Substance Misuse Worker

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a substance misuse worker to work within the South-West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust Forensic Service. The Forensic Service has a strong tradition of delivering comprehensive evidence-based care and treatment to service-users with a history of problematic substance use.

The forensic service comprises four secure wards (one 15-bedded male medium secure, one 15-bedded female medium secure, one 15-bedded male low secure and one 12-bedded learning disability and autism low secure), a Forensic Outreach Service (FOS) and Support Plus Team.

You will oversee the assessment of need and the provision of treatment for problematic substance use. Assessment tools including outcome measures and structured interviews have already been developed as have treatment materials for psychoeducational workshops and a 14-week treatment group. The outcome measures by which the group is evaluated have also been developed (i.e. the Socrates and Beck Cognitive Insight Scale).

You will be encouraged to develop the role of substance misuse champions on each of the four wards through training, shadowing and supervision, so that all aspects of service-provision are shared amongst staff. The SWLStG Trust has process in place to enable coproduction with service-users and family and friends and this is highly encouraged in order to better engage others in the substance misuse service.

You will receive comprehensive clinical supervision and will be supported to develop your own competencies through both in-house and external training.

You will be involved in the ongoing evaluation of the substance misuse service to ensure the highest standards of provision. This role is initially a two-year fixed-term contract. However, it is hoped that with a positive evaluation report, a business case for extending this post can be put forward to establish this role on a firmer footing.

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.

**About our locations**:
Springfield University Hospital, Tooting
1. Assess the need for substance misuse work using semi-structured interviews and standardized outcome measures (i.e. AUDIT, DAST, SOCRATES).
2. In conjunction with others, deliver psychoeducational workshops on different classes of substances (materials for which have already been developed).
3. In conjunction with others, deliver the 14-week Drug and Alcohol treatment group.
4. Provide individual Motivational Interviewing sessions for service-users who are reluctant to address problematic substance misuse.
5. Help develop the role of substance misuse champions on the four forensic wards, thus enabling a greater workforce for the delivery of the substance misuse provision and generalizing skills across the forensic service.
6. Help to evaluate the effectiveness of all aspects of substance misuse provision, from assessment and treatment in the short-term to longer-term outcomes post discharge.
7. Alongside other staff members, ensure that a risk assessment is completed for all service users and that you remain aware of the risk service-users with whom you work pose to yourself, themselves and others.
8. Adhere to professional confidentiality standards
9. Be aware of the potential for vulnerability to abuse amongst the people who use this service, and use of the local policy to inform appropriate personnel in line with safeguarding vulnerable adults and children and SWLStG Policies
10. Help develop and maintain effective joint working arrangements with colleagues in the Forensic Service, South-London Partnership, community mental health teams, residential services, and other agencies, thus facilitating the co-ordination and comprehensiveness of provision.
11. Utilise the full range of mental health skills to participate in the assessment, care and support of people who use this service.
12. Participate in the

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