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Job summary

Main area
Drug and Alcohol/Substance Misuse
Grade
5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 30 hours per week
Job ref
301-IT-25-7096713-B
Employer
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - Inclusion Services
Employer type
NHS
Site
HMP Oakwood
Town
Featherstone
Salary
£29,970 - £36,483 Per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
29/06/2025 23:59
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Psychosocial Recovery Worker

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Job overview

Do you want to make a real difference as a Psychosocial Substance Misuse Recovery Worker?  Why not bring your compassion and skills to help support people in their recovery?

Our Integrated Substance Misuse & Mental Health Service, at HMP Oakwood, is looking for a part-time (30 hours a week)  dynamic and experienced Psychosocial Recovery Worker. 

(30 hours, over 4 days.  Working days will generally be Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.  However, there may be occasions when service need will require flexibility with this)

The team is innovative, forward thinking and committed to a Recovery focused approach that meets people's needs.  You will be part of a supportive team with effective management, supervision and guidance.  

Working with people who have complex offending backgrounds and substance misuse needs, within prison, is both challenging and rewarding. This is a fantastic chance to make a positive difference to the lives of people who are often disadvantaged and vulnerable.

Are you:

  • passionate about providing high quality substance misuse support?
  • skilled and experienced in providing evidence based psychosocial interventions, geared towards supporting people to make positive changes and work towards recovery?
  • highly motivated with the ability to support and inspire?
  • able to apply your skills and interventions to the care of people with substance misuse needs, that often co-exist with mental health needs?

then we want to hear from you!

 

Main duties of the job

To provide a range of low, medium and high intensity interventions as part of the Integrated Mental Health and Substance Misuse Team to those people experiencing substance misuse problems.

To work in a custodial environment delivering a high quality drug and alcohol recovery service in response to need.

To provide a range of psycho-social interventions motivating and supporting people to achieve recovery and positive outcomes within a recovery-orientated substance misuse treatment service.

To work in collaboration with clinical prescribing services to ensure the needs of each service user is met.

To provide a drug and alcohol recovery service (incorporating assessment, recovery planning, casework coordination and psycho-social interventions) to people located within the prison establishment.

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, 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!
 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for the full list of responsibilities:

  • Working as part of the team you will provide varied and comprehensive interventions in-line with the stepped care model.
  • Working in partnership with key agencies to ensure people are supported on their individual recovery journeys.
  • Delivering the substance misuse and wellbeing elements of the integrated offender team.
  • Facilitating groups. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NVQ 3 Health and Social Care (or commitment to work towards) and/or relevant experience in a comparable setting.
Desirable criteria
  • Relevant training/qualification in associated field ie, CBT, motivational interviewing, brief solution focussed therapy, mapping techniques, auricular acupuncture trained, SMART Recovery

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of integrated working practices.
  • 12 months minimum experience of working with substance users
  • Experience of group facilitation.
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Applicant requirements

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Leanne Phipps
Job title
Psychosocial Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01902 799 853
Additional information
If you would like to know more and find out whether joining our dedicated team is for you then please get in touch with Leanne as we would love to hear from you.
 

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.  

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

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