Job summary

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Substance Misuse Psychosocial Team Leader to join us here at HMP Garth, a high security Category B male prison located in Leyland. HMP Garth has capacity of around 792, and houses men serving long term and indeterminate sentences.

This is a rare opportunity, created due to internal promotion, where you can join us to lead the Substance Misuse Recovery Team. The service offers a broad and diverse range of treatments to patients suffering from a range of substance misuse issues. This role is being offered on a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract. Candidates MUST already hold prison clearance. Hours

This is a full time role, working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Shifts are 08:30 - 16:30. Salary

This is a full time role, and the salary is £43,609 - £49,175 per annum.

How will we support you?

Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course

Competency framework

Regional and national career development opportunities

Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs

Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

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Main duties of the job

As our new Substance Misuse Service Manager, your responsibilities will vary. Some of your duties will include:

Manage the Recovery service onsite, including line management responsibility for 8 Recovery Workers, 1 x Administrator and 1 x Support Worker Manage the delivery of a busy and dynamic substance misuse service, providing psychosocial treatment interventions, including assessments, planning, audits and rotas/timetables Play a key part within the prison's drug strategy, including attending wider prison meetings Provide effective leadership to the SMS team, including supervisions and training Manage a smaller caseload if required Review and improve the service offered to patients, ensuring that the team are delivering a high quality, safe, effective and efficient service to the patients If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesnt stop there we also offer:

Company pension scheme 25 days annual leave increasing with service up to 28 days per year, plus public bank holidays An extensive range of wellbeing and lifestyle benefits Discounts on shopping and leisure activities Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development Excellent long-term career prospects 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

About us

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. Were the UKs leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Groups purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated we act with integrity we embrace diversity we strive to do things better together We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Our new Substance Misuse Service Manager will have: Hold valid prison clearance / vetting Previous experience as a Recovery Worker Ideally experience within a managerial or team lead post Experience of working with individuals who misuse alcohol and substances, with knowledge of the current operating environment within substance misuse Excellent knowledge of the requirements to ensure CQC compliance A passion for helping patients, and is committed to the growth and development of the service

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