Senior Substance Use Worker

Job Overview

Do you want to help build a brighter future for communities and individuals in Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland doing a highly rewarding job?

Leicester Partnership NHS Trust is currently expanding their inpatient substance use team and are looking to recruit a passionate and solution focused recovery worker at the Bradgate Mental Health Unit.

The Senior Substance Use Worker is responsible for providing high-quality, client-centred care to individuals dealing with substance use issues. This role involves assessment, intervention, case management, and developing treatment plans. The Senior Worker will take an active role in supporting a multidisciplinary team, supervising junior staff, and ensuring effective service delivery. Additionally, the position involves providing educational resources and facilitating groups.

This position requires a person who is passionate about supporting individuals in recovery, committed to reducing the stigma surrounding substance use, and dedicated to making a positive impact in the community. The Senior Substance Use Worker will play a key role in improving client outcomes through their leadership, expertise, and advocacy. No day is the same in this role but an ability to communicate effectively with a range or service users and colleagues, an ability to manage different tasks and a commitment to LPT values are essential.

As an individual, we are looking for someone who is:

• self-motivated
• can work on their own initiative, but more importantly, as part of a team
• has good communication and organisational skills
• Successful candidates will be dynamic and forward thinking. The ideal candidate will have to have extensive knowledge and experience of working with vulnerable adults presenting with co-existing substance use and mental health issues.
  
  

The health and wellbeing of our team members is very important to us and we offer a robust induction period, as well as regular supervision and support. You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths.

We Also Offer

• A generous pension contribution and holiday allowance starting at 27 days
• Free onsite parking
• Access to a wide range of additional benefits (attached) such as discounted shopping, recognition schemes and various other packages you can draw from to help support your work-life balance
• Health and Wellbeing Support
  
  

This role will require working Monday to Friday from 9-5.

For an informal chat, please contact Saskia Bauweraerts on 07881664908 or email [email protected]

Job Description Summary (Main Duties And Responsibilities)

• Maintaining regular direct contact with service users with substance use issues and supporting them in their recovery whilst they are an inpatient.
• Conducting comprehensive assessments of patients’ substance use histories, mental health, and social situations.
• Developing and implement individualized treatment plans and risk assessments that incorporate harm reduction & relapse prevention, motivational interviewing, and other evidence-based approaches whilst working closely with clinical ward staff and partner agencies around prescribing needs.
• Offer ongoing support and case management, ensuring continuity of care through working collaboratively with healthcare providers, social services, and community organizations to ensure a holistic approach to patient care and connecting patients with appropriate services.
  
  

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.