Recovery Practitioner

**Job Reference**

JOB00000434

**Location**

Greenwich

**Salary**

£26,624 - £30,446 inclusive of London Weighting where appropriate

**Vacancy Type**

Permanent/Full Time

**Working Hours**

37.5 hours per week

**Application Deadline**

Sunday, December 17, 2023

**Job Summary**

**Would you like to join us in supporting those effected by drug and alcohol issues to improve their health and wellbeing?**

**The Role**

We are looking for a dynamic and committed individual to join our Integrated Substance Misuse Greenwich service at 821 Woolwich Road.

This exciting and rewarding role will provide you with significant scope for growth and innovation within a supportive and friendly multidisciplinary team of clinical and non-clinical professionals.

The main purpose of this role is to provide excellent quality support/You will assist/This role will cover/involve/focus on/Responsibilities will include:

- Making every contact count through motivational interviewing, ITEP mapping, harm reduction, relapse prevention, brief advice and intervention
- Promoting recovery in their daily practice in both group and one-to-one settings
- Completing comprehensive assessments, risk assessment, risk management and Recovery Care Plans with service users to ensure personalised and recovery-focused treatment journeys
- Working in partnership with our clinical and aftercare services, primary care services, Criminal Justice agencies, Outreach services, treatment providers, service users and the local community
- Managing a mixed caseload of opiate dependent, alcohol dependent and non-dependent service users.

**The Service**

Launched in 2020, Via Greenwich is a fully integrated substance misuse service, providing clinical and psychosocial interventions, operating from a main treatment hub in Woolwich. The team actively promotes recovery and works with individuals that are directly and indirectly affected by substance misuse, working with the local community to improve the health, wellbeing and functioning of Greenwich residents, irrespective of circumstance.

To see the generous range of benefits we offer at Via including 30 days annual leave for all new starters, our health and wellbeing initiatives, financial perks and development opportunities - visit our Benefits Package

**Interviews are likely to take place week commencing 18 December 2023.**

Via welcomes enquiries from everyone, and we value diversity in our workplace. Our commitment to promoting diversity and developing a workplace environment where all staff are treated with dignity and respect is central to our recruitment process.