Recovery Coordinator

To provide effective care coordination to an identified
caseload of complex service users, delivering appropriate
interventions, liaising with families, carers, and other
professionals where appropriate to ensure that service users' needs are met.
To develop recovery action plans with service users that will help them to define and monitor their goals.
To provide a range of interventions in line with the goals set out in the recovery action plan.

Achieve Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services

Achieve Salford are looking to recruit a full time Recovery Coordinators posts within GMMH Specialist Services Network, Substance Misuse

The post holders will be involved in multi-agency working with other professionals to meet the needs of the population. You will also work closely with and maintain the close working relationship that is established with external agencies. The post holder will provide these in safe, effective and timely manner. Previous experience in managing a caseload of service users is essential.

The post holders will enjoy working within a busy, friendly and professional team.

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS FT, branded as Achieve, is keen to support and develop all new members of staff with their training and development needs.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

These roles are based within a busy team of motivated, enthusiastic and knowledgeable recovery coordinators who work very well on their own initiative as well as being part of a successful case management team.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

To undertake assessments of people with substance misuse
problems, keeping them fully informed of the range of services and support available to them and the choices they have.

To provide effective care coordination to an identified
caseload of complex service users, delivering appropriate
interventions, liaising with families, carers, and other
professionals where appropriate to ensure that service users' needs are met.

To develop recovery action plans with service users that will help them to define and monitor their goals.
To provide a range of interventions in line with the goals set out in the recovery action plan.

To liaise with other groups and agencies in the local
community to support service users to access relevant
services which will meet their health and social care needs.

To support service users to engage with mutual aid/self-help support groups and services to help them in their recovery journey and promote independence.

To engage with families and carers where appropriate.

To encourage and support users to adopt safer practices and Unique Reference Number: A+DD Recovery Case Worker
healthier lifestyles

To undertake targeted outreach work

To actively promote service user and carer involvement in the

To actively participate in team meetings.

To actively work as part of a team in order to create working conditions conducive to providing better and fairer services to substance users, their families and the wider community.

To value, promote, and manage diversity, and to actively
encourage equality of opportunity in all areas of one’s work.

To ensure a safe environment for service users, colleagues and visitors in accordance with the Trust Health & Safety Policy.

To adhere to Trust policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines at all times.

To maintain paper and electronic records in line with Trust data quality policies, and respond to internal & external service information requirements in consultation with the Service Manager.

To maintain quality standards in every area of ones work in
accordance with regulations.

To make use of regular professional and management
supervision and to take responsibility for updating personal knowledge and skills in order to meet the objectives of the post.

To undertake any other reasonable duty, when requested to do so by an appropriate Trust manager.

To understand and comply with all Trust policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines.

To understand the Trusts Strategic Goals and how you can
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