Recovery Practitioner Access Lead - London, United Kingdom - Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust

Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust
Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust
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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Working as part of a Substance Misuse multi-disciplinary team in a community drug service for service users with complex substance misuse needs, the post holder will, using a range of generic and or specific tools be responsible for providing individual service user assessment and identifying, delivering, and evaluating care interventions.

This will include providing direct care to service users.


The post holder will support the access to treatment pathway ensuring that they are assessed and have attended for their first key work or medical appointment.

They will have a designated caseload of service users who are new to treatment working with these clients until they are engaged in the service.

They will work closely with the doctors and NMPS to improve rapid/easy access to treatment where appropriate. This will be delegated by the Clinical Lead or designated supervisor/manager. They may also take on a care co-ordination role for a specific group of service users.

Camden and Islington Foundation Trust is a strong performing and ambitious organisation. The Trusts four key priorities are
Early and Effective Interventions
Helping People to live well
Research and Innovation
Keeping our service users, carers and staff safe.
Our cultural pillars are


We Value each other:
Supporting each other's wellbeing and development.


We are empowered:
Taking action and responsibility to do what is best for your services and team


We keep things simple:
Cutting out bureaucracy when it adds nothing


We are connected:
Working collaboratively across services and organisations rather than in silos


Reporting to the Service Manager/Clinical Lead or designated supervisor/manager the post holder will undertake a range of necessary tasks identified within the individual care plan.

This will involve delivering care and interventions appropriate to the post holders level of experience and competences without direct supervision.

To contribute to multi-disciplinary comprehensive, culturally appropriate assessments to establish eligibility for health and social care services.

To undertake continuous risk assessment and to contribute to effective risk management


Recognizing and valuing service users as individuals the post holder will ensure that the care provided respects equality and diversity that is supportive of service users and their carers.

This will include encouraging service users to accept an optimum level of responsibility for their individual programme of care and with their consent, where appropriate; seek the cooperation of friends, relatives and/or carers.


Utilizing agreed frameworks and guidance such as NICE or; evidence based best practice and or local policy and procedure, as well as a range of profession specific tools, the post holder will actively assess, plan and determine the care needs of service users.

They will undertake and contribute to specific or multi-disciplinary team reviews of such care.
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