Risley, Warrington, Cheshire, England
Job level: Other Qualified Professional
Hours: Full time
Type: Permanent
Posted: 5 Sep 2025
Closes: 5 Oct 2025
Salary: £28,247 - £32,346 dependent on experience
Role: Substance Misuse Recovery Worker
Location: HMP Risley, a Category C male prison near Warrington
Job Description
About The Role
UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE
+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE
We have an exciting opportunity for a Substance Misuse Recovery Worker to join the team at HMP Risley. HMP Risley offers a fast paced, unique rewarding environment to learn and develop. Join the Recovery Team and empower those who wish to make changes in their behaviour to promote health and well-being through recovery from drugs and alcohol. This is a crucial role within the healthcare team, making a real difference to patients, and delivering outstanding care.
Hours: This is a full time role, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Shifts are 8:30 am - 4:30 pm.
Salary: This position is full time, you'll receive an annual salary of £28,247 - £32,346 dependent on experience.
How will we support you?
* Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
* Competency framework
* Regional and national career development opportunities
* Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
* Support from the wider team
Additional vetting: Candidates are required to have a legal right to work in the UK and, due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.
What you'll be doing
As our new Substance Misuse Recovery Worker, your responsibilities will vary. Some of your duties will include:
* Delivering outstanding care to psychosocial patients, seeking out, listening to, and acting on their feedback – ensuring that their care is personalised and tailored to the individual
* Manage a caseload of patients with varying needs, including substance misuse, mental health, trauma, etc
* Providing a programme of psychosocial interventions and comprehensive assessments
* Provide information and advice on substance misuse, alcohol, smoking cessation, blood borne viruses and safe sex practices
* Prepare patients for release and transfer
* Deliver care on a 1-1 basis as well as group sessions
* Assisting the healthcare team across other pathways as needed, including second signing
What we'll offer
* Company pension scheme
* 25 days annual leave increasing with service up to 28 days per year, plus public bank holidays
* Extensive wellbeing and lifestyle benefits
* Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
* Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
* Excellent long-term career prospects
* 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it
About Practice Plus Group
The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We are the UK's leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of background. Our purpose is to unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:
* We treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
* We act with integrity
* We embrace diversity
* We strive to do things better together
We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for fair and inclusive healthcare access for all. The new Substance Misuse Recovery Worker will:
* Have experience within substance misuse, ideally in a prison/secure environment, and ideally within a Recovery Worker/Practitioner role
* Have experience working within a substance misuse multi-disciplinary framework (housing, social care, health care and mental health pathways)
* Have a flexible approach and excellent communication skills
* Have a non-judgemental and compassionate approach
Secure environments are challenging but rewarding for healthcare professionals. If you're looking for a role to develop your skills in a dynamic environment, this could be the right opportunity.
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