About the role:
1. Engaging and maintaining engagement with service users.
2. Supporting young adults transition between young people’s services and integrated adult services.
3. Undertaking assessment of individual need and formulating treatment and risk management plans using evidence based assessment and screening tools linked to substance use .
4. Delivering a range of appropriate interventions such as:
• Identification and Brief Advice
• Extended Brief Interventions & structure Psychosocial interventions
5. Provide Harm reduction advice, information and Interventions
6. With oversight of the Service Healthcare and Medical team support young adults to access medical and clinical interventions
7. Delivering relapse prevention interventions.
8. Working alongside families and carers relevant to the young adult’s care plan.
9. Working alongside relevant agencies involved in the young adult’s care plan.
About you:
10. Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field
11. Experience of working with groups/pods and managing group dynamics, such as conflict or challenging behaviour.
12. Be an excellent communicator, both verbal and written with good IT skills
13. Proactive and able to work on own initiative with excellent time management and prioritising skills
14. Have a good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and good practice
15. Be a supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in partnership with a wide range of professionals, agencies, and internal/external stakeholders
16. Ability to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users
17. Understand the importance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply all necessary safeguards
18. Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden your professional knowledge and skills and to contribute and oversee the learning and development of others
What we will give to you:
19. 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days”.
20. Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
21. Contributory pension scheme
22. A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
23. A friendly and supportive team culture
24. Training, career development & progression opportunities
25. Refer a Friend Scheme
Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.
Direct applications only — we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.
Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions. More information about eligible roles and occupations can be found here:
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.