Application Deadline: 05 October 2025
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,205 to £47,084 a year per annum pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Job summary
Are you a talented mental health clinician (Registered Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist)?
Are you interested in working with an outstanding Trust to develop and deliver community treatment in mental health?
We are seeking to recruit a Drug and Alcohol Recovery Worker to join the Adult Community Mental Health Service (ACMHS) in East and North Hertfordshire. We have one role based in Stevenage and one role based in Cheshunt
We welcome diversity in our workforce and encourage applications from people of all ages and backgrounds, such as those with lived experience of mental health difficulties.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will:
- work with care co-ordinators and 35 – 40 service users, depending on complexity and other responsibilities
- carry out drug and alcohol misuse assessment including assessment of personal strengths and recovery capital, and risks
- develop recovery plans using a person-centred approach to develop, implement and evaluate needs and strengths-based care plans and risk management plans in partnership with service users, carers and other professionals
- provide Individual brief assessment one-to-one and group interventions
In return, we can offer you:
- leadership and management training opportunities
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
- One of the UK’s best pension schemes
- Comprehensive health and wellbeing services
- Special leave for family and personal reasons
- NHS Car Lease Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
Job responsibilities
- To liaise with professionals e.g. GP at start of treatment, at review and discharge
- To provide evidence-based drug and alcohol interventions in line with guidelines e.g. NICE, CQC, in a variety of settings promoting flexibility and choice for service users.
- To maximise engagement with service users and reduce the risks both to the individual service user and to others affected by their drug and/or alcohol misuse.
- To facilitate service users and carers to be involved in care and treatment.
- To work as an effective member of the multi-disciplinary team ensuring effective communication with other team members and other professionals.
- To attend and contribute to multi-disciplinary and multi-agency clinical meetings.
- To receive and participate in clinical supervision in accordance with Trust policy.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification attached
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING
Essential
- English and Maths at minimum GCSE or higher (or equivalent)
- Qualification in using Microsoft Office Applications (or demonstrable skill)
- Professional Qualification to degree level or equivalent e.g. Nursing, Social Work or Counselling
- Substance Misuse Training
- Training in Motivational Interviewing or other psychosocial interventions
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Good knowledge and understanding of drug and alcohol issues and experience of working within a related field
- Experience of working with clients with physical and / or mental health needs including co-morbidity
- Knowledge and experience of multi-agency working and establishing partnerships with other professions to achieve good outcomes for the service user group, e.g. mental health services, criminal justice agencies, community groups, etc
- Experience of working in an outcomes-focussed environment
- Experience of working in Health or Social Care or relevant sector
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience of providing evidence based interventions
- Experience of Recovery Focused interventions
- Experience of care planning and risk assessment
- Experience of managing a caseload of drug and alcohol users
Desirable
- Good working knowledge of mental health services and good practice
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
