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Are you passionate about supporting people on their recovery journey? We are looking for a Recovery Coordinator (Band 5) to join our well-established Drug and Alcohol Services team. This is a key role in delivering structured treatment and recovery support for individuals affected by substance misuse, including those prescribed opioid substitution therapy (OST).What You'll DoManage a caseload of clients with complex needs, including those prescribed OST.Complete comprehensive assessments, risk management plans, and recovery plans.Deliver structured psychosocial interventions (PSI) and facilitate group work.Conduct regular care planning and reviews in line with national guidance.Work closely with multi-agency partners to provide holistic support.Contribute to safeguarding processes and risk escalation where required.What We're Looking ForExperience in substance misuse services or related health/social care settings.Strong understanding of recovery-focused approaches and harm reduction.Excellent communication and organisational skills.Ability to manage complex caseloads and work collaboratively with partners.Knowledge of national guidance and clinical governance requirements.
Main duties of the job
To provide a dedicated comprehensive support to people with drug use problems their families and friends within the organisational framework of STaRS (Staffordshire Trent and Recovery System). Provision of drug & alcohol treatment to Service Users within the locality.
You will be responsible for holding a caseload of service users and being responsible for offering a range of interventions to those individuals. Supporting service users through their treatment journey from beginning to end. Embracing the concept of recovery and demonstrating this in your clinical work. Ensuring that your work is evidence based, up to date and in accordance with current policy and legislation. Keeping up to date and accurate records and documentation.
Job responsibilities
Here is a summary:
* Provision of drug & alcohol treatment to Service Users within the locality.
* Holding a caseload of service users and being responsible for offering a range of interventions to those individuals.
* Supporting service users through their treatment journey from beginning to end
* Embracing the concept of recovery and demonstrating this in your practice and work
* Ensuring that your work is evidence based, up to date and in accordance with current policy and legislation.
* Keeping up to date and accurate records and documentation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Foundation Degree / HNC in related field which may include counselling, social work, nursing, psychology, human resources, social studies Or Equivalent experience
Experience
* Considerable experience of working with drug users.
* Ability to work collaboratively with other professionals.
* A sound experience of working with techniques such as CBT, Motivational interviewing and Solution focused therapy
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.
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