Substance Misuse Practitioner
| Posting date: | 04 March 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: | 18 March 2026 |
| Location: | Leicestershire, LE16 7RP |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | M9301-26-0046 |
Summary
Please see the attached job description for the full list of duties and responsibilities. A summary is as follows: To deliver a steps-based, recovery orientated and outcome focussed service within the hostprison with a particular emphasis on high standards and good practice. To work within an integrated team delivering psycho-social interventions to service userspresenting with substance misuse issues, including alcohol. To participate in the prisons induction programme, encouraging and motivating clients to engage. To use strengths-based approaches including mapping techniques and relevant paperwork inorder to carry out initial screening assessments. To carry out further assessments that includes strengths-based node-link mapping techniquesand recovery planning. Work collaboratively with clinical services to ensure service users are referred for clinical servicesand supported whilst waiting for or receiving clinical treatment. Including attending joint clinicalreviews and communicating progress and needs to appropriate staff where need dictates. To identify and formulate goals jointly agreed with the service user on their recovery planappropriate to their needs.