CASUS Substance Misuse Practitioner
| Posting date: | 20 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £31,049.00 to £37,796.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £31049.00 - £37796.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 February 2026 |
| Location: | Huntingdon, PE29 3RJ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9310-26-0040 |
Summary
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities. To accept referrals and complete comprehensive assessments of substance use, need and risk. To plan, implement and evaluate a holistic package of care for young people to address their substance use needs. To liaise and formulate care closely with other agencies involved with young people and families, e.g Children's Services Locality teams, Social Care teams, Education settings, Youth Offending Service, CAMH, Primary Care, Non-statutory agencies. To provide a range of evidenced based specialist therapeutic interventions, delivered using a mentalisation based approach such as AMBIT (Adolescent Mentalisation Based Integrative Therapy). To carry out specialist interventions in outpatient, detached and domiciliary settings. To provide substance specific interventions such as information, advice, psychoeducation, reduction planning, harm reduction (including needle exchange and BBV) and relapse prevention. To attend and contribute to safeguarding processes for young people and families as required. To provide, with the team, substance specific family interventions for those young people engaged in treatment. Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria. *DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website