voluntary organisations, social enterprises and volunteering
voluntary organisations, social enterprises and volunteering
voluntary organisations, social enterprises and volunteering
-
ADAPT Substance Recovery - Hospital Liaison Case Worker
Created: 17/09/2024
News/Events Category: Job VacanciesPost: Hospital Liaison Case WorkerSalary: £29,385.72 per annumLocation: Travel effectively between service locations throughout Fife and the team base at Victoria Hospital, KirkcaldyThe main duties and responsibilities of the role include:
- Contribute to ADAPT’s (REACH TEAM) component of the Seek, Keep, Treat Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) provision within Hospitals and community locations across Fife, by providing case management, therapeutic psycho-social support and crisis/relapse intervention for patients/clients following medical treatment for alcohol and drug related conditions, accidents and overdoses.
- Act as a ‘Named Person’ whom patients/clients can rely on for contact and support during their journeys through services by establishing ongoing therapeutic relationships that normally begin with contact in hospital and proceed into the community.
- Provide Case Management for patients/clients ensuring linkage and communication between patients/clients and services. Liaise with Care Coordinators, Addictions Nurses, We Are With You Support Workers and specialist Pharmacist within the MDT and with other professionals within Health & Social Care, the Statutory and Third Sectors.
- Provide Fife ADP Triage Assessment and Referral via FORT to other addiction services within statutory and third sectors. Ensure Triage Assessments are forwarded timeously to enable 90%+ of all Service Users to enter treatment within 21 days of referral date.
- Provide Client Support with crisis intervention for clients who are living chaotically and/or are at risk of mental and physical trauma, overdose or self-harm and suicide.
- Provide structured Motivational Interviewing and Psycho-Social therapeutic support for patients/clients who are not willing or ready to attend treatment and rehabilitation services following hospital.
- Maintain records and provide information for service reporting in accordance with organisational policy and practice.
- Participate in annual appraisal and regular supervision and be responsible for personal Continuous Professional Development.
- Carry out any other duties that may reasonably be requested.
Essential Criteria
- A professional qualification at Diploma/Degree or equivalent
- Work with patients/clients with complex health and social care needs.
- Therapeutic and/or support work with substance misuse patients/clients
- Experience of basic care for substance using patients/clients
- Excellent ability to work with substance using patients/clients, their families and friends in a supportive, empathic and non-judgement manner
- Excellent networking and communication skills, including telephone, social media, written and verbal
- Ability to organise and prioritise work, manage time and case workload
- Ability to work within a Multi-Disciplinary Team, take responsibility for agreed areas of work and work on own initiative
- Basic IT skills for recording patient/client records
- Ability to work out of hours evening shifts on rotation as required
- Ability to travel effectively between service locations throughout Fife and the team base at Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
How to apply
Click here to read the full job description and complete the application form.
The closing date for applications is 5.00pm on Monday 08 October 2024. Interviews will be held on Thursday 17 October 2024.
What now?
See other news/events in the Job Vacancies category
Go to the main News page
Tell us about your own news
News/Events Categories:
Children and Families (82 items)Climate/Environment (18 items)
Community Events (48 items)
Consultations (8 items)
Employability (43 items)
Funding and Finance (62 items)
FVA News (4 items)
General News (26 items)
Goods, Donations and Services (2 items)
Governance (11 items)
Health and Social Care (79 items)
Job Vacancies (16 items)
Partnerships, Networks and Forums (38 items)
Technology (3 items)
Training and Learning (53 items)
Volunteering (50 items)
Go to the main News page
