Harm Reduction Worker - LYPFT Complex Psychosis Pathway
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Harm Reduction Worker - LYPFT Complex Psychosis Pathway
- Harm Reduction
- Permanent
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- B0399-7907645
- Asket House
- Leeds
- £27,074.37 pa
- 07/04/2026 23:59
Job overview
Join Our Team – Make a Real Impact!
Are you passionate about supporting individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use challenges? We’re looking for a dedicated professional to join our Harm Reduction Team, enhancing the Leeds Complex Psychosis Pathway.
What You’ll Do:
🔹 Engage directly with service users, delivering harm reduction interventions and guiding them towards community-based support services, particularly through Forward Leeds.
🔹 Work in partnership with LYPFT staff to break down barriers and improve access to alcohol and drug services for underserved communities.
🔹 Advocate for individuals, ensuring their health and social needs are met.
🔹 Collaborate with multiple agencies and take the lead in building new partnerships to enhance service user support.
Why Join Us?
✅ Meaningful work that directly improves lives.
✅ A collaborative and supportive team environment.
✅ Opportunities to build strong community connections and drive real change.
If you’re committed to harm reduction and want to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you!
Apply today and be part of a team that truly cares
Main duties of the job
To work as part of a harm reduction team to enhance the Complex Psychosis Pathway to meet the needs of people with co-occurring mental health and substance use issues. The aim of the role is to engage with service users to deliver harm reduction interventions and support them into community support services, with a particular emphasis on referrals into Forward Leeds.
Working in partnership with LYPFT staff, the role will aim to reduce boundaries and support communities that may not be accessing alcohol and drug services. You will support and advocate on their behalf, ensuring as far as possible that their health and social needs are met. You will work closely with other agencies and be proactive in establishing links with new partners.
You will be part of a dynamic and responsive team so a positive attitude and a willingness to work flexibly to meet the needs of our services users is essential. You will be working in accordance with the values of St Anne’s Community Services and Leeds and York Partnership Foundation Trust.
Working for our organisation
St. Anne's wants to reward its permanent employees for their hard work. Employee benefits include;
- Rising annual leave each year to a maximum of 33 days (including statutory holidays)
- 24 Hour Employee Assistance Programme
- Continuous opportunities for ongoing training and career development
- Cycle To Work scheme
- Refer A Friend recruitment initiative
- Flexible working opportunities (where applicable) upon successful completion of probation period
- Group Personal Pension Scheme
- Discounted income protection scheme
- Free car parking at most services
- Free life assurance cover
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
service context
The Complex Psychosis Pathway provides a whole-system, city-wide approach enabling individuals to access the right care at the right time. Service users may move flexibly across pathway components depending on need, including:
- Assertive Outreach
- Community Rehabilitation
- Complex Psychosis Practitioner Hub
- Inpatient Rehabilitation
- Out of Area Case Management
- Recovery College & Community Services
Service users often present with:
- Severe and enduring mental health conditions (e.g. complex psychosis)
- Co-occurring substance use
- Multiple hospital admissions and/or Mental Health Act involvement
- Social exclusion, housing instability, and high-risk profiles
KEY RESPONSIBILITies
Clinical & Service User Work
- Complete initial assessments for individuals presenting with substance use and mental health needs
- Deliver harm reduction interventions, including brief interventions (up to 6 sessions)
- Use evidence-based screening tools such as AUDIT and ASSIST to inform care planning
- Develop and implement person-centred support plans addressing substance use, mental health, and social needs
- Promote safer substance use practices and overdose prevention strategies
- Support service users to access appropriate services, including specialist drug and alcohol services
- Advocate for individuals to ensure their health, social care, and recovery needs are met
- Actively engage individuals who services often cannot reach or disengaged from services
Multidisciplinary & Partnership Working
- Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams including Assertive Outreach, inpatient, and community services
- Attend MDT meetings, handovers, and care reviews
- Build strong working relationships with partner agencies (e.g. housing, social care, Forward Leeds)
- Facilitate referrals and joint working across services
- Contribute to a whole-team approach to engagement and risk management
Staff Support & Development
- Provide training, guidance, and advice to staff on substance use and harm reduction approaches
- Increase workforce confidence in working with dual diagnosis
- Promote best practice and evidence-based interventions
Case Management & Administration
- Manage a defined caseload and deliver time-limited interventions (up to 6 weeks where appropriate)
- Maintain accurate and timely records using electronic systems
- Use outcome measures to monitor progress
- Ensure referrals are prioritised and responded to efficiently
Safeguarding, Risk & Governance
- Identify and respond to safeguarding concerns in line with policy
- Contribute to risk assessments and risk management plans
- Work within lone working procedures and safety protocols
- Adhere to information governance, confidentiality, and data protection standards
- Ensure compliance with NICE, CQC, and organisational standards
Service Development & Values
- Contribute to ongoing service development and improvement
- Promote service user involvement, co-production, and participation
- Uphold principles of equality, diversity, and inclusion
- Engage in supervision, reflective practice, and continuous professional development
Key Working Relationships
- Mental Health Teams (Assertive Outreach, Rehab, Inpatient Units)
- Substance Use Services
- Housing and Social Care Providers
- Emergency Departments and Crisis Services
- Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations
N.B. This is a job outline only and seeks to set out the principle purpose and function of the job. It may therefore be subject to change.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Relevant qualification
Driving License
Essential criteria
- Must have full UK driving license and willing to drive service vehicle (van)
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helen Rodgers
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- helen.rodgers@st-annes.org.uk