Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide a range of clinical interventions within the substance misuse service, working in collaboration with the recovery caseworkers to delivery an effective, comprehensive package of care.

The post-holder will be an integral member of a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency team delivering recovery orientated alcohol and drug intervention services.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• First level registered nurse with a current PIN or qualified pharmacist/paramedic with current GPhC registration and independent non-medical.

Desirable

• Post-graduation qualification in drugs and/or alcohol (e.g., RCGP).

Experience

Essential

• Sound and demonstrable knowledge of clinical prescribing issues.
• Sound and demonstrable knowledge of harm reduction and health promotion interventions.
• Knowledge of the issues facing substance misusers including appropriate medical interventions, social care, and health issues.
• Ability to assess and recovery plan service users and formulate written reports as necessary.
• Ability to interpret relevant medical test results.
• Can demonstrate competence to undertake physical examinations relevant to their prescribing role.
• Ability to communicate confidently and effectively, verbally and in writing.
• An understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best practice.

Desirable

• At least one years relevant and recent experience of working within substance misuse treatment setting.

Middlesbrough Values

Essential

• Being passionate about working for Middlesbrough Council with a commitment to meeting our values.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Middlesbrough Council

Address

Fountain Court

119 Grange Road

Middlesbrough

TS1 2AF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.middlesbrough.gov.uk/careers-and-job-opportunities/current-vacancies/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Providing comprehensive care to clients with substance use issues, supporting them from their initial entry into service throughout their treatment and recovery journey.

Completing screenings and assessments, delivering evidence-based interventions, planning for recovery, and completing care reviews.

Identifying appropriate interventions, services, placements, and packages of support.

Presenting funding requests and/or updates concerning client outcomes to an appropriate panel and monitoring/reviewing agreed plans/placements.

Effectively managing a caseload of clients. Regularly reviewing cases, implementing actions, reviewing risks and following all safeguarding processes and procedures.

Developing effective working relationships and communication with key voluntary and statutory services to embed a more solution-focused response to people with multiple needs.

Carry out risk assessments and risk management.

Performing proactive outreach including home visits, appointments in the community and outreach for street active/entrenched groups to enhance engagement and promote social inclusion.

Identifying and addressing barriers/obstacles to treatment and developing innovative solutions to enhance accessibility.

Planning service delivery contact flexibly to meet individual needs and adopting a proactive approach to engagement to maximise service accessibility. This includes delivering interventions peripatetically in a wide range of settings and communication via a range of methods.

Working alongside our specialist nurse prescribers to support our substitution prescribing program.

Working closely with clinical staff to ensure clients have access to appropriate clinical interventions.

Ensuring strict adherence to all clinical pathways, processes and guidelines including titration and medication pathways.

Supporting clients identified through the criminal justice to reduce substance use related harm as well as reducing the risk of reoffending.

Delivering DRR/ATR interventions in alignment with National Probation Service (NPS) court order requirements.

Ensuring seamless transitions between police/court custody suites, prison, ad community settings.

Providing harm reduction information and implementing harm reduction strategies.

Following processes relating to referrals for detox and rehab.

Working alongside any relevant person/services to plan safe exits from service and organising appropriate ongoing care.

Ensuring accurate recording of clients progression, records and plans.

Ensuring clients have regular up-to-date copies of their support plan and safety plan.

Recording activity and results in an accurate and timely manner to support project evaluation as well as funding and research requirements.

Making constructive use of supervision sessions as well as engaging in reflective practice.

Commitment to continuous professional development.

Working appropriately within professional boundaries.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Working flexibly to meet the demands of the service.
• Knowledge or experience of delivering creative and effective evidence-based interventions to improve service user outcomes.
• A strong working knowledge of local services and ability to work collaboratively with partners with the ability to galvanize a team around a service user to achieve effective outcomes.
• Ability to demonstrate good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Effective time management and organisational skills and the ability to manage competing work demands.

Desirable

• Knowledge of the legislative, guidance and policy framework for homelessness, substance misuse, and domestic abuse and good understanding of issues faced by those experiencing homelessness, substance misuse and domestic abuse.
• Ability to engage service users in co-production including planning, delivery, and evaluation of provision.
• Willingness to train in and work to a strength-based model of service delivery.
• Strong understanding of trauma and impact trauma has on capacity to access support.
• Knowledge and safeguarding adult and childrens procedures.

Qualifications

Essential

• Full UK Driving License and access to own vehicle (Business Insurance is required to prior starting if not already in place).

Desirable

• Maths and English GCSE or equivalent.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Vocational Qualification in relation to substance misuse, domestic abuse or homelessness.

Experience

Essential

• Proven experience of working with a range of vulnerable and complex service users in a range of settings.
• Experience working in crisis intervention, need and risk assessment, advocacy and support for vulnerable service users.
• Experience of using/inputting onto information and caseload management systems.

Middlesbrough Values

Essential

• Being passionate about working for Middlesbrough Council with a commitment to meeting our values.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Middlesbrough Council

Address

Fountain Court

119 Grange Road

Middlesbrough

TS1 2AF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.middlesbrough.gov.uk/careers-and-job-opportunities/current-vacancies/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Caseworker post aims to provide comprehensive care to clients with substance use issues, supporting clients from initial entry into service throughout their treatment and recovery journey, helping to minimise harm and facilitating behaviour change. Working with vulnerable clients who may have complex needs relating to domestic abuse, homelessness, re-offending behaviour and poor physical/mental health, the Caseworker post will conduct screenings and assessments, develop and implement recovery plans, facilitate onward referrals to other relevant services and conduct care reviews to help clients achieve their goals.

The Caseworker post will work flexibly to minimise harm relating to substance use, fostering social reintegration, and promoting recovery and resilience. Using a trauma-informed strength-based approach, the Caseworker post will enable clients to access the help they need and achieve their goals by offering a range of evidence-based interventions, as well as working collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team and alongside other services to ensure access to support is as easy and seamless as possible.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Proven experience of working with a range of vulnerable and complex service users in a range of settings.
• Working flexibly to meet the demands of the service.
• Experience working in crisis intervention, need and risk assessment, advocacy and support for vulnerable service users.
• Experience of using / inputting on to information and case load management systems.
• Ability to engage service users in co-production including planning, delivery and evaluations of provision.

Qualifications

Essential

• Access to own transport and a full UK driving license. Business Insurance is required prior to starting if not already in place.

Desirable

• Maths and English GCSE or equivalent.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Vocational Qualification in relation to substance misuse, domestic abuse or homelessness.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Knowledge or experience of delivering creative and effective evidence based interventions to improve service user outcomes.
• A strong working knowledge of local services and ability to work collaboratively with partners with the ability to galvanize a team around a service user to achieve effective outcomes.
• Ability to demonstrate good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Effective time management and organisational skills and the ability to manage competing work demands.

Desirable

• Knowledge of the legislative, guidance and policy framework for homelessness, substance misuse and domestic abuse and good understanding of issues faced by those experiencing homelessness, substance misuse and domestic abuse.
• Ability to engage service users in co-production including planning, delivery and evaluations of provision.
• Willingness to train in and work to a strength based model of service delivery.
• Strong understanding of trauma and impact trauma has on capacity to access support.
• Knowledge of safeguarding adult and children procedures.

Middlesbrough Values

Essential

• Being passionate about working for Middlesbrough Council with a commitment to meeting our values.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Middlesbrough Council

Address

Fountain Court

119 Grange Road

Middlesbrough

TS1 2AF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.middlesbrough.gov.uk/careers-and-job-opportunities/current-vacancies/ (Opens in a new tab)