Rough Sleepers Outreach Practitioner Job at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust London UB8
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a new team operating in the community across the London Borough of Hillingdon.
We are seeking an experienced outreach practitioner to support a multidisciplinary team to help engage with the homeless population who struggle with substance use within the borough of Hillingdon. The team uses holistic assertive outreach techniques to support service users to access community-based drug and alcohol treatment and to secure long-term accommodation.
The Addictions Directorate within CNWL Foundation Trust is a large, well-established provider offering a wide range of specialist NHS drug and alcohol treatment interventions to the diverse and multicultural populations in Central and North West London. Our drug and alcohol services include community services, A&E liaison services, Peripatetic nurses, Family Therapy, a National Problem Gambling Service, and a Club Drug Clinic.
Our substance misuse services are dedicated to helping reduce the harm caused by substance misuse; helping people overcome their dependency and problematic use of substances. We are proud to help both service users and their families rebuild their lives and enable recovery. We are committed to working in partnership with other providers and service users in local systems of treatment and recovery.
We are a forward-facing trust who believes in the training and development of professionals and can prioritise supporting prospective applicants to learn new skills in working with providing service users addictions support. We have ample opportunities to gain a greater understanding of essential skills underpinning clinical practice such as motivational interviewing techniques, relapse management, and clinical specialist skills such as venepuncture, ECG, and dry blood spot testing.
The Addictions Directorate with CNWL Foundation Trust is a large, well-established provider which offers a wide range of specialist NHS drug and alcohol treatment interventions to the diverse and multicultural populations in Central and North West London. Our Drug and Alcohol services include 7 community services, 1 in-patient service. We also run a National Gambling Service and a Club Drug Clinic.
Our substance misuse services are dedicated to helping reduce the harm caused by substance misuse dependency; helping people overcome their dependency on substances and helping clients and their families rebuild their lives and enable recovery. We are committed to working in partnership with other providers and service users in local systems of treatment and recovery.
CNWL is committed to providing high quality, evidence-based treatment options and is a learning organisation which promotes staff competence and training and values clinical governance, audit and research. We are linked with Imperial College, University of London, University College London and numerous other local universities and are committed to evaluating our services and developing new and innovative approaches.
We offer a range of opportunities to complete apprenticeship programs across London in the fields of Social Work; Nursing and Occupational Therapy and offer a range of staff benefits.
Main Responsibilities:
To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team which provides a range of specialist services to problem drinkers and problematic club drug takers attending the service/unit, including harm minimisation approaches, motivational interviewing, relapse prevention, care planning individual intervention, health education and detoxification programmes, mindfulness, counseling and group work.
To make continuous assessments, under supervision, of the psychological, emotional, social and rehabilitative needs of clients, taking into account the needs of the family, and local community and developing care plans and evaluation of these plans.
To be able to assess and case manage clients who inject club drugs, in particular assessing injection sites and be conversant with the precepts of harm minimisation, taking a predominant role in providing duty assessments to clients who are new to the service.
To provide case management and direct clinical care to a defined number of clients as agreed with the Service coordinator and under the supervision of a designated professional within the team. This includes assessment, planning, and providing specialist care. It is expected that the caseload will consist of clients with needs of low to medium complexity.
To use agreed and established Outcome Monitoring Tools and any other relevant quality measures.
To manage the transfer of individuals between agencies and services.
To counsel individuals about their substance use, using motivational interviewing, relapse management, and other evidence-based interventions,
To ensure full risk assessments and risk management is delivered effectively, under supervision.
To ensure an understanding and implementation of clinical governance.
To ensure the highest quality of service is delivered by following local and national quality and performance standards, guidance, protocols, procedures, and practice guidelines.
To ensure that all work is performed in accordance with Trust policies and procedures, including the Serious Incident policy.
To ensure criminal justice rough sleeping service users are supported in an outward-facing model and assertive engagement attempts are utilised.
To work closely with partner agencies to bridge gaps in service provision with service users that may be resistant to traditional engagement models.
To work in a safe autonomous capacity, by attending outreach clinics and intensive needs locations such as Heathrow Airport, with a transient population of service users.
To ensure concerns are raised and escalated appropriately and the outreach worker is able to link in with main teams were needed to seek guidance/handover.
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We are seeking an experienced outreach practitioner to support a multidisciplinary team to help engage with the homeless population who struggle with substance use within the borough of Hillingdon. The team uses holistic assertive outreach techniques to support service users to access community-based drug and alcohol treatment and to secure long-term accommodation.
