Job vacancy: Fixed term Recovery Worker, East London NHS Foundation Trust, Dunstable

Job summary

Main area: Addictions
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity cover)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 363-SSLB7000563

Employer: East London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Grove View Integrated health care hub
Town: Dunstable
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 16/03/2025 23:59
Interview date: 26/03/2025

Fixed term Recovery Worker

NHS AfC: Band 5

ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To manage a caseload of 35-70 service users, depending on complexity and other responsibilities
To carry out drug and alcohol misuse assessment including assessment of personal strengths and recovery capital, and risks.
To develop recovery plans using a person centred approach to develop, implement and evaluate needs and strengths based care plans and risk management plans in partnership with service users, carers and other professionals.
To offer health promotion and deliver harm reduction interventions, including needle exchange and access to physical health care including BBV and health screening
To provide IBA, extended IBA, one-to-one and group interventions
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To manage a caseload of 35-70 service users, depending on complexity and other responsibilities
To carry out drug and alcohol misuse assessment including assessment of personal strengths and recovery capital, and risks.
To develop recovery plans using a person centred approach to develop, implement and evaluate needs and strengths based care plans and risk management plans in partnership with service users, carers and other professionals.
To offer health promotion and deliver harm reduction interventions, including needle exchange and access to physical health care including BBV and health screening
⁠To provide IBA, extended IBA, one-to-one and group interventions
To liaise with professionals e.g. GP at start of treatment, at review and discharge
To provide evidence based drug and alcohol interventions in line with guidelines e.g. NICE, CQC, in a variety of settings promoting flexibility and choice for service users.
To deliver prescribing interventions, working in partnership with medical colleagues; titration, monitor and review maintenance regimes, detoxification etc.
To maximise engagement with service users and reduce the risks both to the individual service user and to others affected by their drug and/or alcohol misuse.
To facilitate service users and carers to be involved in care and treatment.
To refer service users to appropriate Health and Social Care services that support their recovery and support them in accessing these services.
To lead and participate in the clinical activities of the Team such as evening service and duty worker system.
To make full use of all available interventions for delivering treatment, including online
To work as an effective member of the multi-disciplinary team ensuring effective communication with other team members and other professionals.
To attend, lead and contribute to multi-disciplinary and multi-agency clinical meetings.
To receive and participate in clinical supervision in accordance with Trust policy
To attend, lead and contribute to team meetings.
⁠To maintain electronic health care records in accordance with Trust’s Record Keeping policies.
To record data in line with the service Operational Policies
To produce high quality letters and reports about service users’ care and treatment.
To use Information Management and Technology effectively and efficiently in accordance with Trust policies.
To complete incident reporting in accordance with Trust policies
⁠To participate in activity monitoring & basic audit as required
Ensure individual readiness, and participate in team readiness, for meeting all applicable CQC quality standards
To initiate and participate in Quality Improvement (QI) projects in the service.
To undertake Trust mandatory training and appropriate training identified through supervision and appraisal.
To identify own training, educational and development needs through appraisal and participate in a personal development plan to meet identified needs.
To provide support, guidance and supervision to junior staff as appropriate.
To provide mentorship to students/volunteers/apprentices on placement.
To participate in training within the Team and to other professionals and agencies.
⁠To liaise with Estates & Facilities regarding facilities used by the service
To report to line manager any issues that are of concern relating to health & safety of the building
⁠Work in accordance with the appropriate ELFT policies and procedures at all times.
Work flexibly across operational sites as required
Work flexibly within an agreed number of hours to meet the demands of the service from Monday to Sunday 8am to 8pm.
Seek to improve personal performance, contribution, knowledge and skills
Participate in appraisal, training and supervision processes
Keep up-to-date with developments in services, legislation & practice relevant to the relevant client group
Contribute to maintaining safe systems of work and a safe environment
To use information technology for a range of purposes
To have excellent verbal, written & communication skills
To have the ability to remain calm & sensitive in difficult & stressful situations
Where applicable, to maintain registration with Professional Bodies and follow their guidelines for conduct and professional practice.
Undertake other duties appropriate to the level of the pos

Person specification

Essentail and Desirable

Essential criteria

NVQ Level 4 in Health and Social Care (or equivalent demonstrable skill)
direct experience of working with substance misuse

Desirable criteria

Transferable skills within health care
evidence of certificates

Essentail and Desirable

Essential criteria

NVQ Level 4 in Health and Social Care (or equivalent demonstrable skill)
direct experience of working with substance misuse
GCSE Maths and English Essential.
Experience of working with complex adults
Skills in assessing needs and setting goals
Experience of using Information and Communication Technology to deliver clinical practice.

