Criminal Justice Substance Use Practitioner - Chesterfield

The Derbyshire Recovery Partnership are looking to recruit a Substance Use Practitioner for a fantastic opportunity in Chesterfield (office located on the outskirts of town in S42 7) working intensively with service users presenting with drug and alcohol issues, are involved in the criminal justice system, and who may be in prison or in the community. The role will involve co-ordinating care and delivering psychosocial and harm reduction interventions to service users in structured 1:1 key work and group work sessions. This cohort of people accessing our service may be subject to licence conditions, Alcohol Treatment Requirement (ATR) and Drug Rehabilitation Requirement (DRR) court orders, and may be involved with the Integrated Offender Management (IOM) team, Courts, Liaison and Diversion, Prison healthcare, Probation services. The focus of this role is helping engage service users in a care planned and recovery-focussed way to attain improved health outcomes, achieve their personalised treatment goals and reduce criminality. This role involves managing a significantly reduced caseload where you will provide a high intensity and frequency of support to people living in the Chesterfield community or who may be in prison and preparing for release to the Chesterfield area. As we conduct prison in-reach primarily in HMP Foston Hall, HMP Nottingham and HMP Ranby, part of your role will involve conducting prison in-reach; assessing the treatment needs of people leaving prison and supporting them by involving other services as you plan comprehensive community-based care. You will liaise closely and regularly with other relevant professionals and involve specialist services within your care coordination role. This role will be based in Chesterfield in Derbyshire, working 37.5 hours per week; Monday-Friday 9am-5pm, on a permanent contract. Due to the outreach and responsive nature of this role, applicants must have a driving licence and access to their own vehicle for work. Travel expenses for outreach is reimbursed and there is staff car parking is available to the rear of the office. Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate a clear passion for working with people using drugs and/or alcohol that are also involved in the criminal justice system. Applicants will have an innovative, motivating and proactive approach to work and experience of using appropriate models, interventions and approaches tailored to meet the individual needs of people accessing our service with varying and complex needs.

• Support through occupational sick pay, eye-care vouchers and regular wellbeing talks and activities
• Continuous training and career development via PXL our dedicated learning management system
• Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance programme including telephone and online access
• A rewarding role with the opportunity to help us support people on their journey to recovery and change their lives for the better.
• We'll ensure you get all the support you need to thrive and succeed in your role and find your place amongst our incredible and collaborative team.
About Phoenix Futures: Phoenix Futures Group is a charity with over 50 years' experience and a leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment. Our values are what define us and ensure we work to the highest standards. We believe in being the best, we are passionate about recovery, we value our history and use it to inform our future. We work with local authorities, other charities and service providers across the country to deliver innovative programmes and projects that change lives for the better, setting people on the path to health and emotional wellbeing. We provide a diverse range of services, our expertise in psychosocial treatment and support is the common thread that runs through everything we do. People need psychological interventions, social support, meaningful use of time, sense of purpose and a place of safety to sustain their recovery. At our core, we support people, families and communities to recover from drug and alcohol dependency. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and believe it is important to include people with lived experience to ensure the needs of the people we support are represented. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone is free to be themselves and we ensure equity of opportunity.


• Opportunity to access potential yearly salary increments subject to appraisal, meaning potential salary increase up to £27,500 (pro rata)
• 25 days' annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing each year to a maximum of 30 days) (pro rata)
• Benefits including season ticket loan, pension scheme and life assurance