Job Introduction

Part Time: 15 - 17.5 Hours Per Week

At Turning Point, we support people across the UK with substance misuse. As Substance Misuse & Mental Health (SUMH) Advanced Practitioner, you'll make a real difference to their lives as you develop personal, client centred, collaborative treatment and recovery plans to help individuals to turn things around. Passionate about people, you'll enjoy the scope and support to enhance your own personal and professional development too, and work as part of a friendly, integrated and multidisciplinary team.

As a Substance Misuse & Mental Health Advanced Practitioner, you will ideally have experience of working with individuals who are substance users and who also have co-occurring mental health difficulties, or possess experience in a closely related field in health, social care or criminal justice services and/or a relevant qualification such as social work.

You will provide enhanced care co-ordination for a complex/high-risk caseload of service users with co-existing substance use and mental health issues and deliver short-term psychological evidenced based interventions. Additionally, you will support and contribute to the delivery of continued professional development (CPD) events for staff within the service and with key partner agencies. The role will entail providing case consultation and advice to the wider staff team and on occasions sometimes involve leading multi-disciplinary team discussions to support holistic and individual treatment planning.

Whilst ensuring excellent liaison with mental health services, you will take a pro-active and lead role in supporting substance use and mental health pathway development within the service and with partnership agencies.

Role Responsibility

• Provide enhanced care co-coordination for individuals with substance misuse who have high-risk/complex needs which may also include homelessness, criminality, long term conditions, domestic abuse, sexual exploitation, self-harm, suicide ideation etc.
• Conduct assessments of need and risk assessments and formulate effective risk management plans and recovery plans that taken into account the personal recovery goals of the client.
• Effective partnership working with members of any multi-disciplinary team and other agencies and taking on the role of lead professional when appropriate
• Deliver interventions that are underpinned by a strong evidence base
• Participate in clinical meetings and complex case meetings and be confident and competent at presenting cases orally and through written reports 
• Support the learning and development of Recovery Workers and Trainee Recovery workers, providing specialist input into Multi-Disciplinary Meetings
• Provide professional supervision and mentoring to staff to support their development, learning and standards of care
• Being known as an expert in substance misuse and mental health within the service.
• Delivering CPD internal & external learning events and representing Turning Point nationally if required in your specialist area

The Ideal Candidate

Essential:

• Exceptional report writing and case notes
• Demonstrable experience in working within a substance misuse treatment and recovery setting
• Understanding of risk and risk management, as it applies to substance misuse and complexity
• Significant experience of working in health and social care

Desirable: 

• RMN; Social Work, psychology or other relevant qualification
• Specialist interest and experience of working with individuals with other complexities alongside substance misuse. This may be mental health, long term conditions, criminality, homelessness, Domestic Violence etc.

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. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost
• 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