Senior Substance Use Worker

Posting date:	18 July 2025
Salary:	£29,970.00 to £36,483.00 per year
Additional salary information:	£29970.00 - £36483.00 a year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	14 August 2025
Location:	Nottingham, NG1 6BB
Company:	NHS Jobs
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	L0098-0725-053

Summary

About the Service The Nottingham Recovery Network aims to deliver a fully-integrated, high quality drug and alcohol treatment and recovery support system that is locally owned and personally valued, with service user and carer involvement embedded in all aspects of its practice. The Nottingham Recovery Network comprises of Framework Housing Association (Lead Agency), Double Impact and Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The service focuses on a three phase service delivery model comprising of: - Recovery Orientation (Engagement) - Recovery Delivery Interventions (Including psychosocial and pharmacological treatment interventions) - Re-integration (Recovery including the Double Impact Academy) This is underpinned by the four cornerstones of: - Peer-led Mutual Aid - Mentoring and Volunteering - Service User Involvement External Mutual Aid Purpose of Job The post holder will be an integral member of the Nottingham Recovery Network, ensuring effective joint working across all areas enabling service users to move through the system and progress out of treatment and reintegrate as quickly as possible. The post holder will provide high quality evidenced based substance misuse treatment to adults with dependent drug misuse in line with national guidance. This will be achieved through assessment, screening, care planning, recovery planning (SMART), case management, the delivery of comprehensive, structured and unstructured treatment and implementing and evaluating treatment plans as defined by Models of Care 2002/2006, NICE guidelines quality standards for drug use disorders 2012 (51 & 115) and public health guidance 24. The post holder will have responsibility for providing support and guidance to substance misuse workers. The post holder will be responsible for nursing related tasks which may includeassessing patients, administering medication including IM injections, care planning and treatment, monitoring patient progress, communicating with patients and their families, and coordinating care with other healthcare professionals. The post holder will proactively maintain contact with service users striving for positive outcomes for all to include where possible the attainment or maintenance of abstinence. Position in Organisation Reports to the Service Manager Point of contact for/with Nottingham Recovery Network service users Works in partnership with the Nottingham Recovery Network Point of contact for/with statutory and non-statutory agencies e.g. housing, employment, criminal justice, social services, police, probation Point of contact for/with community resources/providers e.g. CGL Jigsaw. Scope of Job To work in partnership with the wider Nottingham Recovery Network team to case manage more complex cases and support individuals with substance misuse problems through the recovery system. To carry a caseload of service users with dependent drug misuse including multiple needs. Nursing related tasks which may includeassessing patients, administering medication including IM injections, care planning and treatment, monitoring patient progress, communicating with patients and their families, and coordinating care with other healthcare professionals The post is required to be competent and autonomous in implementing and evaluating treatment plans for more complex cases and will have the experience and knowledge to competently advise more junior members of the team. Qualifications Post holder must hold a current nursing qualification and be registered with the NMC. Preceptorship offered to newly qualified nurses. Key Responsibilities Manage a caseload of clients ensuring a high standard of clinical care for the patients/clients under your management. This will include management of service users prescribed OST. Work as a member of the team, be flexible to the needs of the team To administer medication including IM injections and monitor patients clinically as required i.e. BP monitoring. To manage the clinical area safely and respond appropriately in line with NRN procedures. To be part of the on-call rota providing a response to service users and professionals in the absence of the key worker To provide support and guidance to more junior members of the team. To carry a caseload with responsibility for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care programmes to identify levels of dependence and create an individually tailored plan of care; to encourage the development of working towards the achievement of agreed goals. To complete a full risk assessment of need including risk to self and others and adult/child safeguarding identification and risk management. To link service users to appropriate internal and external services and other areas of the Nottingham Recovery Network. To provide support to shared care and satellite clinics. To proactively maintain contact with service users instilling belief of Recovery. To ensure that appropriate Mentor or Peer Mentor support is in place to support the service user on their journey to recovery. To assist service users to access learning, training and development opportunities where appropriate. To utilise skills and knowledge to facilitate therapeutic one to one and group psychosocial based interventions and learning opportunities alongside other members of the team. To utilise motivational interviewing and CBT techniques in one to one settings to promote engagement in treatment services, encourage self-esteem, well-being, self-responsibility and enhanced motivation. To promote healthier lifestyles and increase service user choice and engender a recovery focused community To promote mutual aid and self-help. To take an active role in multidisciplinary meetings, to feedback, record and discuss individual cases. To train as a practice supervisor/assessor and provide mentorship and training to student nurses, social workers, other professionals and new staff to develop and improve awareness and knowledge of substance related issues. To work closely with all partnership members for the benefit of the service user. To deal with any safeguarding concerns in line with policy and procedure. To promote service user involvement To ensure that all aspects of confidentiality are adhered to To recognise personal and professional boundaries and work within Frameworks code of conduct Administration & Systems As a treatment system, patient notes are considered health care records and are therefore subject to enhanced scrutiny. Record keeping must not only adhere to Nottingham Recovery Networks record keeping policy, but also national guidance on health care records (NMC) To ensure that all administration duties connected with Nottingham Recovery Network and Double Impact programs are carried out. To ensure that key performance indicators are met as stipulated by the service level agreement and to achieve specified targets as set by the team leader. To operate record keeping and monitoring procedures in accordance with contract requirements. This will involve the recording of individual activity in accordance with agreed data collection systems To work to company targets and performance measurement requirements Other Duties To carry out all work in accordance with the company and its partners philosophy and ethos To carry out all work in accordance with the companys policies and procedures To ensure all Health & Safety procedures are adhered to To ensure Equal Opportunities is maintained and promoted To attend staff meetings and engage in all staff support, development and supervision systems. Proactively improve personal knowledge and skills by completing any relevant training To present a professional image and act as an ambassador for Double Impact and the Nottingham Recovery Network at all times To keep abreast of developments in services, legislation and practice relevant to services for substance misusers. To act as an ambassador for Double Impact and the Nottingham Recovery Network Such other duties as the management may from time to time reasonably require