
Description
Are you passionate about making a real difference in people’s lives? Join our dedicated team at Via Harrow as a Practitioner, where your skills in assessment and engagement will help shape recovery journeys and transform futures.
We are looking for a dynamic and committed individual to join our Via service in Harrow, working with a supportive and friendly multidisciplinary team of clinical and non-clinical professionals.
This important role will be key in ensuring that effective, efficient, and appropriate care is planned, and managed well for service users and that this care achieves a positive impact to the recovery of the individual.
The role may suit someone who is looking to develop a career in the sector, though an excellent track record in a health and social care sector is essential.
You will:
- Conduct strengths-based assessments, evidence-based interventions (brief and structured) and initial risk and recovery planning
- Deliver harm reduction advice, guidance and education including, needle & syringe exchanges, brief and extended recovery interventions, blood borne virus interventions and overdose prevention advice
- Support with engagement processes, such as managing contact schedules, to ensure safety and maximise outcomes
- Support the day-to-day delivery of excellent drug and alcohol services to those using our service and their significant others, including family members friends and carers