Working within a team across Leeds you will support and provide interventions to people affected by alcohol, within a range of community settings. This will be an exciting opportunity to address the unmet needs of people who have difficulties engaging with conventional treatment systems. You will be responsive and complete timely community-based assessments, collaborating with community providers to ensure accessible treatment options.
Support will include preparation for those wishing to detox from alcohol, whether this be through a residential setting or a community detox pathway. We aim to ensure that the service user and their family have access to appropriate care coordinated in line with a person-centred approach.
Main duties of the job
- You will work closely with the Team Manager and be responsible for your case load of service users.
- You will organise face-to-face appointments and deliver therapeutic sessions including safe alcohol reduction plans, risk assessments and harm reduction/relapse prevention work.
- You will also link in with GPs, Healthcare Assistants, Hospital Teams, and Rehab Facilities to work holistically in supporting service users to achieve their planned treatment goals.
- Using your initiative to identify unmet needs within our service and work collaboratively with partnership agencies.
- You will be fully supported by the Service Manager, Team Manager and Senior Detox Practitioner to deliver positive outcomes for your service users.
This role is both exciting and rewarding, you will have access to fantastic learning and development opportunities to help build your skill set and knowledge.