Senior Worker/ Practitioner

At Change Grow Live (CGL), we believe in providing compassionate, person-centred support to those facing challenges with substance use. Every individual’s journey is unique, and we are committed to offering care that respects dignity, promotes well-being, and empowers people to make positive changes in their lives.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Practitioner within our Bassetlaw and Newark team.

What are we looking for? As Senior Practitioner, you will have an expertise in substance use and be able to support service users, frontline staff and managers. You should evidence your experience as a substance use practitioner in your application and how your experience meets the job description as a Senior Practitioner.

The Senior Practitioner will play a crucial role in ensuring the high-quality delivery of substance use treatment and interventions within Nottinghamshire. The role will entail some caseload management, supporting team leaders and managers with audits, supervision and training.

Location: Bassetlaw and Newark 
Full Time Salary Range: £32,002.35 - £34,214.21 dependent on expereince (based on full time hours, pro rata for part time).
Hours: Full time, 37.5 per week

*Please note: full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.

About the Role: 

• Identify, and engage with, people who have substance misuse problems with complex physical and / or mental health needs, including co-morbidity. Providing advice, support and recovery focused structured clinical and/or psychosocial interventions to support recovery and primary health care needs.
• Carry out comprehensive assessments and develop recovery plans that clearly identify how they will enable progression in addressing substance use and re/integrating into the community.
• Further develop CGL’s links with local recovery groups / mutual aid groups
• Ensure that all aspects of confidentiality are adhered to and ensure consent to share information is always obtained.
• Provide health education especially in regard to harm minimisation, blood borne viruses and overdose prevention.
• Carry out key harm reduction strategies such as running of the Needle Exchange and distribution of Naloxone, after completion of appropriate training or demonstration of relevant experience.
• Support the Team Leader to carry out case file audits and ensure findings encourage a culture of learning within the team, to help improve service user outcomes via the delivery of team learning packages.
• Deputise for Team Leaders in meetings, when necessary
• When applicable, manage the recruitment, supervision and development of Peer Mentors and Volunteers.

About You:

We’re looking for a compassionate, skilled and experience professional who:

• Has experience working with complex substance use needs in a harm reduction or recovery-focused setting.
• Is passionate about empowering people to make informed choices about their health and well-being.
• Has a positive leadership style and engages well with service users and colleagues
• Is confident in safeguarding practice and policies
• Is confident in developing partnerships to improve service accessibility and engagement.
• Can provide training and guidance to colleagues, sharing knowledge around harm reduction and interventions.

 What We Offer:

• A supportive and inclusive team culture.
• 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. Additionally, you'll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years, therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us.
• A weekly wellness hour, plus access to an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Access to a pension scheme and shopping, cinema, and holiday discounts.
• Training and career development opportunities.
• Refer a Friend Scheme

Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role. 

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)