Advanced Recovery Practitioner - Wakefield Inspiring Recovery

Job Introduction

Advanced Recovery Practitioner – Lived Experience Co-ordinator

Do you want to help build a brighter future for communities and individuals in Wakefield doing a highly rewarding job? Turning Point’s drug & alcohol services are currently expanding during a really exciting time in the sector with new funding and investment. 

For this role you will have either significant experience in providing a substance use services or a related field in health, social care or criminal justice services and/or a relevant qualification such as social work or nursing. You will hold a defined caseload of service users with multiple needs and have, or be willing to develop, a specialism within the team. You will provide learning opportunities and act as a point of expertise within your team, sometimes leading multi-disciplinary discussions to support planning, and be capable of representing the service in external meetings to improve pathways with  partner agencies. Whilst not a line management position Advanced Practitioners will form part of the leadership of the team and be key to supporting specific clients with complex needs and workers, particularly those new to the field. 

As an Advanced Practitioner we offer a starting salary of £27,300 with annual pay progression up to £31,937 (Dependent on experience you may be offered a starting salary above the initial starting salary).

You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey and clearly defined career pathways that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths.

Whether you are looking to progress into a management and leadership role or to be a specialist in your field at Turning point we will support and encourage you on your career journey.

Role Responsibility

•To assist individuals to build recovery capital and facilitate resourcefulness

•Supporting service users to engage with service user forums and provide their ‘voice’ both locally and nationally to develop the service’s recovery interventions to enhance a service user’s recovery journey;

•Ensuring access to Recovery Support interventions including onward referrals and signposting to local peer support groups; 

•Promote service user involvement across the organisation, offering advice and guidance to staff with linking  service users into forums;

•Co-ordinate service user feedback and collate action plans based on the responses i.e. ‘You Said, We Did’ boards

•Represent the service and support individuals to participate in National Service User Forums.

The Ideal Candidate

Essential:

• Exceptional report writing and case notes
• Demonstrable experience in working within a substance use treatment and recovery setting
• Specialist  interest depth knowledge of one or more complexities alongside substance use . This may be mental health, long term conditions, criminality, homelessness, Domestic Violence etc
• Understanding of risk and risk management, as it applies to substance use and complexity.
• Significant experience of working in health and social care

Desirable: 

• RMN; Social Work, psychology or other relevant qualification

About us

What Benefits Will I Receive?

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package that includes:

• Comprehensive learning and development opportunities so we can invest in your future – we’re proud to have a silver accreditation from Investors in People. Choose from our range of courses to gain recognised qualifications
• 31 days’ paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 33 days
• An exclusive discounts hub for TP colleagues, to help make your money go further – including high street shopping, pubs and restaurants, mobile phones, gym memberships, and much more. You’ll also have access to the Blue Light Card, for even more discounts and savings!
• Flexible working solutions to support your work-life balance
• Life Assurance of up to 3x annual salary and a competitive Pension Scheme to support your savings and security
• Access to our Rightsteps Therapy service – free, confidential telephone based counselling sessions, access to an online wellbeing platform, and a Financial Education hub to support your total wellbeing
• A 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme including a Digital GP, legal advice and more – all free to you and your immediate family
• Recognition awards to recognise colleagues’ inspirational work and dedication, as well as Long Service bonuses to celebrate your commitment to us
• Flexible benefit options including a Cycle to Work scheme and interest-free Season Ticket Loans
• A £300 bonus if you successfully refer a friend as a new colleague through our Refer a Friend scheme, as a thanks from us!

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

Turning Point