You will be working within an integrated healthcare framework to provide support to drug and alcohol users aged 18 and over (dependent on service).

Services are designed to deliver Psychosocial Drug and Alcohol Interventions for Service users that are identified as having an Alcohol or drug problem.

Services will deliver client centred treatment using both harm reduction and abstinence based treatment approaches depending on the requirements of the individual client.

You will be required to manage a caseload, provide appropriate harm reduction advice and guidance, assess, care plan; deliver structured 1:1 and group-work sessions including structured treatment programmes.

Through care and integration with other services such as Housing, Employment, Healthcare services, Probation and CRCs are an essential element of the work.  You will be responsible for contributing to the targets set by Forward and the local commissioners. One of the key targets will be measuring outcomes, so co-operative working relationships with other partner agencies is vital to this role.

You will have responsibility of a caseload of service users who have been identified as requiring inpatient treatment.

You will be responsible for supporting them through the application process to acquire funding; accompanying them or representing them at panel; exploring residential facilities with them to find the best fit for their needs and finally ensuring that they have completed appropriate preparation prior to inpatient treatment.

You will be the main point of contact for residential facilities and will be expected to keep the locally held information about each facility up to date.

Flexibility will be required in this role, this may include some evening/weekend shift with reasonable notice to deliver services, enabling continuity of care for the client group.