We are currently working in partnership with a Brilliant Charity based in Bristol, who are recruiting for a Substance Misuse Liaison on a permanent basis. The position is due to start immediately, with a great salary and benefits.

Experience required:

• Support and work jointly with GPs within a specific locality to deliver a comprehensive prescribing and detoxification service to users

• Carry out needs and risk assessments enabling service users to reflect on their needs, and identify barriers to their eventual recovery

• Work with people to formulate support plans based on their strengths, needs and aspirations and oversee the brokerage of effective packages of support for clients e.g social networks, local agencies and wider treatment services

• Ensuring that service users maintain regular health checks, including Blood Borne Virus screening where required

• Liaise with the National Probation Service and Community Rehabilitation Company as required, for service users subject to drug or alcohol treatment orders

• Work in close collaboration with partners internally and externally to support, motivate and maintain the engagement of service users through all stages of their recovery journey

Working hours: 37.5 Hours per week – Monday to Friday

Salary: 27,791 depeding on experience

Benefits:

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

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