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We are seeking a qualified nurse, social worker, or allied health professional to join our specialist team supporting children and young people with substance misuse issues in Cambridgeshire.
About the RoleThis post is suitable for a newly qualified practitioner or an experienced professional looking for a new challenge. The post holder will be part of CASUS - Cambridgeshire Child and Adolescent Substance Use Service, a multi-disciplinary team working with young people and their families to address drug and alcohol use and co-occurring mental health difficulties.
Main DutiesThe post holder will manage a client caseload, including the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation, and evaluation of care planned interventions. They will deliver targeted and specialist interventions to individual young people, groups of young people, and parents/carers.
Key Responsibilities- To accept referrals and complete comprehensive assessments of substance use, need, and risk.
- To plan, implement, and evaluate a holistic package of care for young people to address their substance use needs.
- To liaise and formulate care closely with other agencies involved with young people and families, including Children's Services Locality teams, Social Care teams, Education settings, Youth Offending Service, CAMH, Primary Care, and Non-statutory agencies.
- To provide a range of evidenced-based specialist therapeutic interventions, delivered using a mentalisation-based approach such as AMBIT (Adolescent Mentalisation Based Integrative Therapy).
- To carry out specialist interventions in outpatient, detached, and domiciliary settings.
- To provide substance-specific interventions, including information, advice, psychoeducation, reduction planning, harm reduction, and relapse prevention.
- To attend and contribute to safeguarding processes for young people and families as required.
- To provide, with the team, substance-specific family interventions for those young people engaged in treatment.
Education
Essential
- Registered nurse/SW/AHP
Desirable
- Experience of working with adolescents
- CBT/MBT training
Experience
Essential
- We would welcome applications from newly qualified nurses, AHPs, or social workers who have a desire to work in this unique field.
- Interest in substance misuse work
- Interest in working with hard-to-reach young people
Desirable
- Working with young people who are considered hard to engage or vulnerable.
- Working with young people with emotional/mental health problems, trauma, and attachment difficulties.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to develop to be able to undertake comprehensive assessments of substance use needs, risk, and need.
- Ability to develop to be able to deliver a range of effective interventions to address substance misuse, such as Motivational Interviewing.
- Deliver interventions to individuals and small groups.
- Deliver interventions in partnership with others.
- Proven skills in engaging with hard-to-reach young people, adults, or families.
- Maintain accurate records.
- Ability to manage own time and use initiative to further effectiveness of the team.
Desirable
- Solution Focused, Brief Therapy Cognitive Behavioural Therapy experience.
- Family systemic work.
- Development and delivery of targeted education and training to groups.
- Proven group work facilitation with young people.
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate an understanding of the assessment framework for young people.
- Knowledge of evidenced-based practice in the treatment of substance misuse for young people.
- Clear understanding of the role of supervision in practice.
- Safeguarding issues related to substance misuse and young people.
Desirable
- Understanding of Local children services networks in statutory and third sector.
- Understanding of Criminal Justice system for young people.
- Understanding of Adult substance misuse treatment network.
- Understanding of Child and adolescent development.
