Olivia Woodrow

Recovery Worker, Substance Use - NHS

Shared by Olivia Woodrow - 13 October 2024
Originally posted by Olivia Woodrow - 13 October 2024

Job Overview

Do you want to make a real difference as a Psychosocial Recovery Worker?  Why not bring your compassion and skills to help support people in their recovery?

Our Substance Misuse Service at HMP Bullingdon is looking for a dynamic and experienced Recovery Worker.  The team is innovative, forward thinking and committed to a Recovery focused approach that meets people's needs.  You will be part of a supportive team with effective management, supervision and guidance.  

Working with people who have complex offending backgrounds and substance use needs within prison is both challenging and rewarding. This is a fantastic chance to make a positive difference to the lives of people who are often disadvantaged and vulnerable.

This job is open to qualified professionals, or members of the public preferably with experience and understanding of working within Drug and Alcohol Recovery. 

We are willing to support your professional development and provide an opportunity for the right person, who may not have the preferred 12 months experience.

Are you:

  • skilled and experienced in providing evidence based psychological and psychosocial interventions geared towards supporting people to make positive changes and work towards recovery?
  • highly motivated with the ability to support and inspire?
  • able to apply your skills and interventions to the care of people with substance misuse needs.

then we want to hear from you!

 

Main duties of the job

You will work within a multi-disciplinary team, in a custodial environment delivering a high standard drug and alcohol recovery service in response to the needs of the service users as part of Inclusion and Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation trust.

You will provide a range of psycho-social interventions motivating and supporting service users to achieve recovery and positive outcomes within a recovery-orientated substance misuse treatment service

You will work in collaboration with clinical prescribing services to ensure the needs of each service user is met and that integrated working is a key element to Inclusion's prison services.

You will provide a drug and alcohol recovery service (incorporating assessment, recovery planning, casework coordination and psycho-social interventions) to problem drug and alcohol users located within the prison establishment

You will contribute and work within the prison and wider drug strategy