Advanced Practitioner

2 weeks ago


Preston, United Kingdom We Are With You Full time

If you are passionate about working in a service where you can support and develop frontline workers to enhance their pratices and improve service quality, you could be just the practitioner we are looking for..

We are looking for an Advanced Practitioner - Transitional Role to join our team in Lancashire Young Persons service, primarily based in our central office in Preston. This will involve managing a caseload of complex clients with multiple needs.

You will need to be experienced in substance misuse and mental health and have the ability to create rapport quickly with both clients and professionals.

You will take a lead in supporting and upskilling recovery workers, offering coaching and development around working with people with co-occurring needs. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team, who offer a flexible and person centred support to those who need it most.

**About the job**

You will lead the way in clinical governance for our local service to ensure the needs of those seeking our support are met in an appropriate way from their assessment right through to any necessary referral.

You will have a reduced caseload of your own to manage, some of which may be complex.

There may be one or more specialist areas where you'll need to share your best practice to fill any gaps in the team's knowledge or skill requirements. Your support will also be needed to train new team members, lead peer supervision or reflective practice and to address any learning requirements which arise from incidents, audits or complaints.

You'll support and lead changes to practices to improve our overall standards and ensure we comply with Government guidelines and standards.

**REQUIRED SKILLS**:
To carry out this role succesfully, you will:

- hold an ONC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent
- have an FDAP accreditation
- have experience of working in the health, social care, criminal justice or other specialist setting
- have knowledge an understanding of brief therapy, motvational interviewing, group working, assessments and care planning and also rehabilitation
- have knowledge and understanding of health & safety, including assessing high risk situations involving clients
- be aware of the issues affecting those who misuse substances
- have experience of care-coordination and caseload management
- have experience of supporting others with the induction and development of new staff
- be able to demonstrate building and developing strong and positive relationships with key stakeholders to ensure continuity of service
- be a great team player and able to build successful working relationships with a range of different people
- have excellent organisational skills, able to manage your time and work effectively under pressure
- have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be comfortable using IT packages and digital media

**DESIRABLE SKILLS**:
A full job description will be provided upon request

**ABOUT THE COMPANY**:
Everyone should feel comfortable getting the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol or mental health.

At We Are With You we work with people on their own goals, whether that’s staying safe and healthy, making small changes or stopping an unwanted habit altogether. We give people support in a way that’s right for them either face to face in their local service, community or online.

We provide a free and confidential service without judgement to more than 100,000 people a year.

We use our expertise to improve the help available and raise awareness around drugs, alcohol and mental health so that more people can get support.

**We Are With You.**

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we’ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.

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**BENEFITS**:

- Competitive salary
- 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
- An extra day off for your birthday or a special occasion of your choice
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- 2 days paid volunteer leave per year
- Auto-enrollment into We Are With You’s pension scheme
- Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands
- Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing
- We have an excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role Our scheme allows you to recommend your friends and family to work with us and earn a £500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable if your recommended friend completes their 6 months probation period



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