Drug and Alcohol Recovery Worker - SW Herts

Are you a talented mental health clinician (Registered Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist)? Are you interested in working with an outstanding Trust to develop and deliver community treatment in mental health? We are seeking to recruit a Drug and Alcohol Recovery Worker to join the Adult Community Mental Health Service (ACMHS) in South West Hertfordshire. We have one role based in Hemel Hempstead and one role based in Watford We welcome diversity in our workforce and encourage applications from people of all ages and backgrounds, such as those with lived experience of mental health difficulties. Here's what our staff say about working in the team: "It's a privilege to help people make the changes they want to see in their lives. I get to see about three people each day, on site, and I love my job." (LP, Counselling Psychologist, South West ACMHS)

You must hold a full valid driving licence and have access to a car to use regularly for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission. Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout

• work with care co-ordinators and 35 - 40 service users, depending on complexity and other responsibilities
• carry out drug and alcohol misuse assessment including assessment of personal strengths and recovery capital, and risks
• develop recovery plans using a person-centred approach to develop, implement and evaluate needs and strengths-based care plans and risk management plans in partnership with service users, carers and other professionals
• provide Individual brief assessment one-to-one and group interventions
In return, we can offer you:
• leadership and management training opportunities
• on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement ( 5% of basic salary (min £1,258 max £2,122) per annum
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
• One of the UK's best pension schemes
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing services
• Special leave for family and personal reasons
• NHS Car Lease Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme