CAVDAS Adult Services Team Leader

Team leaders will provide a management function within CAVDAS Adult delivery teams across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, to ensure effective service delivery, and will assist the service manager in the on-going development and promotion of the service. This will involve establishing and nurturing good relationships with a variety of stake holders and partners across health and social care system., Enter data onto the case management system PARIS and other associated monitoring tools.

Carry out governance audits and contribute to the review and development of service provider.

Manage, motivate and lead CAVDAS service delivery teams/

Provide operational leadership into high quality service delivery for service users to meet the Cardiff and Vale substance misuse outcome framework.

Implement robust systems for reporting any untoward incidents, complaints, and safeguarding concerns.

Contribute to staff recruitment and human resources within the service.

Ensure appropriate safeguarding and data protection principles are adhered in working practice.

To attend and report to safeguarding reviews, meetings and conferences e.g. Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARACs) and Fatal Drug Poisoning Review Panel.

Liaise closely with health and social care service providers such as Cardiff and The Vale of Glamorgan Social Services teams, Family Drug and Alcohol Court, C&VUHB (CAU / DATT/Newlands/Pine Ward) to assist with seamless transitions to and from CAVDAS.

To ensure appropriate crisis intervention is available where necessary and appropriate.

Background to Service:

Cardiff and Vale Drug and Alcohol Service (CAVDAS) is an Alliance of Barod, Recovery Cymru and Kaleidoscope Project with strategic partners G4S and Pobl. CAVDAS Alliance has been commissioned by the Cardiff and Vale Substance Misuse Area Planning board. CAVDAS services will deliver specialist support and interventions across Youth Justice Services, Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) Cardiff Council Housing Services, Counselling, Recovery and Aftercare, Volunteering and Service User Involvement, Rapid Access Prescribing (RAPS), structured interventions, peer support and mutual aid, Harm Reduction and Work Force Development. CAVDAS will deliver an integrated young persons, adults and family and carer information, advice, interventions, and support service. CAVDAS will work across Cardiff and Vale Health and Social Care partners, and forums to co-produce services delivering outcomes in the way that people want. We are looking to build a new culture providing one system for Cardiff and Vale and a
unified, innovative, and flexible delivery model.