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About The Organisation
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
The Role
The Community Addiction Recovery Service (CAReS) in South Lanarkshire provides harm reduction interventions and treatment to people adversely affected by alcohol and drugs. The service delivers an integrated model of care and is staffed by colleagues from 2 different organisations (NHSL and SLC). The service operates in all 4 South Lanarkshire localities. Each team within the service is managed by a health or a social work colleague.
The post holders will be part of a multi-disciplinary team who offer support to people who are adversely affected by alcohol and/or drug use. The post holders will provide assertive outreach to individuals identified by the multi-disciplinary team. They will encourage engagement by providing harm reduction interventions as well as linkages into treatment and support of third sector organisations in South Lanarkshire.
Please note this is a fixed term post for 18 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.
In this key role, you will:
- The post holders will bridge the gap between services and people who would otherwise find it difficult to engage with alcohol and drug treatment services.
- The post holders will work with identified individuals to overcome barriers to service access.
- The post holders will signpost people to most appropriate service to meet their individual need.
- The post holders will support people to attend appointments or, where this is not possible, work with others for the person to be seen in a mutually agreeable environment.
What You'll Bring:
- SVQ 3 in Health/Social Care or working towards, or equivalent experience working in a health or social care role/voluntary role/or have personal/lived experience of adversity caused by substance use.
- Have a working/living knowledge and understanding of the consequences and impact of adverse substance use (physical, social, environmental)
- Undertake full management of aggression training with up-dates.
- Ability to work with people and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
What we Offer
As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:
- Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Annual incremental salary progression
- Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
- NHS discounts and more.
NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.
For informal discussion, please contact Victoria McInulty, Service Manager via victoria.mcinulty@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Nicole Hetherington, Recruitment Administrator on nicole.hetherington@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
Interested?
Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right‑to‑work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application
You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack
Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.
This advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply early.