Substance Misuse Recovery Worker (Bank)
Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice
Lancaster, LA1 3QZView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£15.80 to £15.80
Contract
Bank
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
16 October 2026
14 days leftJob description
UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE + MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE We have an exciting opportunity for several Bank Substance Misuse Recovery Workers to joi...
As our new Substance Misuse Recovery Worker, your responsibilities will vary. Some of your duties will include:
- Manage a caseload of psychosocial patients with varying needs, including substance misuse, mental health, trauma etc
- Work with receptions (new patients entering the prison), triaging and carrying out assessments
- Deliver group sessions on overdose awareness, harm reduction, motivation to change, relapse prevention and wellbeing
- Providing a programme of psychosocial interventions and comprehensive assessments, including SMART Recovery
- Facilitate peer led group sessions
- Provide information and advice on substance misuse, alcohol, smoking cession, blood borne viruses and safe sex practices
- Prepare patients for release and transfer
- Work closely with MDT professionals, including within the prison and the community, such as probation, external drug & alcohol services etc
+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE
We have an exciting opportunity for several Bank Substance Misuse Recovery Workers to join our team at HMP Lancaster Farms. HMP Lancaster Farms is a busy Category C male prison, currently holding around 550 males, and expanding by another 200.
Practice Plus Group provides primary care and substance misuse services across the wings, clinic areas, inpatient facilities, and reception services.
Join the Recovery Team and empower those whom wish to make changes in their behaviour to promote health and well-being through recovery from drugs and alcohol. This is a crucial role within the healthcare team, making a real difference to patients, and delivering outstanding care. Hours This is a bank role, with shifts falling between Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm.
The hourly rate is £15.80
How will we support you?
Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
Competency framework
Regional and national career development opportunities
Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
Support from the wider team
Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.
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The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. Were the UKs leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.
Practice Plus Groups purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:
- we treat patients and each other as they would like to be treated
- we act with integrity
- we embrace diversity
- we strive to do things better together
We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.
Our new Substance Misuse Recovery Worker will: - Have experience within Substance misuse, ideally a prison / secure environment, and ideally within a Recovery Worker / Practitioner role
- Have experience of working within the substance misuse multi-disciplinary framework, which includes housing, social care, health care and mental health pathways
- Have experience of managing a caseload
- Have a flexible approach, and excellent communication skills
Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If youre looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.
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First seen
1 October 2026
Last checked
2 October 2026
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