Job Description
Post Title
Recovery Coordinator
Service/Ward/Department
Pathfinder Pennine Care
Borough
Stockport
Band & salary scale
5
Hours of work
37.5
Permanent/Fixed term
Permanent
Service/Ward/Department Summary:
This is an exciting time to join the team at Pathfinder Stockport. We provide a non-discriminatory and user friendly service, offering recovery focussed interventions to reduce substance misuse related harm for individuals, their families, and the local community. We work in partnership with wider health and wellbeing services to meet the diverse needs of Stockport residents, and to deliver a high standard of care.
All new starters to Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust who are appointed to a post which requires a Disclosure Barring Certificate check (DBS) will be recharged for the full cost of the check. Substantive staff will have the amount deducted from their first months’ salary.
Role Summary:
A substance misuse worker, to work within a multi-disciplinary team to facilitate a range of recovery and abstinence focused interventions for adults with substance misuse problems.
Key Responsibilities of the Post:
- To actively manage the recovery journeys of a case load of drug and alcohol clients with complex needs
- To actively manage a caseload of clients receiving OST
- To support both drug and alcohol clients through community and in-patient detoxification programs.
- To provide comprehensive initial and on-going assessment of need.
- To formulate, implement and review care plans.
- To support group work programs.
- To actively engage with carers and significant others both in advising their own needs, and where appropriate as part of the service users care.
- To provide reports in relation to Child and Adult Safeguarding and attend Child In Need and other safeguarding meetings
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.