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Main area Mental Health Substance Misuse Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Fixed term: 3 months (Contract will be extended when funding approved) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Late clinic - Tuesday evening - once a month or less) Job ref 333-D-AD-0573
Site ARC Hounslow Town Hounslow Salary £35,763 - £43,466 per annum inc HCAS pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 01/12/2025 23:59 Interview date 11/12/2025
CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff. We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.
We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page
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CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Job overview
The successful applicant will work as the Senior Group Facilitator with the wider MDT to develop and deliver a range of group interventions as part of the group work programme at ARC Hounslow. These will be evidence based and will include Motivational Interviewing, Relapse Prevention, Activity based CBT-informed, Positive Psychology and Solution Focused interventions supporting service users from contemplating change through to long term recovery and aftercare.
The post holder will have appropriate awareness and/or working knowledge of therapies relevant to drug and alcohol disorders (i.e. Motivational Interviewing, Relapse Prevention, CBT, Solution Focused Therapy, ITEP.) and have experience of assessment, care planning, case management, risk assessment and of offering individual and group-based recovery interventions.
Main duties of the job
To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team which provides a range of specialist services to service users presenting with substance misuse issues, including alcohol. Including group work in 1-1 and group work settings, outreach; delivering evidence-based interventions such as: harm minimisation approaches, motivational interviewing, relapse prevention, care planning individual interventions, health education and detoxification programmes, mindfulness, counselling.
To make continuous assessments of the psychological, emotional, social and rehabilitative needs of clients, in group and 1:1 settings, taking into account the needs of family, local community and developing care plans and evaluation of these plans.
To be able to assess and case manage clients who inject drugs, in particular assessing injection sites and be conversant with the precepts of harm minimisation, taking a predominant role in providing duty assessments to clients who are new to the service.
Working for our organisation
The Addictions Directorate within CNWL Foundation Trust is a large, well-established provider which offers a wide range of specialist NHS drug and alcohol treatment interventions to the diverse and multicultural populations in Central and North West London. Our drug and alcohol services include 7 community services, 1 inpatient service. We also run a National Gambling Service and a Club Drug Clinic as well as various Smoking Cessation services in various London boroughs.
Our substance misuse services are dedicated to helping reduce the harm caused by substance misuse dependency; helping people overcome their dependency on substances and helping clients and their families rebuild their lives and enable recovery. We are committed to working in partnership with other providers and service users in local systems of treatment and recovery.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about the advertised role, please refer to the job description & person specification included in the documents section of this advert.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
* 5 GCSE\'s at A* - C
* Experience of working with alcohol/substance users or other comparable field, delivering suitable age appropriate interventions/1:1’s,
* Experience in delivering groups in a variety of media to a range of audiences
* Commitment to obtain underpinning knowledge through work based learning and mandatory training
* SMART Group facilitator trained
* Experience of working mental health and/or other health and social care setting
* Degree level of education or equivalent experience
* Registered Nurse/psychologist/social worker/OT
* Motivational Interviewing training
* Any specific training related to young People
Experience
* Experience of working with alcohol/substance users or other comparable field, delivering suitable age appropriate interventions/1:1’s, developing care plans and risk assessments
* Experience in facilitating groups and individual activities
* Experience of working within a team.
* Experience of working with a multi-cultural environment.
* Experience of identifying learning needs and developing appropriate strategies
* Flexible and able to manage a range of tasks competing for attention
* Experience of planning and delivering training in a range of settings e.g. formal/informal
* Experience in delivering groups in a variety of media to a range of audiences
* Evidence of working across professional boundaries
* Experience of using SystemOne/Cerna/any other relevant patient information systems
* High level of written literacy and numeracy
* IT skills including word and power point
* Paid/ Voluntary experience in health and/or social care setting
* Teaching experience
Other
* A preparedness to work flexible hours through prior arrangement as the needs of the job dictate (e.g. some evenings & weekends)
* Ability to travel between locations using own or public transport
* An ability to interact with staff from all disciplines
* An ability to act calmly in emergencies and to respond in a professional manner to stressful and challenging behaviour.
* An interest in working with young people and their families using different clinical approaches
Skills & Knowledge
* Ability to demonstrate knowledge of personal recovery principles and values
* Evidence of good interpersonal skills
* High level communication skills (written, verbal and IT)
* Ability to communicate on all levels and to a broad scope of individuals, both internally and externally to the Trust
* Ability to act calmly and to respond in a professional manner to distress, disturbance and unpredictability
* Ability to exercise judgement when presented with complex problems
* Ability to prioritise and communicate issues to colleagues
* Ability to motivate others and negotiate deadlines
* Ability to build excellent working relationships and gain respect and confidence of others
* Able to work effectively as part of a team
* Excellent planning and organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise work and manage multiple tasks
* Ability to see solutions rather than problems
* Good marketing and presentation skills
* Ability to problem solve and create innovative solutions to help empower others
* Working knowledge of the principles of coproduction
* Understanding of issues related to supporting families
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
* Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
* Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system
* Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.
* If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
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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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