Substance Use Practitioner
| Posting date: | 20 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £26,530 to £29,114 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 08 July 2025 |
| Location: | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Framework |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | REQ004036 |
Summary
SUBSTANCE USE PRACTITIONER, TRIAGE, NOTTINGHAM RECOVERY NETWORK, NOTTINGHAM, SALARY: £26,530 - £29,114 FTE (PRO-RATED PAY £16,133.11 - £17,704.46 PER ANNUM), PERMANENT, 22.5HPW
This is an exciting opportunity to join an innovative and high performing Triage Team delivering substance use services within the City of Nottingham. Nottingham Recovery Network Triage Team prides itself on good practice and innovation regarding substance use treatment interventions.
The Triage Team are the first port of call for individuals looking to access treatment services, therefore you will need excellent communication and motivational skills to encourage and motivate hard to reach groups into treatment.
The post holder will be expected to deliver comprehensive assessments, screening and the delivery of brief interventions, plus structured treatment at the Wellbeing Hub and other community venues. You will support our work to further expand into the community with a focus on the cycle of change and engaging specific and previously under-represented groups into treatment.
In addition to completing assessments the role will have its own caseload and support individuals who have substance use issues, and who need recovery related support as well as advice and guidance.
Applicants need to demonstrate an understanding of the factors impacting on substance use and dependency. You will require interpersonal skills to gain the confidence of service users and other agencies. Triage Practitioners should have the ability to balance treatment core values against the demands of a rigorous busy service where no two days are the same. We are looking for a colleague with the ability to develop and contribute to a consistent and effective integrated team approach.
For more information about role, please contact: Nikki Kershaw - Team Leader on 07766306214 or at nicola.kershaw@frameworkHA.org with any queries about the role.
Closing Date of Application: 8th July 2025
Interviews Anticipated to be held: 24th July 2025
Why Join Us?
• Working for Framework is a great way into social care. We invest in you and encourage career progression – providing a full induction, e-learning and classroom training, management development pathways, fully-funded professional qualifications and more.
• Your wellbeing is important to us. We emphasise wellbeing in all our working environments and employ a Wellbeing Practitioner to support our staff.
• Employee assistance programme, salary sacrifice schemes.
• Stakeholder pension, enhanced maternity and paternity leave and paid sick leave.
• 32 days holiday including Bank Holidays – increasing with service.
• Paid DBS and Update Service.
• Loyalty awards and non-contributory life insurance.
• Equality & Diversity is important to us: we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and cultures, and appreciate the variety of experience they provide. As one of Nottingham’s few Disability Confident Leaders, we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities.
Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.
98% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.
Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.
As an organisation we do not offer sponsorship for overseas candidates as our roles do not come under the Shortage Occupancy List (SOL) for the scheme. Any non-UK citizen who wishes to apply for a role within Framework would need to be able to provide valid RTW in the UK without the need for support from us.
This is an exciting opportunity to join an innovative and high performing Triage Team delivering substance use services within the City of Nottingham. Nottingham Recovery Network Triage Team prides itself on good practice and innovation regarding substance use treatment interventions.
The Triage Team are the first port of call for individuals looking to access treatment services, therefore you will need excellent communication and motivational skills to encourage and motivate hard to reach groups into treatment.
The post holder will be expected to deliver comprehensive assessments, screening and the delivery of brief interventions, plus structured treatment at the Wellbeing Hub and other community venues. You will support our work to further expand into the community with a focus on the cycle of change and engaging specific and previously under-represented groups into treatment.
In addition to completing assessments the role will have its own caseload and support individuals who have substance use issues, and who need recovery related support as well as advice and guidance.
Applicants need to demonstrate an understanding of the factors impacting on substance use and dependency. You will require interpersonal skills to gain the confidence of service users and other agencies. Triage Practitioners should have the ability to balance treatment core values against the demands of a rigorous busy service where no two days are the same. We are looking for a colleague with the ability to develop and contribute to a consistent and effective integrated team approach.
For more information about role, please contact: Nikki Kershaw - Team Leader on 07766306214 or at nicola.kershaw@frameworkHA.org with any queries about the role.
Closing Date of Application: 8th July 2025
Interviews Anticipated to be held: 24th July 2025
Why Join Us?
• Working for Framework is a great way into social care. We invest in you and encourage career progression – providing a full induction, e-learning and classroom training, management development pathways, fully-funded professional qualifications and more.
• Your wellbeing is important to us. We emphasise wellbeing in all our working environments and employ a Wellbeing Practitioner to support our staff.
• Employee assistance programme, salary sacrifice schemes.
• Stakeholder pension, enhanced maternity and paternity leave and paid sick leave.
• 32 days holiday including Bank Holidays – increasing with service.
• Paid DBS and Update Service.
• Loyalty awards and non-contributory life insurance.
• Equality & Diversity is important to us: we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and cultures, and appreciate the variety of experience they provide. As one of Nottingham’s few Disability Confident Leaders, we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities.
Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.
98% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.
Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.
As an organisation we do not offer sponsorship for overseas candidates as our roles do not come under the Shortage Occupancy List (SOL) for the scheme. Any non-UK citizen who wishes to apply for a role within Framework would need to be able to provide valid RTW in the UK without the need for support from us.
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