Caseworker (In Reach)NHS
Job summary
The Caseworker post aims to provide comprehensive care to clients with substance use issues, supporting clients from initial entry into service throughout their treatment and recovery journey, helping to minimise harm and facilitating behaviour change. Working with vulnerable clients who may have complex needs relating to domestic abuse, homelessness, re-offending behaviour and poor physical/mental health, the Caseworker post will conduct screenings and assessments, develop and implement recovery plans, facilitate onward referrals to other relevant services and conduct care reviews to help clients achieve their goals.
The Caseworker post will work flexibly to minimise harm relating to substance use, fostering social reintegration, and promoting recovery and resilience. Using a trauma-informed strength-based approach, the Caseworker post will enable clients to access the help they need and achieve their goals by offering a range of evidence-based interventions, as well as working collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team and alongside other services to ensure access to support is as easy and seamless as possible.
Main duties of the job
Conduct screenings and assessments to identify client needs.
Develop and implement tailored recovery plans.
Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams and external agencies to ensure service users receive the care they need.
Work proactively and flexibly to engage clients and meet service needs.
Ensure adherence to all processes and procedures.
Liaise with the clinical team to coordinate appropriate clinical interventions for clients.
Job description
The Caseworker post aims to provide comprehensive care to clients with substance use issues, supporting clients from initial entry into service throughout their treatment and recovery journey, helping to minimise harm and facilitating behaviour change. Working with vulnerable clients who may have complex needs relating to domestic abuse, homelessness, re-offending behaviour and poor physical/mental health, the Caseworker post will conduct screenings and assessments, develop and implement recovery plans, facilitate onward referrals to other relevant services and conduct care reviews to help clients achieve their goals.
The Caseworker post will work flexibly to minimise harm relating to substance use, fostering social reintegration, and promoting recovery and resilience. Using a trauma-informed strength-based approach, the Caseworker post will enable clients to access the help they need and achieve their goals by offering a range of evidence-based interventions, as well as working collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team and alongside other services to ensure access to support is as easy and seamless as possible.
About us
PERSON SPECIFICATION
For the purposes of recruitment and selection, you will be assessed against Our Values and the criterion marked as Essential/Desirable in the Qualifications and Knowledge & Experience section.
Our Values
Our Values are a critical element of our strategy to create a brighter future for Middlesbrough. They will be at the heart of everything we do and will be the foundation for how we operate, behave and make decisions. Having these values will help you be the best you can be and help Middlesbrough to grow and thrive.