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Working as part of Better Lives team which is the Community Substance Misuse multi-disciplinary team in Islington for service users with complex substance misuse needs.
The post holder will, using a range of generic and or specific tools be responsible for providing individual service user assessment and identifying, delivering, and evaluating care interventions. This will include providing direct care to service users.
The post holder will have a designated caseload of service users to Provide high quality, person-centred care to service users, responding to the individual and diverse needs and to their significant others, delegated by the Clinical Lead or designated supervisor/manager. They may also take on a care co-ordination role for a specific group of service users
Working effectively with clients who have a variety of complex needs and substance misuse. Case load management, duty cover, group support. Care planning and risk assessments as part of 12 week review processes. Working as part of an MDT. Managing clients on Opiate substitute prescribing. Offering harm minimisation and brief interventions as part of evidence based treatment.
Reporting to the Service Manager/Clinical Lead or designated supervisor the post holder will undertake a range of necessary tasks identified within the individual care plan. This will involve delivering care and interventions appropriate to the post holders level of experience and competences without direct supervision.
Contributing to multi-disciplinary comprehensive, culturally appropriate assessments to establish eligibility for health and social care services.
To undertake continuous risk assessment and to contribute to effective risk management.
Recognizing and valuing service users as individuals the post holder will ensure that the care provided respects equality and diversity that is supportive of service users and their carers. This will include encouraging service users to accept an optimum level of responsibility for their individual programme of care and with their consent, where appropriate; seek the cooperation of friends, relatives and/or carers.
Utilising agreed frameworks and guidance such as NICE or OHID; evidence based best practice and or local policy and procedure, as well as a range of profession specific tools, the post holder will actively assess, plan and determine the care needs of service users. The post holder will undertake and contribute to specific or multi-disciplinary team reviews of such care.