Discharge Co-ordinating Psychosocial Recovery Worker

Job overview

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn

This is an exciting new role with the opportunity to shape the development of the discharge co-ordinating recovery worker role in Foston hall, supporting individuals leaving custody following short sentence or brief stay.

Do have the skills to make a real difference to people leaving custody in recovery? Do you have 12months experience working in the drug and alcohol recovery field? Do you have the drive and motivation to develop a new role into a positive and vital part of the psychosocial recovery team at HMP Foston Hall?

Then this role could be for you

Our Substance Misuse Service at HMP Foston Hall, a busy female remand prison, is looking for a dynamic and experienced Recovery Worker to join our busy, friendly and professional team. The Substance Misuse Team is an innovative forward-thinking team, committed to a Recovery focused approach that meets individual’s needs.

This is an exciting and energetic role for an individual who is passionate about providing good quality substance misuse support within a busy and rewarding environment. The variety of the role will keep things fresh and stimulating whilst being part of a supportive team with effective management providing supervision and guidance.

This role is fixed term – secondments would also be welcome from internal candidates

Main duties of the job

• To provide a range of low, medium and high intensity interventions to those people experiencing substance misuse problems.
• To work in a custodial environment delivering a high-quality drug and alcohol recovery service in response to needs of service users as part of Inclusion and Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
• To provide a range of psycho-social interventions motivating and supporting people to achieve recovery and positive outcomes within a recovery-orientated substance misuse treatment service.
• To work in collaboration with clinical prescribing services to ensure the needs of each service user is met and that integrated working is a key element to Inclusion's prison services.
• To provide a drug and alcohol recovery service (incorporating assessment, recovery planning, casework coordination and psycho-social interventions) to people located within the prison establishment.
• To contribute and work within the prison and wider drug strategy.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for the full list of responsibilities.

This is an opportunity to work with individuals who have complex offending backgrounds and mental health needs.

Working in prisons can be challenging as well as rewarding and this opportunity is a fantastic chance to make a positive difference to the lives of people who are often disadvantaged and vulnerable.

• You will be able to demonstrate skill and experience of providing evidence based psychological / psychosocial interventions geared towards supporting service users to make positive changes and work towards recovery.
• You will be highly motivated with the ability to support and inspire.
• You will be enthusiastic about working within an ever-changing prison environment.
• You will work in a fully multi-disciplinary team to provide varied and comprehensive interventions in-line with the stepped care model.
• You will work to assist service users to progress through their sentence and onto their resettlement in the community.

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.