Hospital Liaison Worker

Overview:
**Change Grow Live** are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.

Our core values are

As
**Hospital Liaison Worker** at
**Change Grow Live** you will based primarily at Kings Mill Hospital in ED and admissions wards and will provide rapid access to assessment, brief intervention and liaison, discharge planning and onward referral for service users attending hospital with substance misuse related issues.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who has experience in a similar field looking to take the next step in their career.

**Responsibilities**:
**Where**:Nottinghamshire

**When**:We’re looking to get the right people in to the team ASAP

**What we will give to you**:

- 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service
- Flexible working arrangements
- Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
- Contributory pension scheme
- A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
- A friendly and supportive team
- Training, career development & progression opportunities

**About the role**:

- To provide specialist assessment of patients attending/admitted to hospital with alcohol related issues using AUDIT C and AUDIT 10 screening tools
- Provide advice, support and training to hospital staff regarding drug and alcohol awareness, screening, assessment processes and referral pathways
- Work with community teams to ensure assertive and effective follow up of both repeat presentations and discharges from the hospital
- Develop specific links with identified specialist acute services and provide in-reach to hospital wards including: Gastroenterology/Hepatology; Orthopaedic[1]falls prevention services; specialist clinics (i.e.: Hypertensive Disease); observation ward; ED

**About you**:

- Training and/or experience in psychosocial intervention
- Have the ability to build working relationships and communicate with all members of the Emergency MDT
- Ability to manage challenging behaviour in a calm and professional manner
- Sound working knowledge of safeguarding

If this sounds like you and you’d like to begin your journey with
**Change Grow Live,** then we’d love to talk to you.