The Addictions Directorate within CNWL Foundation Trust is a large, well-established provider offering a wide range of specialist NHS drug and alcohol treatment interventions to the diverse and multicultural populations in Central and North West London. Our drug and alcohol services include community services, A&E liaison services, Peripatetic nurses, Family Therapy, a National Problem Gambling Service, and a Club Drug Clinic.
Our substance misuse services are dedicated to helping reduce the harm caused by substance misuse; helping people overcome their dependency and problematic use of substances. We are proud to help both service users and their families rebuild their lives and enable recovery. We are committed to working in partnership with other providers and service users in local systems of treatment and recovery.
We are a forward-facing trust who believes in the training and development of professionals and can prioritise supporting prospective applicants to learn new skills in working with providing service users addictions support. We have ample opportunities to gain a greater understanding of essential skills underpinning clinical practice such as motivational interviewing techniques, relapse management, and clinical specialist skills such as venepuncture, ECG, and dry blood spot testing.
The Addictions Directorate with CNWL Foundation Trust is a large, well-established provider which offers a wide range of specialist NHS drug and alcohol treatment interventions to the diverse and multicultural populations in Central and North West London. Our Drug and Alcohol services include 7 community services, 1 in-patient service. We also run a National Gambling Service and a Club Drug Clinic.
Our substance misuse services are dedicated to helping reduce the harm caused by substance misuse dependency; helping people overcome their dependency on substances and helping clients and their families rebuild their lives and enable recovery. We are committed to working in partnership with other providers and service users in local systems of treatment and recovery.
CNWL is committed to providing high quality, evidence-based treatment options and is a learning organisation which promotes staff competence and training and values clinical governance, audit and research. We are linked with Imperial College, University of London, University College London and numerous other local universities and are committed to evaluating our services and developing new and innovative approaches.
We offer a range of opportunities to complete apprenticeship programs across London in the fields of Social Work; Nursing and Occupational Therapy and offer a range of staff benefits.
Main Responsibilities:
To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team which provides a range of specialist services to problem drinkers and problematic club drug takers attending the service/unit, including harm minimisation approaches, motivational interviewing, relapse prevention, care planning individual intervention, health education and detoxification programmes, mindfulness, counseling and group work.
To make continuous assessments, under supervision, of the psychological, emotional, social and rehabilitative needs of clients, taking into account the needs of the family, and local community and developing care plans and evaluation of these plans.
To be able to assess and case manage clients who inject club drugs, in particular assessing injection sites and be conversant with the precepts of harm minimisation, taking a predominant role in providing duty assessments to clients who are new to the service.
To provide case management and direct clinical care to a defined number of clients as agreed with the Service coordinator and under the supervision of a designated professional within the team. This includes assessment, planning, and providing specialist care. It is expected that the caseload will consist of clients with needs of low to medium complexity.
To use agreed and established Outcome Monitoring Tools and any other relevant quality measures.
To manage the transfer of individuals between agencies and services.
To counsel individuals about their substance use, using motivational interviewing, relapse management, and other evidence-based interventions,
To ensure full risk assessments and risk management is delivered effectively, under supervision.
To ensure an understanding and implementation of clinical governance.
To ensure the highest quality of service is delivered by following local and national quality and performance standards, guidance, protocols, procedures, and practice guidelines.
To ensure that all work is performed in accordance with Trust policies and procedures, including the Serious Incident policy.
To ensure criminal justice rough sleeping service users are supported in an outward-facing model and assertive engagement attempts are utilised.
To work closely with partner agencies to bridge gaps in service provision with service users that may be resistant to traditional engagement models.
To work in a safe autonomous capacity, by attending outreach clinics and intensive needs locations such as Heathrow Airport, with a transient population of service users.
To ensure concerns are raised and escalated appropriately and the outreach worker is able to link in with main teams were needed to seek guidance/handover.
Please Note :
siennaramirez.com is the go-to platform for job seekers looking for the best job postings from around the web. With a focus on quality, the platform guarantees that all job postings are from reliable sources and are up-to-date. It also offers a variety of tools to help users find the perfect job for them, such as searching by location and filtering by industry. Furthermore, siennaramirez.com provides helpful resources like resume tips and career advice to give job seekers an edge in their search. With its commitment to quality and user-friendliness, Site.com is the ideal place to find your next job.