- To lead on and provide harm reduction interventions, support and advocacy to service users accessing or seeking to access Addictions services
- To ensure high quality provision of needle exchange services across the geographical footprint of the service- to provide expert advice about safer injecting, ensure robust recording systems are in place, provide staff training, guidance, and support to all staff teams at Achieve and partner agencies
- To have a prominent role in the blood borne virus team at Achieve and with associated agencies to ensure screening and vaccinations are comprehensively delivered -including referral to treatment services, management of data recording systems, offering support and guidance to staff teams
- To provide a key role in the micro-elimination of hepatitis C and deliver high quality targeted interventions focused on the micro-elimination of hepatitis C in substance using populations
- To support with the delivery of a range of harm reduction education, awareness and prevention training sessions
- Please see the Job description for full details.
- Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Have experience of working (either paid or voluntary) with individuals/groups with health & social care issues
- Educated to Diploma/ NVQ 4 level (or equivalent demonstrable experience in a health or social care setting) and further specialist training
- Have experience of delivering harm reduction interventions
- Able to provide examples of delivering a wide range of harm reduction interventions
- •Have an excellent knowledge and understanding of harm reduction philosophy and be able to demonstrate knowledge of harm reduction principles in practice
- •understand the stigma, marginalisation and health inequalities often facing people who use substances
- •have an excellent understanding of Hepatitis C micro-elimination work in substance use services
- •understanding of current national policy and initiatives in the substance use and harm reduction field
- Provide examples of how service providers can challenge stigma and act as an advocate for service users
Harm Reduction Lead - Bolton, United Kingdom - Greater Manchester Mental Health
Description
Job overview
It is an exciting time to join GMMH's Addictions Network. Recent developments and investment have resulted in us being able to offer multiple positions across a range of disciplines and entry levels.
Achieve Treatment and Recovery Services provides support for people experiencing problems with drug and alcohol use across Bury, Bolton, Salford and Trafford. We are an NHS led service, working with multiple agencies in a unique partnership model. This partnership model enables us to work with patients in a holistic way focusing on the person and not the "problem".
We are seeking to recruit 2 Harm Reduction leads who will deliver harm reduction interventions across our services in Bury, Bolton, Salford and Trafford. 1 post will cover Bolton and Bury and the other will cover Salford and Trafford.
The successful candidate will deliver blood borne virus screening interventions, be involved in hepatitis C micro-elimination work, needle exchange provision and expanding services into the night time economy
Main duties of the job
Working for our organisation
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
Achieve work with and in communities. We value a healthy work/life balance, and the welfare of staff is a priority. Opportunities for flexible working can be explored.
Person specification
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Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.
The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we'd love to hear from you.