Senior Substance Misuse Practitioner, Mental Health Services – Channel Islands – Sanctuary Personal

Job Description

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Senior Substance Misuse Practitioner within the Mental Health Service to work full time based in Guernsey.

The salary for this permanent Senior Substance Misuse Practitioner job is up to £64,615 per annum.

• To undertake the assessment of patients/service users with complex needs including individuals with unconfirmed diagnosis.
• To develop, implement and evaluate specialised programmes of care utilising evidence & research
• To work autonomously, recognising changes in patients/service users presentation which require intervention, knowing when to escape as appropriate.
• To guide, advise and direct other staff in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of specialised patient/service user care.
• To promote patient/service user involvement in the planning, delivery and evaluation of care, respecting their beliefs and dignity.
• To undertake the role of health promoter and educator for patients/service users and their support networks.
• To ensure that professional standards are upheld by the staff members working within the postholder’s sphere of responsibility.
• To build a therapeutic relationship with patients/service users and their support network, communicating with them in a way that respects their views, language, cultural differences and cognitive function.
• To use a wide range of communication skills that can be adapted to meet the needs of complex and challenging situations.
• To manage conflict between individuals including staff, patients/service users and their support network.
• Communicates to patients/service users and support networks compassionately, in a confidential and sensitive professional manner.
• To provide clear, concise, and accurate electronic and paper records of the care given in accordance with agreed policy and standards.
• To coordinate nurse led and multi-agency activities within area of specialist practice.
• To ensure team members are aware of organisational objectives, policies and procedures and implications that they have for their practice.
• To take accountability and reflect on own decisions and actions using available support networks.
• To organise own workload and tasks and that of others, demonstrating the ability to recognise changing priorities and adjusting plans accordingly.
• To assist with shift planning/work scheduling for the service area including the appropriate allocation of staff to ensure safe levels of care.
• To take responsibility for maintaining own professional development and revalidation requirements, ensuring completion of training in accordance with the Statutory, Mandatory & Essential to Role Training Policy.

Requirements of this Senior Substance Misuse Practitioner job:

• A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Social Work England registered.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients’ requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.