Substance Misuse Recovery Worker

6 months ago


Bristol, United Kingdom Sanctuary Health Full time

Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.8/5 and over 500+ reviews is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Substance Misuse Recovery Worker to work in Bristol on a full-time basis.

The salary for this permanent Substance Misuse Recovery Worker job is £27,791.34 per annum.

**Shift Pattern**:

- 37.5 hrs per week
- Core working hours for all posts are Monday - Saturday, 09:00 am - 20:00 pm
- For this role hours will be mainly those coinciding with GP Surgery hours including early morning or early evening as needed to meet needs of service users

**Duties**:

- Have responsibility for delivering evidence-based,structured support to people with primary problematic opioiduse and/or dependent alcohol use within Primary Care, working alongside and supporting GPs in delivering treatment
- Encourage ambition, motivate and support people to regain their independence from their substance use through the use of opioid substitution or alcohol detox medications coupled with packages of psychosocial care
- Provide harm reduction advice, inspire and encourage change andactively support individuals through maintenance or detox pathways
- Use a variety ofevidenced approaches, including Contingency Management to support their work, and ensure that people link successfully toother services to meet their physical and mental health needs including theCommunity Recovery Service(CRS)within ROADS

**Requirements of the Substance Misuse Recovery Worker**:

- A standard level of involvement with office equipment and competence in the use of electronic patient record systems
- An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Servicecheck is a prerequisite of offer of employment
- Post-holders are required to have a Hepatitis B vaccination
- Non-judgemental approach
- Welcoming
- Empathy
- Commitment to empowering service users
- A commitment to reducing harm caused by substance use to individuals, families and communities
- A profound belief in an individual’s capacity for change and an ability to motivate others to change
- Capacity to handle responsibility and remain enthusiastic and motivated working with people with complex needs
- Experience in working with clients in a professional supportive role e.g. care work, education, mental health, housing, nursing, drug and alcohol work
- The role requires frequent travel across Bristol between GP surgeries and premises. Whilst access to a car is preferred, will accept other means of transport (e.g. bike, public transport)
- An understanding of the stigma surrounding drug and alcohol use and a commitment to challenging this stigma

**Contact**:
**Reasonable Adjustments**:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.


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