Assertive Outreach Lead Practitioners

Job Description

**Service: North East Edinburgh Recovery Service**

**Based: Edinburgh - Based at the Leith Hub and required to perform outreach across the city**

**Hours**:Full-Time**

**Salary: £22,649 - £25,394 (£11.77 - £13.20 per hour)**

**Contract: Permanent**

Do you have a passion for helping vulnerable people enjoy as much fulfilment as they can and feel included in their community? If compassion, care and inclusiveness are an important part of who you are, our opportunities to work away from the routine in a demanding, challenging but emotionally rewarding role could be for you.

Our Turning Point Scotland Services in **Edinburgh** are looking for people like you to help provide individualised support to adults with a wide range of needs, either on an individual 1:1 basis or alongside others and as part of a team.

As an Assertive Outreach worker, you will be offering harm reduction advice and interventions to some of the most vulnerable and high-risk drug users. These individuals may have had multiple non-fatal overdoses and won’t be engaged with support services. The worker may need to be creative in ways of engaging people, including home visits (alongside another worker) and offering support in the community. A driving licence and access to a car would be advantageous but not essential.

Support offered includes blood borne virus testing, naloxone training and distribution, general harm reduction advice, referral for medication assisted treatment, accompanying to treatment appointment and injecting equipment provision.

You will continue to support service users until they are able to engage in more structured support within the hub, and will work closely with NHS colleagues, Police Scotland, City of Edinburgh Council and other TPS staff to identify these very vulnerable individuals with the ultimate goal of reducing drug related deaths.

Training will be given in BBV testing, administering Naloxone, and injecting equipment provision.

**North East Edinburgh Recovery Hub**

The North East Recovery Hub is a one-stop shop which offers a full range of drug and alcohol treatment and support services. We are a multi - disciplinary team comprising of Voluntary Sector TPS, NHS and social work staff. We are based with our main office in Leith, and a satellite location in Craigmillar.

We understand that everybody’s experience is different. When people come to the Hub, we personalise their care to achieve their goals.

The support we provide is always person centred, we do this by involving people who know the person well, this includes family and friends, other health and Social Work professionals, Advocacy services and our own staff members.

You will be expected to keep accurate records about what you do, so attention to detail and a good grasp of IT are crucial.

Full details of this role can be viewed on the attached Job Role Profile. Click here

Please note that IT skills are required for all our vacancies.
- Benefits package
Turning Point Scotland have
**Platinum accreditation** in
**Investors in People**. Our staff are our most important asset, therefore we offer extensive training and impressive personal and career-focused development opportunities. You could be part of an organisation that not only offers excellent careers but makes a real difference to thousands of People’s lives and achieve your own personal fulfilment.
- Comprehensive Induction
- 123 Learning and development courses
- 29 eLearning courses
- Funded qualification - SVQ Social Services and Healthcare, work based assessment
- Your Career Pathway, we promote from within and advertise internally all jobs
- Pension Scheme, employer contribution 4%
- Wide range of family friendly policies
- 35 holiday/public holidays days' per year.
- Does this position require a driving permit?
No
- will it be essential that the post holder has access to their own vehicle?
No
- Does the post include personal care?
No
- Does the post include cooking and housekeeping skills?
No
- Will the service users be involved in this process?
No
- Contact name & details
If you would like to chat about any aspect of the role, please call Service Manager Carmen McShane on 07779 548 593 or Service Coordinator Hayley Beattie on 07984 434 689.