Advanced Substance Misuse Practitioner

Job Description

Job IntroductionDo you want to help build a brighter future for communities and individuals in Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea doing a highly rewarding job. Turning Point’s drug & alcohol services are currently expanding during a really exciting time in the sector withnew funding and investment. We have a range of roles for people passionate about supporting others to make change.We have roles in different teams including:

• Community based treatment services: providing assessment, coordinating treatment and working partnership to support individuals. The roles include delivering structured psycho-social interventions in group and one to one level to enable our service usersto acquire thinking skills and behaviours to make lasting change.
• Homeless outreach provision: Targeting homeless individuals, offering a flexible and outreach response to highly vulnerable individuals sleeping rough or living in temporary accommodation
• Criminal Justice rehabilitation/recovery services: working closely with the Probation Services, Prisons and Police to provide a rapid, tailored response to individuals that support their recovery and rehabilitation

As an Advanced Substance Misuse Practitioner we offer a starting salary of £27,250 + £3,633 IWL rising each year in line with our pay progression salary bands, rising to £31,879 + £3,633 ILWper year. (Dependent on experience you may be offered a startingsalary above the initial starting salary).You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey and clearly defined career pathways that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths.Whether you are looking to progress into a management and leadership role at Turning point we will support and encourage you on your career journey.Role Responsibility

• Carry a designated caseload of service users with complex needs that may include one of the following: mental health, long term conditions, criminal justice, offending behaviour, homelessness, motivational interviewing, safeguarding, family work;
• Conduct assessments of need and risk assessments and formulate risk management plans and recovery plans that recognise the personal recovery goals of the service user;
• Effective partnership working with members of any multi-disciplinary team and other agencies and coordinate multi-agency meetings when appropriate;
• Deliver interventions that are underpinned by a strong evidence base;
• Participate in clinical meetings and complex case meeting and be confident and competent at presenting cases orally and through written reports;
• Support the learning and development of Recovery Workers and Trainee Recovery Workers, providing specialist input into Multi-Disciplinary Meetings;
• Provide supervision, mentoring and coaching to staff to support their development, learning and standards of care;
• Being known as a knowledgeable in a designated specialism within the service (e.g. substance use and mental health, Homelessness/complex needs, domestic abuse, mental capacity);
• Ensuring achievement of key performance indicators relevant toyour role;
• Delivering internal learning events and representing Turning Point nationally if required in your specialist area.

Role specifics:

• Actively participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings and other service meetings, offering support and guidance to colleagues, to chair such meetings in absence of Team Leader
• Deputising for Team Leader during planned and unplanned absences
• Acting as a subject matter expert for colleagues and offering support and advice through training, development sessions, coaching/mentoring
• Undertaking case file audits collaboratively with Team Leaders for Recovery Workers who providing mentoring/support to. To provide feedback to Recovery Workers to Support Practice improvement
• Undertaking observations of group and 1:2:1 session of colleagues and providing feedback to support practice improvement
• Allowing Recovery Workers to shadow and observe your own practice to support their learning and development

The Ideal CandidateEssential Requirements:

• Carry a designated caseload of service users with complex needs that may include one of the following: mental health, long term conditions, criminal justice, offending behaviour, homelessness, motivational interviewing, safeguarding, family work;
• Conduct assessments of need and risk assessments and formulate risk management plans and recovery plans that recognise the personal recovery goals of the service user;
• Effective partnership working with members of any multi-disciplinary team and other agencies and coordinate multi-agency meetings when appropriate;
• Deliver interventions that are underpinned by a strong evidence base;
• Participate in clinical meetings and complex case meeting and be confident and competent at presenting cases orally and through written reports;
• Support the learning and development of Recovery Workers and Trainee Recovery Workers, providing specialist input into Multi-Disciplinary Meetings;
• Provide supervision, mentoring and coaching to staff to support their development, learning and standards of care;
• Being known as a knowledgeable in a designated specialism within the service (e.g. substance use and mental health, Homelessness/complex needs, domestic abuse, mental capacity);
• Ensuring achievement of key performance indicators relevant toyour role;
• Delivering internal learning events and representing Turning Point nationally if required in your specialist area.

Desirable:

• Relevant qualification (e.g. Health and Social Care, Nursing; Social Work, psychology degree).

About usWhat Benefits Will I ReceiveWe know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total rewardpackage that includes:

Comprehensive learning and development opportunities so we can invest in your future – we’re proud to have a silver accreditation fromInvestors in People. Choose from our range of courses to gain recognised qualifications

31 days’ paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 33days. Plus the option to buy or sell additional holidays and spread the costAn exclusive discounts hub for TP colleagues, to help make your money go furth