Job description

Job responsibilities

Working hours: 9am-5pm Monday to Friday.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing 1:1 psychosocial intervention to repeat attending patients at on the wards and in ED, engaging them in our wider drug and alcohol treatment services in Haringey .
• You will carry out initial screening and triage assessment for new clients, and provide crisis intervention and duty services on a rota basis.
• Liaising with other services including mental health, primary care, disabilities, social care, and any other relevant services in response to service user needs.
• Monitoring, reporting on, and improving outcomes across a range of measures, particularly to reduce preventable GP attendances, urgent care centre attendances, A&E attendances, hospital admissions, and ambulance call-outs for the service users in the frequent attender cohort.
• Conducting hospital ward rounds to identify those with alcohol-specific needs and engage them in treatment.
• Traveling to various locations within Haringey, to make contact and build up relationships with the hospital frequent attenders through regular and consistent contact episodes and motivational interviewing oriented interventions.
• Advocating on behalf of service users in obtaining assistance with housing, benefits, mental and physical health care, and access to substance misuse treatment services at whichever tier is appropriate.
• Assisting service users in developing strategies, which improve self-esteem, social skills, and psychological wellbeing that supports their rehabilitation from alcohol misuse.

If you are committed to making a real difference in the lives of individuals struggling with and alcohol or drug -related issues, we would love to hear from you. Apply today and join us in making a positive impact in our community!

The salary advertised above demonstrates the full earning potential for this role, starting salaries will allow for pay progression within the pay band.

What can Humankind offer you? Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 after 1 years service) Annual leave purchase scheme Enhanced occupational sick pay% Enhanced employer contribution to your workplace pension Death in service benefit Free Will writing Eyecare vouchers Blue light card discount Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses Work-life balance- flexible working and family-friendly policies Happy, Healthy You! our wellbeing offers for our workforce Employee Assist Programme and Humankind Support NetworksHumankind is an equal opportunities employerIf you feel that you would fit with our values & ethos, are passionate about supporting people, but maybe dont feel you have the experience required, talk to us about your transferrable skills. For the right people, we can provide development to help you to realise your potential.We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit. If you require support with your application please contact the Recruitment Team at [email protected].

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience working within a health and social care, community or hospitalsetting.
• Experience with motivational interviewing.
• An understanding of substance misuse.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

Humankind Charity

Address

590 Seven Sisters Road

London

N15 6HR