Job Description

Al-Hurraya Mission Statement:

The work we do with individuals and communities is driven by our belief and commitment to respecting what makes us individual and celebrating what brings us together in peace and harmony. We approach our projects and initiatives through a public health lens, acknowledging potential harm and developing early interventions and strategies for harm reduction. This empowers individuals to explore themselves and flourish.

Purpose of Job:

The post holder will be an integral member of Nottingham Recovery Network, ensuring effective joint working across all areas enabling service users to move through the system and progress out of treatment and reintegrate as quickly as possible.

The post holder will provide high quality evidenced based alcohol treatment to adults with alcohol dependency (in line with national guidance) and complex needs in the service users home or local community. This will be achieved through assessment, screening, recovery planning (SMART), case management, risk assessing and the delivery of wide-ranging treatment. This will include the implementation and review as defined by Models of Care 2002/2006, NICE guidelines quality standards for drug use disorders 2012 (51 & 115) and public health guidance 24.The post holder will have responsibility for providing support and guidance to substance misuse workers. The post holder will proactively maintain contact with service users striving for positive outcomes for all to achieve the individuals recover goal. The post holder will be expected to travel by utilising their own car or public transport to see service users that require an assertive outreach intervention.

Position in Organisation:

Reports to the Team Manager/Team Leader

Point of contact for/with Nottingham Recovery Network service users

Works in partnership with the Nottingham Recovery Network

Point of contact for/with statutory and non-statutory agencies e.g. housing, employment, criminal justice, social services, police, probation

Point of contact for/with community resources/providers e.g. CGL Jigsaw.

Scope of Job:

To work in partnership with the wider Nottingham Recovery Network and integral to the Recovery Case Management Alcohol Team to case manage complex cases and support individuals with substance misuse problems (primarily alcohol) through the recovery system.

To carry a caseload of service users with substance misuse problems (whose primary substance use is alcohol) and other multiple needs associated with this.

The post is required to be competent and autonomous in implementing and evaluating treatment plans for complex cases and will have the experience and knowledge to competently advise more junior members of the team.

To be part of the implementation of the new service and its development.

Qualifications

:

At least a Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care

Degree level knowledge in Health/Social Care or other relevant applicable field (desirable)

Professional Training/Qualifications in another relevant area e.g. counselling, psychotherapy etc (desirable)

Key Responsibilities:

To carry out assessments for clients referred to Nottingham Recovery Network with whose primary problem is alcohol dependency as well as physical and mental health comorbidities.

To provide support and guidance to more junior members of the team.

To carry a caseload with responsibility for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care programmes and create an individually tailored plan of care; to encourage the development of working towards the achievement of agreed goals.

To complete a full risk assessment of need including risk to self and others and adult/child safeguarding identification and risk management.

To link service users to appropriate internal and external services and other areas of the Nottingham Recovery Network.

To provide support to satellite clinics.

To proactively maintain contact with service users instilling belief of 'Recovery'.

To ensure that appropriate Mentor or Peer Mentor support is in place to support the service user on their journey to recovery.

To assist service users to access learning, training, work and development opportunities where appropriate.

To utilise skills and knowledge to facilitate therapeutic one to one psychosocial based interventions and learning opportunities alongside other members of the team.

To utilise motivational interviewing and CBT techniques promote engagement in treatment, encourage self-esteem, well-being, self-responsibility and enhanced motivation.

To promote healthier lifestyles and increase service user choice and engender a recovery focused community

To promote mutual aid and self-help.

To take an active role in multidisciplinary meetings, to feedback, record and discuss individual cases.

To provide mentorship and training to student nurses, social workers, other professionals and new staff to develop and improve awareness and knowledge of substance related issues.

To work closely with all partnership members for the benefit of the service user.

To deal with any safeguarding concerns in line with policy and procedure.

To promote service user involvement

To ensure that all aspects of confidentiality are adhered to

To recognise personal and professional boundaries and work within Double Impact's code of conduct

To adhere to CQC regulations

Education & Experience

At least a Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care

Experience of utilising psychosocial interventions (e.g. motivational interviewing, CBT) to initiate change

Extensive experience of working with alcohol or drug users in a similar role

Experience of working in the substance misuse field

Experience of harm reduction/relapse prevention models

Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team

Experience of working with people from a range of social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds

Knowledge

Understanding of all available treatment options for clients with alcohol problems

Knowledge of the issues facing substance misusers (particularly alcohol misuse) and the ability to assess, care plan and key work individuals.

Knowledge or experience of Motivational Interviewing and CBT

Knowledge of drugs and alcohol and their effects.

Excellent knowledge of adult and child safeguarding

Abilities

Ability to provide and receive complex sensitive or contentious information where persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathy or reassurance skills are required.

Ability to assess and care plan service users and formulate written reports as necessary

Ability to work both autonomously and within a team

Ability to liaise effectively with other agencies.

Ability to keep calm under pressure

Ability to establish and maintain good, professional working relationships, both internal and external.

Ability to work within professional boundaries.

Skills

High standard of 1:1 skills

Motivational interviewing skills

Risk management

Strong interpersonal skills

Attitudes

To have a 'can do' mentality

To have a non-judgmental attitude towards drug and alcohol users and offenders

To have a passion for excellence

To have a flexible approach to work

To work in accordance with the company and Nottingham Recovery Network values at all times

Customer Focus

Be friendly and welcoming to all our customers (service users), to create a great atmosphere

Drive

Be confident and self-motivated

Demonstrate a passionate commitment to the charity and work of Double Impact and Nottingham Recovery Network.

Welcome and embrace change, with a positive attitude

Personal Integrity

Be honest and reliable

Be trustworthy and respectful

Be personally well presented

Maintain excellent time-keeping and attendance

Be professional at all times

Teamwork

To have a strong commitment to team working within Nottingham Recovery Network

To be respectful and considerate to all colleagues

To enthusiastically support the team in pursuit of collective goals

Build and maintain good relationships with all team members

Be willing to take on jobs to balance the team workload

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 31,049.00-37,796.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension
Work Location: In person