Derbyshire Specialist Tier 4 Substance Use Practitioner
| Posting date: | 13 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £24,750 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 May 2025 |
| Location: | Derby, Derbyshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Phoenix Futures |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 3837 |
Summary
Phoenix Future's Derbyshire Substance Use Service is looking to recruit a highly motivated, passionate, person-centred and recovery focused individual to join their team.
The specialist Tier 4 Substance Misuse Practitioner role will involve working with service users within the Derbyshire county who are already accessing structured substance misuse treatment within the service, and are now working towards accessing funded Tier 4 inpatient detoxification and rehabilitation.
As a Tier 4 worker you will deliver structured and intensive 1:1 support alongside the service user's allocated key worker, and support the facilitation of groups. You will liaise with key workers, detox/rehab providers, Commissioners and other involved care professionals in supporting service users with achieving their Tier 4 treatment goals.
This role will be a full-time 37.5 hours per week contract, working Monday-Friday 9am-5pm. Base is flexible - you can request to be based at any one of our four sites within the Derbyshire county - our main bases are in Chesterfield, Ripley, Ilkeston and Swadlincote. This role is for an initially fixed term contract to 31/03/26.
About you:
We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and believe it is important to include people with lived experience to ensure the needs of the people we support are represented. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone is free to be themselves and we ensure equity of opportunity.
So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as a specialist Tier 4 Substance Misuse Practitioner, please get in touch or apply today.
Your Rewards:
- Opportunity to access potential yearly salary increments subject to appraisal, meaning potential salary increase up to £29,250
- 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing each year to a maximum of 30 days) (pro rata)
- Benefits including season ticket loan, pension scheme and life assurance
- Support through occupational sick pay, eye-care vouchers and regular wellbeing talks and activities
- Continuous training and career development via PXL our dedicated learning management system
- Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance programme including telephone and online access
- A rewarding role with the opportunity to help us support people on their journey to recovery and change their lives for the better.
- We’ll ensure you get all the support you need to thrive and succeed in your role and find your place amongst our incredible and collaborative team.
About Phoenix Futures:
Phoenix Futures Group is a charity with over 50 years’ experience and a leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment.
Our values are what define us and ensure we work to the highest standards. We believe in being the best, we are passionate about recovery, we value our history and use it to inform our future.
We work with local authorities, other charities and service providers across the country to deliver innovative programmes and projects that change lives for the better, setting people on the path to health and emotional wellbeing.
We provide a diverse range of services, our expertise in psychosocial treatment and support is the common thread that runs through everything we do. People need psychological interventions, social support, meaningful use of time, sense of purpose and a place of safety to sustain their recovery. At our core, we support people, families and communities to recover from drug and alcohol dependency.
We are keen to hear from anyone with experience of working within the field of substance misuse, who is motivated and passionate about recovery.
For more information about the Derbyshire Recovery Partnership, visit www.derbyshirerecoverypartnership.co.uk.
Please apply via www.phoenix-futures.org.uk
The specialist Tier 4 Substance Misuse Practitioner role will involve working with service users within the Derbyshire county who are already accessing structured substance misuse treatment within the service, and are now working towards accessing funded Tier 4 inpatient detoxification and rehabilitation.
As a Tier 4 worker you will deliver structured and intensive 1:1 support alongside the service user's allocated key worker, and support the facilitation of groups. You will liaise with key workers, detox/rehab providers, Commissioners and other involved care professionals in supporting service users with achieving their Tier 4 treatment goals.
This role will be a full-time 37.5 hours per week contract, working Monday-Friday 9am-5pm. Base is flexible - you can request to be based at any one of our four sites within the Derbyshire county - our main bases are in Chesterfield, Ripley, Ilkeston and Swadlincote. This role is for an initially fixed term contract to 31/03/26.
About you:
We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and believe it is important to include people with lived experience to ensure the needs of the people we support are represented. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone is free to be themselves and we ensure equity of opportunity.
So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as a specialist Tier 4 Substance Misuse Practitioner, please get in touch or apply today.
Your Rewards:
- Opportunity to access potential yearly salary increments subject to appraisal, meaning potential salary increase up to £29,250
- 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing each year to a maximum of 30 days) (pro rata)
- Benefits including season ticket loan, pension scheme and life assurance
- Support through occupational sick pay, eye-care vouchers and regular wellbeing talks and activities
- Continuous training and career development via PXL our dedicated learning management system
- Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance programme including telephone and online access
- A rewarding role with the opportunity to help us support people on their journey to recovery and change their lives for the better.
- We’ll ensure you get all the support you need to thrive and succeed in your role and find your place amongst our incredible and collaborative team.
About Phoenix Futures:
Phoenix Futures Group is a charity with over 50 years’ experience and a leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment.
Our values are what define us and ensure we work to the highest standards. We believe in being the best, we are passionate about recovery, we value our history and use it to inform our future.
We work with local authorities, other charities and service providers across the country to deliver innovative programmes and projects that change lives for the better, setting people on the path to health and emotional wellbeing.
We provide a diverse range of services, our expertise in psychosocial treatment and support is the common thread that runs through everything we do. People need psychological interventions, social support, meaningful use of time, sense of purpose and a place of safety to sustain their recovery. At our core, we support people, families and communities to recover from drug and alcohol dependency.
We are keen to hear from anyone with experience of working within the field of substance misuse, who is motivated and passionate about recovery.
For more information about the Derbyshire Recovery Partnership, visit www.derbyshirerecoverypartnership.co.uk.
Please apply via www.phoenix-futures.org.uk
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