Group Work Lead
Job Introduction
Turning Point is a leading Social Enterprise which supports people with a wide range of complex needs across Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, Substance Use and Public Health. We are currently recruiting for a health care professional to work in our North East Lincolnshire Service as a PSI Group Lead where you’ll have the chance to make a real difference to the lives of the people we support who are experiencing difficulties from drugs and alcohol usage.
Passionate about people, you’ll enjoy the opportunity and support to enhance your own life and career too, as you gain the experience and training you need to progress in your career within a social enterprise. So if you’re ambitious and ready for a fresh challenge with a sector leader then this could be the opportunity for you.
Running health and social care services as a social enterprise, we invest every penny back into our care – and our people. So, if you’re ambitious and ready for a fresh challenge, progress your career with a sector leader.
Main Responsibilities
Co-ordinate and support implementation of the psychosocial group programme working under the direction of Clinical / Counselling Psychologist. The PSI Group Lead will support and provide training for the teams to ensure high quality group interventions. encourage reflective practice and support all internal and external audits and inspections.
Essential Requirements:
- Excellent interpersonal skills at all levels to engage, build relationships and influence.
- Plain English skills – both verbal and written to bring clarity and purpose.
- Ability to tailor message to the audience.
- Adaptable and able to work in a challenging and changeable environment.
- Building exceptional relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders including commissioners.
- Demonstrable commitment to the Recovery Agenda.
- Working knowledge and understanding of substance use issues and the ability to recognise the indicators of increasingly chaotic and risky use of substances amongst Service Users.
- Understanding of the issues faced by Service Users with substance use/or dual diagnosis (mental health and substance use) challenges.
- Extensive experience of facilitating group work.
- Experience in managing a caseload of Service Users with complex needs.
- Proven track record in managing incidents of challenging behaviour.
- Excellent understanding of issues surrounding clinical risk.
- Demonstrates knowledge of the issues surrounding work and other social factors and the impact if can have on mental health / benefits and employment systems.
- Knowledge of medication used in the treatment of people with drug and / or alcohol problems.
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence-based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post.
- Able to demonstrate a good knowledge and value base in a relevant service specialism.
About Us
As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.
We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.
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:
25 days’ paid holiday a year + Bank Holidays, increasing with each year of service up to 27 days + Bank Holidays. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.
Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following this link to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date.
Turning Point
