Substance Misuse Recovery Worker-Homelessness

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

The Substance Misuse Recovery Worker (Band 5) roleis based within Enable’s Enfield service and focuses on delivering holistic, strength-based support to people experiencing homelessness and multiple disadvantage who are affected by drug and alcohol use. The postholder manages a caseload of individuals with complex needs, providing assessment, care planning, harm reduction interventions, and coordinated recovery support across community and outreach settings.

The role involves close multidisciplinary working and partnership engagement with health, housing, criminal justice, and voluntary sector agencies to promote engagement, reduce risk, and improve outcomes. Practice is underpinned by trauma-informed, non-judgemental approaches, with a strong emphasis on safeguarding, harm reduction (including OST, needle exchange and Naloxone), and supporting service users towards improved health, stability, and independence

Main duties of the job

  • To work as an effective member of the multidisciplinary team actively participating in team meetings, group supervision and clinical team meeting
  • 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 and non opiate . 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
  • Able to work flexibly according to the needs of the service i:e faciliatataing late evening and contributing to Duty rota.

Person Specification

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

  • NVQ Health and social care

Desirable

  • Drug and alcohol related qualification

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential

  • Recent and relevant experience of working with those affected by drug & alcohol use and homelessness
  • Demonstrate relevant knowledge gained in previous employment or elsewhere

Desirable

  • Experience in carrying out Dry Blood Spot Testing

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Essential

  • An understanding of the physical, psychological and social needs of those affected by drug & alcohol use and homelessness
  • A good working knowledge of the specific health risks that those affected by drug & alcohol use and homelessness are exposed to.
  • An understanding of the principles and practice of harm minimisation, and a commitment to work within the harm reduction model of practice
  • An understanding of the theories and practices of safeguarding procedures for children and vulnerable adults.

PERSONAL QUALITIES

Essential

  • Should include team working, interpersonal skills and written and verbal skills, importance of a positive “can do” attitude and a positive attitude to change

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).

Closing Date: 2 August 2026

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