Lead Practitioner - Alcohol Service

Lead Practitioner

Service: South Lanarkshire Alcohol Outreach Service

Location: South Lanarkshire

Hours: Full time (37 hours per week)

Salary: £26,076 – £29,144 (£13.55 – £15.15 per hour)

Contract: Permanent

Could you support someone whose alcohol use is impacting their life or those around them? Join Turning Point Scotland South Lanarkshire Reachout service to develop and provide an alcohol‑specific service within South Lanarkshire. This new Assertive Outreach model delivers intensive case management and pre‑ and post‑detox support, operating throughout the whole of South Lanarkshire with offices in Cambuslang, Hamilton, East Kilbride and Clydesdale.

• Assertive Outreach – taking the service to where people are
• Intensive person‑centred approach
• Personalised support planning
• Structured psychosocial interventions such as ABI’s, emotional support, motivational interviewing, crisis interventions, family support and onward referrals
• Linkage with community resources
• Presence at community events to raise awareness of alcohol harms and provide ABI’s
• Work in partnership to support alcohol‑specific events
• Multi‑agency reviews
• Harm reduction including alcohol management plans, hydration and nutrition
• Use of alcohol screening tools to identify problematic and dependent consumption
• Work in partnership with other services including health professionals and CAReS
• Support engagement with services and attendance at appointments when required
• Information and advice to help people make informed choices

• Support to understand the benefits and limitations of alcohol detox
• Preparation for detox
• Plan for post‑detox community support
• Intensive person‑centred approach
• Partnership with care and treatment services
• Support with residential rehab pathways information/referral
• Family support
• Support planning and reviews
• Support to build recovery capital and link with recovery services
• Support to engage with peer networks in community

• Experience with in the Alcohol and Other Drugs sector
• IT skills required for all vacancies
• Successful candidates will need to register with the SSSC within 6 months of start date
• A valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle are required; mileage reimbursed at 45p per mile

• 123 learning and development courses
• 29 eLearning courses
• Funded qualification – SVQ Social Services and Healthcare (work‑based assessment)
• Career pathway with promotion from within and internal advertising of all jobs
• Pension scheme with 4% employer contribution
• Wide range of family‑friendly policies
• 35 days of holiday/public holidays per year

Turning Point Scotland has Platinum accreditation in Investors in People. Our staff are our most important asset, so we offer extensive training and impressive personal and career‑focused development opportunities.

We value lived experience – please read more about our views.

Does this position require a valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle? Yes

Does the post include personal care? No

Does the post include cooking and housekeeping skills? No

Will the service users be involved in this process? No

If you would like to chat about any aspect of the role, please call our Recruitment & Engagement Team on 0808 1643100.