Recovery Worker - Leeds, United Kingdom - Inclusion

Inclusion

Verified Company

Leeds, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

You will deliver a steps-based, recovery orientated and outcome-focused service within the host prison with a particular emphasis on high standards and good practice.

You will work within an integrated team delivering psycho-social and clinical interventions to service users presenting with substance misuse issues, including alcohol.

You will work closely with the mental health nurses as part of an integrated team You will participate in the prisons induction programme, encouraging and motivating clients to engage.

You will use strengths-based approaches including mapping techniques and relevant paperwork in order to carry out initial screening assessments.

You will carry out further assessments that includes strengths-based node-link mapping techniques and recovery planning.

You will work collaboratively with clinical services to ensure service users are referred for clinical services and supported whilst waiting for or receiving clinical treatment.

Including joint recovery planning, attending joint clinical reviews, joint 1:1 sessions and communicating progress and needs to appropriate staff where need dictates.

You will identify and formulate goals jointly agreed with the service user on their recovery plan appropriate to their needs.

You will provide general on-going support and assistance to service users by holding a substance use caseload. You will organise and facilitate short-term psycho-social intervention group work relevant to substance use issues and offending behaviour. You will support and facilitate longer term psycho-social, CBT based group work requiring multiple session delivery. You will mentor trainee grades within the service.

You will mentor and supervise service user involvement/peer recovery champion scheme. You will compile and maintain a high standard of casework and recording. You will keep and provide information and statistics in line with Inclusion, NOMS and commissioners requirements.

You will effectively liaise with community substance use services to establish a link for individuals, promoting retention in services and ensuring treatment is offered and appointments secured for service users wanting treatment to continue on release.

You will participate in activities designed to enhance the service such as clinical supervision and KSF reviews, needs analysis, service user forums, increasing personal knowledge and remaining up to date with training