Desirable criteria

Transferable skills within health care
A Professional Qualification e.g. Nursing, Social Work or Counselling.
Able to drive and access to car to travel if necessary.
Knowledge of addiction theories and evidence based interventions in substance misuse.
Experience of managing a caseload of drug and alcohol users.

Making Things Better

Quality Improvement is a key part of our work to improve our services and refine how we do things. We have a global reputation for our quality improvement work and we don’t stand still! So we offer a fantastic opportunity for our staff to learn, lead and contribute towards improving our services.

We launched our Five Year Strategy in April 2018, which identified four main strategic outcomes to improve: population health outcomes, experience of care, staff experience and improve value. This complements the NHS Long Term Strategy and sets out our direction of travel.

Our Community

We provide a wide range of community health and mental health inpatient services to children, young people, adults of working age, and older adults in The City of London, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Bedfordshire and Luton. We also provide psychological therapy services to the London Borough of Richmond, and provide Forensic services to the whole of North East London. We provide services in urban and rural settings, sometimes in our inpatient units, but mostly in the community close to where people live. Integrated care is key in making the best use of resources and providing effective care.

Aiming High

We were rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC in 2016, were proud to be rated ‘Outstanding’ again in 2018 and continue to be rate 'Outstanding' in 2021.. We were named in the HSJ’s Top 10 best places to work in healthcare and were voted Provider Trust of the Year in 2018.

Staff and Service Users United

We strive to ensure that staff feel valued by the Trust and as they are truly pivotal in delivering better outcomes for our patients and service users. Our aspiration is to help to make ELFT the best place to work. This Trust is clinician-led and provides the highest possible level of clinical expertise throughout its services. We pride ourselves on our service user involvement. A service user will be on your assessment centre and interview panel if you are invited to meet us.

We especially welcome people with lived experience of health difficulties, with insight and understanding of different backgrounds, cultures and lifestyles in our population as we believe that this will equip staff to deliver a high standard of care to our service users and patients.

Diversity

ELFT Is committed to being a diverse organisation and our workforce is reflective of the population and communities we serve. We believe that having colleagues with a range of backgrounds and life experiences enriches and adds value to the outcomes we have set out to achieve. Having partnered and endorsed by organisations who are representative and experts in various areas of equality and diversity, we can ensure we are meeting the pre-set standards all the way from recruitment stage throughout the career journey of our employees by being accessible, having fair inclusive practices and a host of staff networks to support, nurture and celebrate our valued staff in the workplace.

Other reasons to apply

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern.

As part of the relocation scheme we presently have, the Trust could support you with offering up to £10,000 for removal and associated expenses. This is subject to change and terms and conditions apply.

What Next?

If you like the sound of ELFT, don’t waste a moment. We sometimes close adverts early if there is a high response, so apply now!

As part of our recruitment process we may be required to share information you provide on the application form with NHS Counter Fraud Authority (NHSCFA) and/or other organisations for the purpose of the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of fraud or any other unlawful activity affecting the NHS. We also use third party providers to check and verify your qualifications who may be contacting you on our behalf to verify the same..

If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please consider that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. You must provide professional email addresses for all referees as we will contact them as soon as an offer has been made. Please note we do not request references prior to interviews. All applications made through NHS Jobs account will be processed by TRAC System. Please note that some emails may go to your spam/junk mailbox so make sure you check this regularly.

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Committed to being an Inclusive Employer

Mindful employer. Being positive about mental health.

Stonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Deborah Yarrow
Job title: Countywide Delivery manager
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 0333 3324019

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Fixed term Recovery Worker

NHS AfC: Band 5

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