Job Description

Job Title:

ADAPT Hospital Navigator (Adults)

Responsible to:

ADAPT Service Manager

This job is funded till March 2026, however we are hoping funding will be extended

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To provide an essential service that live up to the principles of MAT Standards and specifically Mat 8. To provide support within A & E to engage with those presenting in a crisis due to problematic substance misuse which is not necessary a medical one. This would include providing housing support, community reintegration and addiction services to reflect a whole holistic system approach to meet the individual needs. The service will be delivered in line with 'The Quality Principles: Standard Expectations of Care and Support in Drug and Alcohol Services'. Provide opportunities to engage with vulnerable/at risk patients with the dedicated services that they truly need. Explore the root causes for repeat presentations and ensure that the individuals finally access internal/external services that meet their individual support needs. To provide positive sign-posting routes with dedicated follow up interactions to facilitate engagement with service referred to. To provide Trauma Informed care by creating and supporting the navigation and pathways into appropriate services. To provide specialist knowledge and information to staff in roles that are not related to housing and thus supporting existing workforce. Provide patient support with crisis intervention for individual who are living chaotically and/or are at risk homelessness, mental and physical trauma, overdose or self-harm and suicide. Provide structured Alcohol and Drug Brief Interventions and Psycho-Social therapeutic support for patients who are not willing or ready to attend treatment and rehabilitation services following hospital. To work effectively on a multi-agency basis, building strong relationships with a range of statutory and non-statutory services. Maintain records and provide information for service reporting in accordance with organisational policy and practice. Participate in annual appraisal and regular supervision and be responsible for personal Continuous Professional Development and to adhere to ADAPT Policies and Procedures re Lone Working, Risk Assessment & Health & Safety and all relevant policies and procedures within the Employee Handbook. We envisage this new team will be required to provide some out of hours cover within A&E. To carry out any other duties that may reasonably be requested.

Requirement

Essential or Desirable?

How is this assessed?

Qualifications and Training

by application form

A professional qualification at a relevant discipline or equivalent in one or more of the following:

SVQ 3 + Nursing Mental Health Family Work Social Care Community Education Therapeutic Counselling or Psychotherapy Housing
Essential

Experience

by application form and interview

Work with patients/clients with complex health and social care needs.
Essential

Therapeutic and/or support work with substance misuse patients/clients Experience in Case Management and Multi-Agency referrals including Housing and Homelessness Experience of basic care for substance using patients/clients, for example:
Harm reduction interventions ABI & DBI

Suicide and self-harm prevention

Skills and Competencies

by application form and interview

Excellent ability to work with substance using patients/clients in a supportive, empathic, and non-judgement manner. Excellent networking and communication skills, including telephone, social media, written and verbal.
Essential

Essential

Ability to organise and prioritise work, manage time and case workload.
Essential

Ability to work within a team and take responsibility for agreed areas of work and work on own initiative.
Essential

Basic IT skills for recording patient/client records
Essential

Ability to work out of hours evening shifts on rotation as required
Essential

Ability to travel effectively between service locations throughout Fife.
Ability to work within a hospital setting and to assist and direct patients to establish links with other services and accompany where necessary.

Essential

Essential

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: Up to 28,061.00 per year

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 24/03/2025