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Recovery Worker
Job Posted: 24 days ago
Salary: £ 32,073 - 39,043 / Annum
Job Type: Temporary
Location: Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
Expire in: 4 days
Job Description
Recovery Worker (Band 5) – Buckinghamshire Full-Time | Temporary | Immediate Start
Are you an experienced Recovery Worker passionate about supporting individuals with substance and alcohol dependency?
An NHS Trust in Buckinghamshire is seeking a Band 5 Recovery Worker to support across a 12-week temporary contract, working with service users primarily affected by opiate dependency, alongside alcohol and other substance misuse.
Hours: Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm
Duration: 12 weeks
Start: ASAP (subject to compliance)
Rate: Band 5 NHS Agency Capped rates
About the Role
You will work within a structured drug and alcohol treatment service, managing a caseload of service users and supporting them through their recovery journey. The role has a strong focus on harm reduction, psychosocial interventions, and multi-disciplinary working.
Experience, Skills & Qualifications
This role would suit candidates who have experience:
* Foundation degree / HNC in related fields (counselling, HR, social work, nursing)
* Working in drug and alcohol treatment services
* Supporting individuals prescribed OST and other interventions
* Delivering PSI interventions
* Applying harm reduction principles across recovery pathways
* Managing a full caseload as a key worker
Key Responsibilities
* Provide harm reduction advice on safer drug use, sexual health, and blood-borne viruses
* Complete assessments and develop structured care plans
* Support nurse prescribers in prescribing clinics
* Deliver psycho-social interventions (CBT-informed, motivational techniques)
* Facilitate group work sessions
* Deliver needle exchange services
* Promote service user involvement and safeguarding
* Support service users to progress in recovery and move away from maintenance treatment where appropriate If this role aligns with your experience and availability, please apply or get in touch for further details.
If you’re ready for your next step and want to make a real difference to patient experience, we’d love to hear from you. For further details, please reach out to Megan Hadley with a copy of your latest CV and rate expectation to the email address providedBefore You Apply
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