Str Worker

The Chapman Barker unit as part of the Addictions Services (In-Patient Services) is looking for 1 x full time (37.5 hours) fixed term contract for the post of STR Recovery Worker (band 3).

You will work within the Therapy team on the Chapman Barker Unit.

The Chapman Barker Unit is a 36 bedded unit providing alcohol and substance misuse detox to adults (18 years plus). We offer a full therapeutic programme of groups and individual work alongside planned detox to patients with complex physical, mental and social needs and work with Acute Hospital Services across Greater Manchester offering rapid access to alcohol detox (RADAR).

The Therapy Team require a dynamic individual who has an interest and positive attitude to working within substance misuse services in a Therapy setting. The post holder should be prepared to pro-actively contribute to the therapy and ward environment, as part of a comprehensive multi-disciplinary team.

To work directly with service users to provideSupport, and giveTime to engage them in theirRecovery and promote health and well being in line with their care plan, under the direction of the Line Manager/Senior Practitioner on duty.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users
- To facilitate therapeutic groups for service users
- To facilitate therapeutic individual activities for service users
- To help service users to achieve their goals by supporting and encouraging them, selecting and facilitating brief interventions and low level psychosocial interventions appropriate to the service users level of understanding and ability

Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements - 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts