Hospital Liaison Worker - Exeter, United Kingdom - EDP Drug & Alcohol Services

EDP Drug & Alcohol Services

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Exeter, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Base
:
RD&E Hospital, Exeter

Hours
:
Full time, 35 hours per week

Salary
:
£21,929 - £25,701
per annum depending on experience

Contract
:
Permanent
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EDP Drug & Alcohol Services (EDP) are passionate about supporting individuals to reduce their substance use and live happier, healthier lives. We support people with multiple disadvantages, including substance misuse & mental health, as well as those who find themselves in the criminal justice system. Our services enable the people we support to improve their health, wellbeing and employability._

EDP Drug & Alcohol Services have an exciting full-time opportunity to join our community team as a Hospital Liaison Worker.

As a Hospital Liaison Worker, you will work from the RD&E Hospital in Exeter and will be responsible for establishing a high-quality drug and alcohol hospital liaison service for patients, providing appropriate assessments, interventions and co-developing multi-agency discharge plans and pathways to reduce relapse and hospital re-admission.

The Hospital Liaison Worker will operate within a multi-agency environment communicating and working closely with relevant hospital departments (e.g. Mental Health, Hepatology & Gastroenterology, A&E, Maternity) and other community services (e.g. GPs, outreach, housing and community justice services).

You'll provide advice, guidance and training to healthcare professionals in recognition, treatment & management of drug and alcohol related problems, including the delivery of brief interventions.

You will carry a caseload of service users, providing effective key working and undertaking collaborative recovery planning, supporting them to participate in a range of recovery, psychosocial and support activities appropriate to their phase of recovery.

Who we are looking for:

Most importantly, you will be someone with a positive recovery-focused attitude, with a genuine believe that with the right support, people can and do make positive changes to their life.

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In addition, you will also:_

Ideally you will have experience working in a similar field or environment
Experience undertaking assessments and delivering a range of evidence based substance misuse psychosocial interventions.
Experience working in a hospital setting and knowledge of hospital discharge planning would also be particularly advantageous.
You'll work well in a multiagency environment, able to communicate effectively to ensure a safe transition to the community.
You'll be able to demonstrate excellent organisation and time management skills and will be confident managing your own priorities.

For more information please download our Job Description

In return for your commitment and enthusiasm, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including:

Excellent salary of
£21,929
£25,701 per annum dependent on experience, with
annual salary increases available

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Flexibility for a blended approach of office and home-working.
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Excellent training and development opportunities for your progression

Generous annual leave allowance of
25 days, plus 8 days for Public Holidays.

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Enhanced Pension Contributions

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Cycle to work scheme:

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Paid mileage for travel between hubs

Fantastic
Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing initiatives with a free
Headspace membership.
Positive working environment with
97% of staff feeling they have a good relationship with their teams and
94% of staff feeling valued and supported by their manager

How to apply:

Interviews will be held on or around
Tuesday 16th May 2023

Please ensure that you quote reference number when applying.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Salary:
£21,929.00-£25,701.00 per year

Benefits: