Employer: Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - Inclusion Services
Employer type: NHS
Site: HMP Bullingdon
Town: Bicester
Salary: £25,147 - £27,596 Per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 08/11/2024 23:59
Trainee Recovery Worker - HMP Bullingdon
Band 4
Job overview
We are thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Trainee Recovery Worker at HMP Bullingdon, a large and bustling CAT B Local Remand prison. This role is ideal for someone in recovery from addiction and/or has personal experience of being in custody, to connect with and support others who are having similar experiences.
This role offers a unique chance to make a difference in the lives of our service users while receiving excellent training and career progression opportunities. You will be provided with excellent training over 2 years and once you have successfully completed this, you will then progress to a Band 5 Recovery Worker.
You will be involved in providing psychosocial substance misuse interventions, working closely with our healthcare provider to deliver clinical services. Your responsibilities will include completing assessments, facilitating group work, and establishing strong relationships with community services to ensure continuity of care upon release for our service users.
Individuals with lived experience of substance misuse and recovery will be valued for the unique perspective and insight they bring to the role - showing through your own knowledge, experience, and learning that change is possible.
Main duties of the job
Our goal is to provide hope, motivation, and support for men in recovery at HMP Bullingdon, while also enhancing continuity of care to facilitate drug and alcohol-free lives upon their release.
Research has shown the powerful impact that lived experience can have on improving outcomes for recovery from substance misuse. Your first-hand understanding and awareness of the effects of substance misuse, both on individuals and the community, are invaluable assets in this role.
* Make a meaningful impact: Your unique perspective and insights will play a vital role in supporting individuals on their path to recovery.
* Comprehensive training: We will provide you with the necessary training and resources to succeed in your role.
* Join a supportive team: Work alongside dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping others.
Working for our organisation
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, realizing all the benefits a modern NHS organization 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!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed responsibilities. A summary is provided below:
* Engage with training to support development in role.
* Shadow team members carrying out their duties to facilitate own learning.
* Empower service users to develop their networks and recovery capital.
* Attend training across a variety of subject matters to support development and learning.
* Providing pro-social modelling and hope for patients in recovery in HMP Bullingdon.
* Working closely with the Discharge/Patient Engagement Team in HMP Bullingdon.
* Delivering low-level interventions, including assessments and harm minimization advice.
* Co-facilitating drug awareness groups, including Mutual Aid Groups (AA and NA).
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
* Level 3 NVQ or Diploma in Health and Social Care or equivalent in a related field which may include counselling, social work, nursing, psychology, human resources, social studies, or equivalent experience such as volunteering.
* Previous work experience with transferable skills.
Experience
* An understanding and awareness of the effects of substance misuse on an individual and the community.
* Counselling skills, case management experience & the ability to work under pressure.
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.
If you would like to know more and find out whether joining our dedicated team is for you then please get in touch with Hilary Gill as we would love to hear from you.
**** We do not accept CVs. Applications will only be considered if made via the website.****
****This vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received.****
#J-18808-Ljbffr