Opioid Medication Practitioner
| Posting date: | 04 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £24,020 to £30,790 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 June 2025 |
| Location: | 3 Armley Court, Leeds, LS12 2LB |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Humankind |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | VN5039 |
Summary
Opioid Medication Practitioner
Working hours: Monday-Friday with one late night shift until 7pm (you will be given an early finish or late start following an evening shift).
Location: 3 Armley Court, Leeds, LS12 2LB
About the role...
An exciting opportunity to join our newly funded OHID OTC/POM team, based at the Armley Hub!
Key duties will include:
The successful candidate will hold a small service user caseload, supporting them to make positive changes to their opioid/opiate based OTC/POM use.
Successful candidates will build a network with local GPs, pharmacies, and healthcare services with the aim of increasing numbers into treatment and successful treatment completions.
Successful candidates will be an integral member of the dynamic multi-agency team developing comprehensive and tailored individual interventions.
The successful candidate will adopt a trauma informed approach to improve individual health outcomes while working alongside motivated multi-disciplinary teams to support tailored individual interventions.
About you...
The successful candidate will have knowledge of opioid/opiates medications and addiction.
You will have experience in assessment, PSI, knowledge of the clinical interventions required to support, risk management, recovery planning, therapeutic interventions and be able to support clients to address their substance use.
You will have excellent record keeping and communication skills and have confidence in their abilities to support other staff members where needed.
Assertive, community outreach and home visits are part of this role, therefore having a driving licence and car access is desirable.
To view the full job description and person specification, please click here.
Please be advised, if you are viewing this role on Indeed, the link to the job description will not work. Please click the 'Apply via Company Website' button to be redirected to our careers page, where you will be able to view the job description in full.
The salary advertised above demonstrates the full earning potential for this role, starting salaries will allow for pay progression within the pay band.
Who are we…
Waythrough launched in October 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. We tackle poverty and disadvantage in communities, through mental health, drug and alcohol, housing and related support.
We have almost 200 services around England – and nearly 3,500 amazing staff and volunteers who run them. Every year our services support around 125,000 people.
Bringing together two big organisations is not a small task and it’ll take a while to fully integrate our systems, processes and approaches. That’s why you will notice the jobs here are still branded ‘Humankind’. Next year we’ll be fully integrating our recruitment systems but for now they are separate.
What can Waythrough offer you…
️
Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 after 1 years’ service)
Annual leave purchase scheme
Enhanced occupational sick pay
%
Enhanced employer contribution to your workplace pension
Death in service benefit
✍️
Free Will writing
Eyecare vouchers
️
Blue light card discount
Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses
Work-life balance- flexible working and family friendly policies
♀️
Happy, Healthy You! – our wellbeing offers for our workforce
Employee Assist Programme and Waythrough Support Networks
Waythrough is an equal opportunities employer
We value unique perspectives and experiences that everyone can bring, and fully understand the strength in diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, regardless of race, gender, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability. If you have a genuine passion for working for us, we want to hear for you. We also welcome applications from people with lived experience with substance use. If you require support with your application, please contact the Recruitment Team at people.recruitment@waythrough.org.uk
Working hours: Monday-Friday with one late night shift until 7pm (you will be given an early finish or late start following an evening shift).
Location: 3 Armley Court, Leeds, LS12 2LB
About the role...
An exciting opportunity to join our newly funded OHID OTC/POM team, based at the Armley Hub!
Key duties will include:
The successful candidate will hold a small service user caseload, supporting them to make positive changes to their opioid/opiate based OTC/POM use.
Successful candidates will build a network with local GPs, pharmacies, and healthcare services with the aim of increasing numbers into treatment and successful treatment completions.
Successful candidates will be an integral member of the dynamic multi-agency team developing comprehensive and tailored individual interventions.
The successful candidate will adopt a trauma informed approach to improve individual health outcomes while working alongside motivated multi-disciplinary teams to support tailored individual interventions.
About you...
The successful candidate will have knowledge of opioid/opiates medications and addiction.
You will have experience in assessment, PSI, knowledge of the clinical interventions required to support, risk management, recovery planning, therapeutic interventions and be able to support clients to address their substance use.
You will have excellent record keeping and communication skills and have confidence in their abilities to support other staff members where needed.
Assertive, community outreach and home visits are part of this role, therefore having a driving licence and car access is desirable.
To view the full job description and person specification, please click here.
Please be advised, if you are viewing this role on Indeed, the link to the job description will not work. Please click the 'Apply via Company Website' button to be redirected to our careers page, where you will be able to view the job description in full.
The salary advertised above demonstrates the full earning potential for this role, starting salaries will allow for pay progression within the pay band.
Who are we…
Waythrough launched in October 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. We tackle poverty and disadvantage in communities, through mental health, drug and alcohol, housing and related support.
We have almost 200 services around England – and nearly 3,500 amazing staff and volunteers who run them. Every year our services support around 125,000 people.
Bringing together two big organisations is not a small task and it’ll take a while to fully integrate our systems, processes and approaches. That’s why you will notice the jobs here are still branded ‘Humankind’. Next year we’ll be fully integrating our recruitment systems but for now they are separate.
What can Waythrough offer you…
️
Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 after 1 years’ service)
Annual leave purchase scheme
Enhanced occupational sick pay
%
Enhanced employer contribution to your workplace pension
Death in service benefit
✍️
Free Will writing
Eyecare vouchers
️
Blue light card discount
Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses
Work-life balance- flexible working and family friendly policies
♀️
Happy, Healthy You! – our wellbeing offers for our workforce
Employee Assist Programme and Waythrough Support Networks
Waythrough is an equal opportunities employer
We value unique perspectives and experiences that everyone can bring, and fully understand the strength in diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, regardless of race, gender, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability. If you have a genuine passion for working for us, we want to hear for you. We also welcome applications from people with lived experience with substance use. If you require support with your application, please contact the Recruitment Team at people.recruitment@waythrough.org.uk