Substance Misuse Recovery Worker
North London NHS Foundation Trust
Enfield, EN2 6SAView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£36,943 to £44,900
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
25 October 2026
26 days leftJob description
To work as a member of a multidisciplinary disciplinary specialist drug team, providing information, advice, assessment, caseload management, recovery...
- To work as an effective member of the multidisciplinary team actively participating in team meetings, group supervision and clinical team meeting
- To manage a caseload of service users with complex needs, completing comprehensive assessments, risk management and treatment plans, as well as co-produced care plans with service users.
- To work with service users who are in Opioid Substitute treatment substitute and non opiate . This includes testing service users for illicit drug use, liaising with pharmacies regarding dispensing and supervised consumption, GP liaison and producing/issuing prescriptions under the supervision of a medical prescriber.
- To adhere to local safeguarding protocols to safeguard children and vulnerable adults. including the completion of safeguarding assessment tools, referrals to social services and producing reports
- To work effectively with partner agencies and other professional to ensure a joined up approach to treatment and care planning
Our values
The Trust's values are
- Compassion
- Respect
- Being Positive
- Working together
NHS VALUES
It is recommended that where possible the NHS values below are reflected in job descriptions. Please go to the NHS Confederation website for further information www.nhsconfed.org
We value each person as an individual, respect their aspirations and commitments in life, and seek to understand their priorities, needs, abilities and limits. We take what others have to say seriously. We are honest about our point of view and what we can and cannot do.
We earn the trust that is placed in us by insisting on quality and striving to get the basics right every time - safety, confidentiality, professional and managerial integrity, accountability, dependable service and good communication. We welcome feedback, learn from our mistakes and build on our success.
We find the time to listen and talk when it is needed, make the effort to understand and get on and do the small things that mean so much - not because we are asked to but because we care.
Improving lives
We strive to improve health and well-being and people's experiences of the NHS. We value excellence and professionalism wherever we find it - in the everyday things that make people's lives better as much as in clinical practice, service improvements and innovation.
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential: - NVQ Health and social care; - Basic education
Desirable: - Drug and alcohol related qualification
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential: - Experience required to do the job; - Demonstrate relevant knowledge gained in previous employment or elsewhere
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential: - Specific skills that will enable candidate to fulfill job role, including IT skills
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential: - Should include team working, interpersonal skills and written and verbal skills, importance of a positive "can do" attitude and a positive attitude to change
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
28 September 2026
Last checked
29 September 2026
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