About this role
Job summary
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Are you passionate about supporting people on their recovery journey? Do you have the skills to manage complex caseloads and deliver high-quality, person-centred care? If so, we'd love you to join our team.
We are looking for a Recovery Coordinator (Band 5) to join our well-established Drug and Alcohol Services team. This is a key role in delivering structured treatment and recovery support for individuals affected by substance misuse, including those prescribed opioid substitution therapy (OST).
You will hold responsibility for a caseload of clients, ensuring continuity of care from assessment through to treatment and beyond. Working collaboratively with prescribers, mental health teams, partners within STaRS and wider stakeholder and providers, to support and assist clients achieve their recovery goals.
What We're Looking For Experience in substance misuse services or related health/social care settings. Strong understanding of recovery-focused approaches and harm reduction. Excellent communication and organisational skills. Ability to manage complex caseloads and work collaboratively with partners. Knowledge of national guidance and clinical governance requirements.
Main duties of the job
Provision of drug & alcohol treatment to Service Users within the locality. Holding a caseload of service users and being responsible for offering a range of interventions to those individuals. Supporting service users through their treatment journey from beginning to end Embracing the concept of recovery and demonstrating this in your practice and work Ensuring that your work is evidence based, up to date and in accordance with current policy and legislation. Keeping up to date and accurate records and documentation.
About us
Inclusion, created in 2002 is part of the Specialist Services Care Group of Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT). We provide caring and effective services across England, including, West Yorkshire, West Midlands, East Midlands, West Mercia, Thames Valley, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Thurrock, Essex. We support individuals, families and communities who are affected by addiction, crime, mental health or need treatment for their sexual health.We believe that the individuals and families who use our services should receive high quality, committed and inclusive care, realising all the benefits a modern NHS organisation can provide. We work with patients and our staff teams to achieve the best outcomes we can. We invest heavily in training and development, and the wellbeing of our people, both staff and service users is central to who we are.Here at MPFT, we are proud of the comprehensive wellbeing and lifestyle support offer available, in addition to in-house training and coaching support. Our services are robustly governed, evidence-based, inclusive, and designed and provided in conjunction with service users. We are committed to providing the best service we can, and if you share our values, we want you on our team!
Job description Job responsibilities
To provide a dedicated comprehensive support to people with drug use problems their families and friends within the organisational framework of STaRS (Staffordshire Trent and Recovery System). Provision of drug & alcohol treatment to Service Users within the locality.
You will be responsible for holding a caseload of service users and being responsible for offering a range of interventions to those individuals. Supporting service users through their treatment journey from beginning to end. Embracing the concept of recovery and demonstrating this in your clinical work. Ensuring that your work is evidence based, up to date and in accordance with current policy and legislation. Keeping up to date and accurate records and documentation.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Foundation Degree / HNC in related field which may include counselling, social work, nursing, psychology, human resources, social studies or equivalent experience
Experience Essential
Considerable experience of working with drug users Experience of working with techniques such as CBT, Motivational interviewing, and Solution focused therapy
Skills and Abilities Essential
Ability to work collaboratively with other professionals.
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 Inclusion
Address Staffordshire STaRS,
105-106 High Green Court
Cannock
WS11 1GR
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)