Enhanced Care Practitioner

2 weeks ago


Leeds, United Kingdom CV-Library Full time

Enhanced Care Practitioner
Location: Leeds, LS2 7DJ
Salary: £24,020 - £30,790 per annum
The organisation launched in October 2024 following the merger of two organisations. Their vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. They tackle poverty and disadvantage in communities, through mental health, drug and alcohol, housing and related support.
The Role
As an Enhanced Care Practitioner, you will be employed by the organisation to support higher need service users who are unable to progress their timeframe due to their multiple needs. Multiple needs include but not limited to; chronic physical health, comorbidities, financial issues, memory/cognitive impairment, age, housing, limited social support and other multi-agency support needs.
This is an interesting and rewarding role where you will have the flexibility to complete greater levels of outreach and go to service users to reduce barriers to engagement, support them to engage with specialist services, bring the intensive support and interventions to the individuals and enhance positive outcomes through this flexible working.
The post holder will provide holistic support to adult service users to support their drug / alcohol treatment. Key roles and responsibilities include:
* Assess and engage with those individuals identified to have multiple needs who require a more flexible way of working including outreach support to reduce identified barriers to engagement with mainstream support in a service setting due to their identified additional needs.
* Manage a service user caseload and review on going care and treatment liaising closely with the full range of specialist workers within the multi-agency team, including family members and significant others, as appropriate.
* The role will include but is not restricted to conducting home visits, supporting clients to appointments with various services/specialisms as well as meeting individuals in the community.
* To exercise excellent communication skills and therapeutic skills when dealing with Service Users, Carers, and Caring agencies.
* To work closely and in partnership with the multi-disciplinary team from across the Forward Leeds partnership and externally providing advice and guidance to managers and other colleagues, through attendance at reviews, team meetings and group supervision and via the telephone.
Skills and Qualifications
* The successful candidate must have a full clean UK driving licence and access to their own vehicle.
* You will have a passion for making a difference and fair chances for all should be at the core of everything you do.
* You will have knowledge and understanding of interventions, including brief interventions Motivational Interviewing, Psychosocial Interventions, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Harm reduction and multi-disciplinary working.
Benefits
* Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 after 1 years’ service)
* Annual leave purchase scheme
* Enhanced occupational sick pay
* Enhanced employer contribution to your workplace pension
* Death in service benefit
* Free Will writing
* Eyecare vouchers
* Blue light card discount
* Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses
* Work-life balance- flexible working and family friendly policies
* Happy, Healthy You – their wellbeing offers for their workforce
* Employee Assist Programme and Support Networks
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable organisation, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application



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