NHS
Drug and Alcohol Practitioner - HMP Styal
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Job Description
- Req#: E9847-25-0139?language=en&page=24&sort=publicationDateDesc
- Access to NHS Pension
- Annual leave on your Birthday
- Welcome payment for some posts
- Refer a friend scheme
- Training and Development opportunities
- Flexible Working
- Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
- Up to 33 days annual leave
- Relevant degree or equivalent level of experience
- Ability to plan, deliver and evaluate group work and to positively engage participants in learning and development
- Ability to develop new projects and interventions in line with service aims, taking on a lead role as required
- Ability to deliver individual packages of care, including assessment, recovery planning, and psychosocial interventions
- Ability to engage, support and challenge service users to enable progression towards recovery goals
- Ability to maintain accurate, detailed and timely records via case recording, data management systems and written reports
- Ability to work collaboratively with co-workers, prison and community colleagues to ensure that interventions are integrated and service users have access to a wide range of resources
- Ability to work at a fast pace, organising and prioritising caseloads and tasks via effective time management skills
- Ability to maintain a focus on the users of services, their families and their communities to ensure that this commitment is central to everything we do
- Ability to plan, deliver and evaluate group work and to positively engage participants in learning and development
- Ability to develop new projects and interventions in line with service aims, taking on a lead role as required
- Relevant degree or equivalent level of experience
- Ability to plan, deliver and evaluate group work and to positively engage participants in learning and development
- Ability to develop new projects and interventions in line with service aims, taking on a lead role as required
- Ability to deliver individual packages of care, including assessment, recovery planning, and psychosocial interventions
- Ability to engage, support and challenge service users to enable progression towards recovery goals
- Ability to maintain accurate, detailed and timely records via case recording, data management systems and written reports
- Ability to work collaboratively with co-workers, prison and community colleagues to ensure that interventions are integrated and service users have access to a wide range of resources
- Ability to work at a fast pace, organising and prioritising caseloads and tasks via effective time management skills
- Ability to maintain a focus on the users of services, their families and their communities to ensure that this commitment is central to everything we do
- Ability to plan, deliver and evaluate group work and to positively engage participants in learning and development
- Ability to develop new projects and interventions in line with service aims, taking on a lead role as required
Job summary
An opportunity has arisen to recruit a talented, enthusiastic, determined and resourceful Drug and Alcohol Practitioner to work within this challenging service to provide services within Spectrum's prison-based Drug & Alcohol recovery-orientated treatment model as part of a forward looking, flexible, innovative, and creative team. To ensure that the service's key elements (assessment, case management, delivery of psychosocial interventions, release planning and throughcare) are integrated and delivered to a high standard.
Main duties of the job
To deliver services that support service users to achieve recovery goals, positive outcomes and community re-integration, maximising engagement and retention. To work effectively and flexibly with colleagues under the direction of the Drug & Alcohol Service Manager (Recovery), Drug & Alcohol Senior Practitioners, and other managers, to ensure that high standards of performance are maintained. To work collaboratively with other services to provide interventions to support and motivate service users and meet their needs through all stages of their individual recovery journey. To work within a strengths-based, recovery-orientated, change and outcomes and trauma informed approach which promotes service users as responsible co-producers of health, well-being and recovery. Adhere to and support HR processes as required under the guidance of HR, the Drug & Alcohol Service Manager (Recovery) and Senior Practitioner.
About us
BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE
Join our team
We're looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team.
Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge we've got a role for you!
Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people - our patients, service users, staff and partners.
We are building on our ambition to deliver the best in health and wellbeing on a values-driven ethos and to maintain the highest standards of patient care and service. We are an expanding organisation, but we aim to grow without compromising on quality and social value.
Our Mission
Holistic interventions delivered with compassion for the stigmatised and marginalised in our communities
Our Vision
Quality healthcare that makes a difference to people's lives, regardless of circumstances.
Date posted
22 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
847-RM-25-V570
Job locations
HMP/YOI Styal
Styal Road
Wilmslow, Cheshire
SK9 4HR
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Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details on the advertised role.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details on the advertised role.
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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
Spectrum Community Health CIC
Address
HMP/YOI Styal
Styal Road
Wilmslow, Cheshire
SK9 4HR
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Spectrum Community Health CIC
Address
HMP/YOI Styal
Styal Road
Wilmslow, Cheshire
SK9 4HR
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.