Substance Misuse Recovery Worker

As a Substance Misuse Recovery Worker your responsibilities will vary.

Some of your duties will include:

• Manage a caseload of psychosocial patients with varying needs, including substance misuse, mental health, trauma etc
• Work with receptions (new patients entering the prison), triaging and carrying out assessments
• Deliver group sessions on overdose awareness, harm reduction, motivation to change, relapse prevention and wellbeing
• Providing a programme of psychosocial interventions and comprehensive assessments, including SMART Recovery
• Facilitate peer led group sessions
• Provide information and advice on substance misuse, alcohol, smoking cession, blood borne viruses and safe sex practices
• Work closely with MDT professionals, including within the prison and the community, such as probation, external drug & alcohol services etc 

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesn’t stop there… we also offer:

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We’re the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• we treat patients and each other as they 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 a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Qualifications, skills and experience required:

• Have experience within Substance misuse, ideally a prison / secure environment, and ideally within a Recovery Worker / Practitioner role
• Have experience of working within the substance misuse multi-disciplinary framework, which includes housing, social care, health care and mental health pathways
• Have experience of managing a caseload
• Have a flexible approach, and excellent communication skills

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.