Recovery Practitioner

Acquiesce is an addiction treatment facility offering a real solution to issues of addiction. This is a 7 day a week service including bank holidays, evening and weekend shifts.

The Acquiesce model provides a highly supported safe and secure environment whilst not being hidden from the real world. This allows individuals to gain all the tools and experience necessary for an ongoing and sustainable recovery.

The model of Acquiesce includes a core program which addresses the psychological, biological, spiritual and social effects of addiction. Incorporating the latest evidence-based interventions, alternative therapies and activities.

**Purpose of Job**

The post holder will:

- Co-ordinate the recovery journey of service users from entry to exit
- Complete assessment, recovery plans, risk assessments, risk plans, contingency plans and exit plans for service users
- Manage a caseload
- Provide quality psycho education and interventions to service users as a group and on an individual basis
- Provide information on all aspects of addictions and change including the biopsychosocial nature of addiction and how this can relate to the mind, body and spirit
- Provide information on relapse prevention, harm minimisation and overdose prevention
- Work inclusively with family members and immediate others of service users
- Work with community assets and external agencies to ensure that a service user is engaging in activities to enhance their recovery journey i.e education, exercise, social activities, health care etc

**Main Responsibilities**

To complete assessment, recovery plans, risk assessments, risk plans contingency plans and exit plans for service users

To facilitate a smooth admission to and discharge from Acquiesce for service users

Ensure service users are engaging with interventions in line with their recovery plan and manage re-engagement in a timely manner

To ensure service users are aware of their treatment options

To support service users to make sustained behaviour changes providing motivational interventions, ITEP, behavioural activation, CBT approaches and psychosocial interventions

Ensure any disengagement is managed safely and effectively

Effectively manage and co-ordinate a caseload

Work inclusively with family members and immediate others

To work in a person-centred way with service users to support positive outcomes of their recovery plan and individual goals

To lead on specific projects where required

To present and behave in a professional manner

Ability to manage time effectively and meet agreed deadlines

To be aware of and engage with any responsibilities within the marketing plan in order to positively promote the service

**Professional Relationships**

Ability to work with external agencies and the recovery communities to ensure resilient exit plan is formed with Acquiesce, the service user, external agencies and recovery communities

To ensure positive relations are maintained with all staff members and service users

To work effectively as part of a team

To build and maintain positive relationships with external providers

To adhere to all professional boundaries

To attend and contribute to meetings

**Service Development**

Awareness of service performance targets

Awareness of responsibilities regarding achieving and maintaining positive performance standards

**Information Governance & Data Management**

To ensure all data is stored securely in line with the Data Protection Act 1998

To ensure that self-audits are completed

Ensure quality of care is provided and this is reviewed to improve care and maintain best practice

To facilitate information sharing appropriately

Ensure data collection and recording systems are utilised effectively

Ensure that NDTMS requirements are met

To ensure a system of service user consultation is utilised and maintained

**Quality Standards & Safety**

Aware of responsibilities and ability to work in line with risk management policies including safeguarding

To have knowledge of CQC and NICE standards

To ensure that reporting risk procedures are followed, reporting any serious untowards incidents to line manager immediately and reporting any complaints and compliments in line with policy requirements

To act in accordance with Acquiesce policies and procedures

To work with a diverse inclusive attitude with an awareness of equal opportunities

To contribute to creating a safe and welcoming environment

To act in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and Health & Safety at Work Act 1974

Work with service users of Acquiesce in line with the values and vision of the company

**Personal Development**

To take direction from senior staff member

Have ability to exercise self-reflection to support improvement of personal performance

Contribute positively working as a team member

Participate in appraisal, knowledge and skills training and supervision processes

To report any concerns or issues to line manager

Ability to respo