Sanctuary Criminal Justice is currently looking for a Substance Misuse Healthcare Assistant to work full-time based in Walsall. The ideal candidate will possess highly developed specialist knowledge of substance misuse.
The pay rate for this locum Substance Healthcare Assistant job is £10.50 per hour (LTD Company Equivalent) and is an initial 3-month contract.
Duties:
- Reducing drug related harm to the individual and the wider community
- Promoting healthier lifestyles and increasing service user choice
- Ensuring BBV screening and vaccinations are comprehensively delivered
- Promoting and supporting individuals into both abstinences based and medically assisted forms of recovery
- Promoting carer and service user involvement
- Undertake basic healthcare assessments and record in electronic and paper-based case notes as required. Report outcomes to Senior / Health and Wellbeing Nurses and/or Lead Clinician
- Initiate, complete and follow up on referrals to specialist care and report outcomes to Senior / Health and Wellbeing Nurses and/or Lead Clinicia
- Screen for blood borne viruses and contribute to integrated care planning to assure effective referrals to Hepatology and GUM services to enable assessment for specialist treatment
Requirements:
- Minimum of 2 years' experience within a similar Substance Misuse role
- Experience with substance misuse clients.
Contact:
This Substance Misuse Healthcare Assistant job is advertised by Lilly Bak; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
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.
