Are you committed to making a positive change and empowering service users to achieve a better quality of life?
We are currently recruiting for an experienced Assessment & Engagement Worker to work with service users and multi-agency team members in an essential liaison role.
This full time, permanent position will focus on drawing in local community assets to support the delivery of recovery focussed outcomes, promoting and creating opportunities in visible recovery, harm reduction and brief interventions in the hub reception areas., + Work as an integral part of the service in delivering high quality interventions within the hub.
+ Work with and support the Inclusion multi-disciplinary team
+ Facilitate harm reduction interventions
+ Supporting service users who are attending the reception area of the service.
+ Contributing to service users working collaboratively to build their recovery capital and ensuring positive recovery outcomes.
+ Ensuring service users have scheduled appointments and remove barriers to attendance.
+ Supervising recovery supporter volunteers.
+ Promoting visible recovery in the hub, especially in reception areas.
+ Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community
+ Ensuring that your work is evidence based, up to date and in accordance with current policy and legislation.
+ Ensuring the reception environment is welcoming and accessible., + To manage the reception area of the hub to ensure effective brief interventions are facilitated by staff and Recovery Supporter Volunteers.
+ To work with service users in attendance and manage day today issues which arise in the reception area.
+ To take the lead in managing complex behaviours in the reception and surrounding areas.
+ To signpost to local services and empower service users to build their community networks and recovery capital.
+ To promote visible and contagious recovery in the reception areas of the hub.
+ To ensure that the reception team work effectively in relation to Inclusion policies and procedures.
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!