Harrow, London
Trainee Recovery Practitioner
Via
£24,548
Full-time
Description
Are you passionate about supporting people with substance misuse but do not have the required experience and knowledge? Then this role could be for you!
The Role
We are looking for a dynamic and committed individual to join our Via Harrow service in the Borough of Harrow.
This exciting and rewarding role will carry a restricted caseload while providing you with an intensive training programme for growth and innovation within a supportive and friendly multidisciplinary team of clinical and non-clinical professionals.
The main purpose of this role is to provide you with the right skills and knowledge which will enable you to move towards being able to support clients with a range of treatment needs, including Needs Assessment, Care planning & Risk Management, Harm reduction, Safe prescribing, Group work and Safeguarding. Responsibilities will include the following:
• Working as part of a dynamic team delivering an effective and safe service covering Duty, Referrals and Assessments.
• You will be responsible for managing a caseload of clients which include opiate substitute prescribing, relapse management, providing a good quality of interventions at varying stages of their recovery.
• Work as part of a creative team in developing and delivering a wide range of group sessions.
• Liaising with external agencies (GP, CMHT, Hospitals, Safeguarding Teams) to promote safe treatment and wellbeing (work in partnership approach) for the best outcome for all clients.
• The role involves outreach (based out of the service) such as to the local CMHT (Community Mental Health Team), attending team meetings, and working together to increase numbers of referrals from services within the Borough of Harrow.
• Duties may include supporting other areas of service delivery as well as helping to take part in a wide range of special interests and activities that support health and wellbeing such as smoking cessation and local events See attached JD for more details on the role.
The Service
Via Harrow is an established Community Integrated service that is well performing and highly functioning. The service consists of both clinical and psychosocial and is CQC registered to provide a range of clinical interventions including BBV & health interventions, OST, and community detox, as well as robust family and carers and service user involvement provision.
To see the generous range of benefits we offer at Via including 30 days annual leave for all new starters, our health and wellbeing initiatives, financial perks and development opportunities – visit our Benefits Package
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Via we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
For an informal chat about the role please contact Antonio Silvestro, Team Leader at [email protected] or Natacha Compton, Criminal Justice Senior Practitioner at [email protected] or on 0300 303 2868.
The closing date for applications is Sunday 26 May at midnight.
Expiry date: 23/05/2024
Trainee Recovery Practitioner
Company
Via
Salary
£24,548
Job Type
Full-time
Location
Harrow, London
Our Commitments
Living Wage Employer
Disability Confident
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