Hospital Liaison Worker

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 and grow as individuals.

As Hospital Liaison Worker at Change Grow Live you will based primarily at UCLH in the Camden borough, the role will be in ED and admissions wards and will provide rapid access to assessment, brief intervention and liaison, discharge planning and onward referral for service users attending hospital with substance misuse related issues.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who has experience in a similar field looking to take the next step in their career.

Full Time Salary: £27,861.26 - £32,002.35 dependent on expereince (Based on full time hours - pro rata for part time)

Hours: Part time, 15 hours per week

Where: University College London Hospital.

Allowance: £4133.14 Inner London Weighting, Pro Rata

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.

What we will give to you:

• 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.

• Flexible working arrangements
• 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

About the role:

• To provide specialist assessment of patients attending/admitted to hospital with alcohol related issues using AUDIT C and AUDIT 10 screening tools
• Provide advice, support and training to hospital staff regarding drug and alcohol awareness, screening, assessment processes and referral pathways
• Work with community teams to ensure assertive and effective follow up of both repeat presentations and discharges from the hospital
• Develop specific links with identified specialist acute services and provide in-reach to hospital wards including: Gastroenterology/Hepatology; Orthopaedic[1]falls prevention services; specialist clinics (i.e.: Hypertensive Disease); observation ward; ED

About you:

• Training and/or experience in psychosocial intervention
• Have the ability to work in an environment where they may be subject to upsetting and disturbing information and patient presentation
• Have the ability to build working relationships and communicate with all members of the Emergency MDT
• Ability to manage challenging behaviour in a calm and professional manner
• Sound working knowledge of safeguarding

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

Please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria on your application as this will be used in the shortlisting process.

Direct applications only — we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.

Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions. More information about eligible roles and occupations can be found here: Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.