Shared Care Recovery Coordinator

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.

Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.

We have an exciting opportunity for a  Shared Care Recovery Coordinator to work in local GP surgeries as part of our busy Tower Hamlets service, delivering substance misuse interventions in community settings with a focus on Alcohol interventions. 

You’ll have to record information about what you do, so enjoying a bit of paperwork and attention to detail is important. But most of the time you’ll be enjoying working with people from all backgrounds, making a difference to their lives. No two days are the same and we treat every person who comes into our service as an individual, so being flexible, curious and a good listener are key.

Where: Tower Hamlets, London

Full Time Hours: 37.5hrs per week

Full Time Salary: £27,449.53 - £31,529.41 dependent on experience, Pro rata

Allowance: £4,072 Inner London Weighting pro rata

Contract Type: Fixed Term until March 2025

About the role:

• Supporting service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey
• Work with the Shared Care GP to support service users to achieve sustainable recovery
• Communicate with local GPSI's where applicable in relation to substance misuse treatment in Primary Care
• Work in partnership with community Pharmacists, ensuring clear communication pathways in relation to supervised consumption arrangements, engagement/presentation and medication collection
• Promote sexual health awareness, provide advice and information on protective factors and reducing risks and offer screening in association with the Practice Nurse
• Provide screening, assessment, and recovery planning and onward referral
• Reduce drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community
• Promote carer, service user and community involvement
• Provide advocacy for access to partnership services
• Work with service users to support social (re)integration, enabling them to lead meaningful and purposeful lives: promoting recovery, resilience, peer support and self-determination

About you:

• Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field
• Sound and demonstrable knowledge of clinical prescribing issues
• Experience of community based support practices
• Be an excellent communicator, both verbal and written with good IT skills
• Proactive and able to work on own initiative with excellent time management and prioritising skills
• Have a good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and good practice
• Be a supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in partnership with a wide range of professionals, agencies, and internal/external stakeholders
• Ability to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users
• Understand the importance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply all necessary safeguards
• Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden your professional knowledge and skills and to contribute and oversee the learning and development of others

What we will give to you:

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service
• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
• Contributory pension scheme
• A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• A friendly and supportive team
• Training, career development & progression opportunities
• Generous Refer-A-Friend scheme

Please read attached Job Description for a more detailed out line of responsibilities and Person Specifications

If this sounds like you and you’d like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we’d love to talk to you.

If you require sponsorship, please note that this role is not eligible for a Health and Care Worker visa. You may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route but must meet the minimum salary requirements for the role. You can find out more here Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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