Job Summary
The Community Recovery Practitioner will work under the guidance of the COMHAD (Co-occurring Mental Health, Alcohol and Drugs) Specialist Practitioner to support service users with co-occurring mental health, alcohol, and drug difficulties. The role involves delivering both individualised and group psycho-social interventions aimed at promoting harm reduction, resilience, and recovery. The practitioner will work both autonomously and collaboratively with Hub partners in a person-centred and holistic manner.
Main duties of the job
- Conduct timely screening and assessment of substance misuse needs.
- Deliver personalised psycho-social interventions to promote recovery and self-management.
- Facilitate group interventions related to substance misuse.
- Promote understanding of the impact of substance misuse on mental and physical health.
- Encourage engagement with physical health and wellbeing services.
- Champion parity of access to mental health services for those using substances.
- Support the COMHAD principles of“no wrong door”and“everybody’s business”.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Good level of education
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
Desirable
- Drug and alcohol qualification
- NVQ in healthcare or similar
Experience
Essential
- Experience facilitating group interventions related to substance misuse.
- Experience working both independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience with documentation and reporting, including writing reports and maintaining records
Desirable
- Experience working in a mental health setting.
- Experience supporting individuals with personal mental health difficulties or caring for someone with such challenges.
- Experience contributing to service development, such as audits or quality improvement initiatives
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Understanding of co-occurring mental health and substance misuse needs
- Ability to teach practical substance management skills to service users
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including report writing and group facilitation
Desirable
- Knowledge of Health and Safety and risk awareness procedure
- Ability to plan and organise group intervention
- Understanding of professional conduct and ability to work under pressure
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.
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).
Closing Date: 08 October 2025
