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Location
Haringey, Greater London | United Kingdom
Job description
MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: To work as an effective member of the multidisciplinary team actively participating in team meetings, group supervision and clinical team meetings To manage a caseload of service users with complex needs, completing comprehensive assessments, risk management and treatment plans, as well as co-produced care plans with service users. To work with service users who are in Opioid Substitute treatment substitute. This includes testing service users for illicit drug use, liaising with pharmacies regarding dispensing and supervised consumption, GP liaison and producing/issuing prescriptions under the supervision of a medical prescriber. To adhere to local safeguarding protocols to safeguard children and vulnerable adults. including the completion of safeguarding assessment tools, referrals to social services and producing reports To work effectively with partner agencies and other professional to ensure a joined up approach to treatment and care planning Communication To work as an effective member of the multidisciplinary team actively participating in team meetings, group supervision and clinical team meetings. To make decisions based on effective communication and risk management. To seek management and clinical advice where necessary. To support the de-escalation of client incidents and in accordance with policies and practice should incidents occur. To act professionally in response to verbal and non-verbal aggression and in accordance with policies and practice should this occur. To be aware of and maintain professional boundaries at all times. To work effectively with partner agencies e.g. Dual Diagnosis Network, HAGA, Insight Platform, St Mungos, BUBIC, Intuitive Recovery, and the Recovery Service. To work effectively with other professionals e.g. Safeguarding Children and Adult Services, Housing, Mental Health, GPs etc To liaise with Haringey GPs as part of local GP Shared care arrangements. To attend and participate fully in all clients based meetings, business and external meetings when required, including Core Groups and Case Conferences as required. To develop a network of contacts with relevant agencies to promote service accessibility for the client group. Patient/Customer Care To carry out initial screening and triage assessment for new clients, and to follow up immediate risk/needs appropriately. To carry out in-depth strength based assessments, including assessment of physical and mental health needs, social and support issues. To provide crisis intervention and duty services on a rota basis, for service users whose Keyworker is not available. To provide harm reduction advice, information and support with an emphasis on safer drug use, safer sex, HIV, Hepatitis A,B and C and other blood borne infections. To carry out Dry Blood Spot testing for service users at risk from Hepatitis C, and to discuss and support service user with possible outcomes both before and after testing. To work closely with the nursing team and refer service users who test positive for BBVs . To manage a caseload, this may include service users with complex needs. In consultation with service users and multi-disciplinary team, to develop flexible and realistic strengths-based recovery plans. In consultation with multi-disciplinary team, to review care plans at agreed intervals, with the focus on service user input and participation, according to service policy. To provide one to one keywork and care coordination with service users, ensuring that strength based assessment and care and recovery planning is conducted on an individual basis according to the specific needs of the service user. To employ a range of interventions with service users, including ITEP, Motivational Interviewing, Level 1CBT-based brief solution focused therapy. To be fully familiar with treatment tools, including any tools that measure the cycle of change and the phasing and layering of treatment, to use in key work sessions and in supervision, and to be able to provide training on such tools. To provide information about, signpost to and facilitate access to Recovery-focussed activities such as Mutual Aid, Peer Support, ETE, etc. To support prescribers with substitute prescribing for service users. This includes testing service users for illicit drug use, liaising with pharmacies regarding dispensing and supervised consumption, GP liaison and producing/issuing prescriptions under the supervision of a medical prescriber. To support the Community Care Coordinator with the assessment of service users for Tier 4 Treatment in line with the FACS criteria. To work with other team members to plan, facilitate and evaluate a comprehensive group work programme, including relapse prevention, harm reduction, SMART Recovery, Open Groups. To identify and support suitable service users into GPSC. To be flexible and able to deliver interventions in any of the treatment pathways dependent on the needs of the service To follow local Safeguarding procedures in order to promote the safety and wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults. To support the production of reports necessary for social services, courts or other external organisations. To make home visits consistent with need and in line with Trust policies. To provide harm reduction services, such as the onsite needle exchange and distribution of Naloxone, in line with Grove guidelines. To participate and support services users to become involved in service user activities such as production to plan, design and review the service. Where appropriate, to engage friends and family of the service user in their treatment, where explicit consent has been given. To work with service users and colleagues involved in the criminal justice system, this may involve those workers with appropriate clearance covering criminal justice teams rotas
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