Here at Forward Trust, we are looking for 3 Drug and Alcohol Practitioners. You will be working within an integrated healthcare framework to provide support to drug and alcohol
users aged 18 and over (dependent on service). Services are designed to deliver Psychosocial
Drug and Alcohol Interventions for Service users that are identified as having an Alcohol or
drug problem.
Services will deliver client centred treatment using both harm reduction and abstinence based
treatment approaches depending on the requirements of the individual client.
You will be
required to manage a caseload, provide appropriate harm reduction advice and guidance,
assess, care plan; deliver structured 1:1 and group-work sessions including structured
treatment programmes. Through care and integration with other services such as Housing,
Employment, Healthcare services, Probation and CRCs are an essential element of the work.
You will be responsible for contributing to the targets set by Forward and the local
commissioners.
One of the key targets will be measuring outcomes, so co-operative working
relationships with other partner agencies is vital to this role
Flexibility will be required in this role, this may include some evening/weekend shift with
reasonable notice to deliver services, enabling continuity of care for the client group.