Drug and Alcohol Housing Worker (Floating Support)
Inclusion
Basingstoke, RG21 7PE
Salary
£28,392 to £31,157
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
23 September 2026
23 days left
Job description
Are you passionate about preventing homelessness and improving housing stability for people affected by drug and alcohol use? Following new investment...
As a Drug and Alcohol Housing Worker, you will:
- Hold a small caseload and provide personalised, intensive housing related support to people who use drugs and/or alcohol.
- Help individuals access appropriate accommodation, sustain tenancies, manage rent/arrears, set up utilities and maintain positive relationships with landlords and neighbours.
- Provide support that promotes engagement with treatment, including harm reduction advice, psychosocial interventions and attending appointments with individuals where required.
- Develop independent living skills such as budgeting, household management, benefits, healthy routines and community involvement.
- Advocate on behalf of service users with statutory and non statutory housing services to secure suitable and sustainable accommodation outcomes.
- Work collaboratively with local authorities, supported accommodation providers, criminal justice agencies, healthcare teams and Inclusion colleagues.
- Contribute to multi agency meetings, risk assessments, safeguarding discussions and coordinated support planning.
- Maintain accurate case notes, reports and data using ILLY Carepath and other systems.
- Ensure practice is trauma informed, recovery focused, culturally sensitive and aligned with Inclusion's values.
- Work flexibly across community locations, including delivering outreach and supporting individuals in their homes.
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Inclusion service offers psychological and drug & alcohol services, in the community, and in prisons, and has contracts across the country.
As an organisation we serve a population of 1.5 million and currently employ around 9000 members of staff.
We have a wide range of exciting opportunities for people looking to work in a truly integrated NHS organisation. By joining MPFT you will become part of a team who are empowered and supported to deliver care in a way which is consistent with our values:
- Putting people at the heart of what we do
- Empowering people to improve care and wellbeing
- Delivering better health, better care in partnership
Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in the housing field
- Experience of working in the drug and alcohol field or with those who use drugs and alcohol
- Ability to work autonomously and maintain accurate, timely case records.
- Experience working in multi-agency environments
Skills
Essential
- A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for business use (travelling between sites in the course of the role)
- Ability to deliver person-centred, trauma-informed and harm-reduction-based support
- Reliable, resilient and able to maintain professional boundaries.
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
25 August 2026
Last checked
27 August 2026
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About the employer
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