Senior Substance Use Worker
3 days ago
Nottingham
SENIOR SUBSTANCE USE WORKER NRN, NOTTINGHAM, NG1 6BB, PERMANENT, 37HRS, A4C BAND 5, £32,073- £34,592, FTE • Location: Wellbeing Hub, 73 Hounds Gate, Nottingham, • Salary: Band 5 £32073 - £34592, • Contract: permanent, • Hours: Full Time - 37 hours per week We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed person to join the Nottingham Recovery Networks Recovery Case Management Teams. The role will have its own caseload and support individuals who have substance use issues including alcohol and prescribed medications to manage their dependent drug use, usually OST, and who need recovery related support, advice and guidance. As you will be the next point of contact following Triage, working with people early in their treatment journey, people and motivational skills will be essential to make clients feel safe, comfortable and reassured that they are in good hands. The successful candidate will use their experience to provide high quality evidenced based substance use treatment to adults with dependence on substances in line with national guidance. This will include 1-2-1 advice and structured treatment. The post holder will proactively maintain contact with service users striving for positive outcomes for all to include where possible the attainment or maintenance of abstinence. Th...