RECOVERY WORKER
| Posting date: | 28 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £21 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 May 2026 |
| Location: | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | SILVER BLUE SERVICES LTD |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | BAND 5 |
Summary
The role is for those accessing treatment with alcohol or substance dependency, mainly opiate dependency. Candidates will ideally have experience working within a structured drug and alcohol treatment system working with those prescribed OST, alongside other prescribed interventions. You will offer PSI interventions and be well versed in harm reduction principles to reduce drug and alcohol related harm
EY RESPONSIBILITIES
Provide harm reduction advice, information, and support with an emphasis on safer drug use, safer sex, HIV, Hepatitis A, B and C and other blood borne infections
Be responsible for maintaining a full case load of clients as the key worker.
To carry out comprehensive assessments, construct care packages with multi-disciplinary colleagues where required, review care plans in a structured format and manage onward referral.
To assist and support nurse prescribers during prescribing clinics.
To provide a range of structured psycho-social interventions including CBT based brief solution focused therapy and motivational enhancement techniques.
To create and facilitate group work interventions.
To provide a needle exchange service.
Demonstrable commitment to service user involvement.
To work with a range of professional in ensuring service users’ needs in terms of safeguarding and mental health are met.
Encourage and work with service users to move forward in their recovery
Encourage and work intensively with service users to support them move away from maintenance treatment where appropriate
EY RESPONSIBILITIES
Provide harm reduction advice, information, and support with an emphasis on safer drug use, safer sex, HIV, Hepatitis A, B and C and other blood borne infections
Be responsible for maintaining a full case load of clients as the key worker.
To carry out comprehensive assessments, construct care packages with multi-disciplinary colleagues where required, review care plans in a structured format and manage onward referral.
To assist and support nurse prescribers during prescribing clinics.
To provide a range of structured psycho-social interventions including CBT based brief solution focused therapy and motivational enhancement techniques.
To create and facilitate group work interventions.
To provide a needle exchange service.
Demonstrable commitment to service user involvement.
To work with a range of professional in ensuring service users’ needs in terms of safeguarding and mental health are met.
Encourage and work with service users to move forward in their recovery
Encourage and work intensively with service users to support them move away from maintenance treatment where appropriate