Advanced Recovery Practitioner

Job Introduction

At Turning Point we provide services across the whole country which delivers end to end drug and alcohol treatment and support, family services, housing advice and support for those in contact with the criminal justice system, needle exchange system, and custody outreach. We are a specialist in delivering whole treatment system approaches across cities and county areas, which has led to the reduction in people falling through gaps between services and delivers improved outcomes.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Bath & North East Somerset Drug and Alcohol service as an Advanced Recovery Practitioner. This is a vibrant, partnership delivering substance use treatment and recovery services across Bath & North East Somerset.

Please note that a full, UK driving licence and confidence to drive our large service van is an essential requirement of this role. 

Our partnership draws upon experience delivering substance use services in Bath & North East Somerset and nationally, with specialist knowledge around diverse local communities, and the community insight which only comes from hyper-localism.

The salary scale for our Advanced Recovery Practitioner roles is between £29,244 - £33,880. rising each year in line with our pay progression salary bands, rising to £33,880 per year. (Dependent on experience you may be offered a starting salary above the initial starting salary).

You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey and clearly defined career pathways that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths.

Whether you are looking to progress into a management and leadership role or to be a specialist in your field at Turning point we will support and encourage you on your career journey.

Role Responsibility

Carry a designated caseload of service users with complex needs that may include one of the following: mental health, long term conditions, criminal justice, offending behaviour, homelessness, motivational interviewing, safeguarding, family work.

• Conduct assessments of need and risk assessments and formulate risk management plans and recovery plans that recognise the personal recovery goals of the service user;

• Effective partnership working with members of any multi-disciplinary team and other agencies and coordinate multiagency meetings when appropriate.

• Deliver interventions that are underpinned by strong evidence base.

• Participate in clinical meetings and complex case meetings and be confident and competent at presenting cases orally and through written reports.

• Support the learning and development of Recovery Workers and Trainee Recovery Workers, providing specialist input into multi-disciplinary Meetings.

• Provide mentoring and coaching to staff to support their development, learning and standards of care.

• Being known as a knowledgeable in a designated specialism within the service (e.g. substance use and mental health, Homelessness/complex needs, domestic abuse, mental capacity).

• Ensuring achievement of key performance indicators relevant to your role.

• Delivering internal learning events and representing Turning Point nationally if required in your specialist area.

The Ideal Candidate

Essential:

• Exceptional report writing and case notes
• Demonstrable experience in working within a substance use treatment and recovery setting
• Specialist interest depth knowledge of one or more complexities alongside substance use. This may be mental health, long term conditions, criminality, homelessness, Domestic Violence etc
• Understanding of risk and risk management, as it applies to substance use and complexity.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Significant experience of working in health and social care
• You must hold a full, UK driving licence and be comfortable and confident to drive the large service van.

About us

What Benefits Will I Receive?

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package:

25 days’ paid holiday a year + Bank Holidays, increasing with each year of service up to 27 days + Bank Holidays. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.

Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following this link to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date.

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