
London
N7 7QP
Employer's website
https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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