Opioid Medications practitioner

Recovery Coordinator – OTC/POM Team

Location:

Forward Leeds - Irford House Hub

Working Hours:

37 hours per week.

Contract Type:
Permanent

Salary: £25,877.80 - £34,240.03

About Waythrough

Waythrough was formed in 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Together, we’ve created one of the largest mental health and social support charities in England. Every year, we support around 125,000 people through nearly 200 services – and it’s all made possible by our 3,500 brilliant staff and volunteers.

Make a real difference in your community

Are you passionate about helping others live safer, healthier, more independent lives? Join our team at Waythrough and support people facing challenges around mental health, substance use, housing or domestic abuse. This is more than just a job – it’s a chance to build meaningful relationships and create lasting change.

Are you a compassionate and motivated practitioner who is passionate about supporting people to make positive changes in their lives? We are looking for a Recovery Coordinator to join our specialist Over-the-Counter (OTC) and Prescription-Only Medicines (POM) Team at Irford House Hub. This is an opportunity to work with people experiencing dependency on prescription and over-the-counter medication, including medication obtained through GP prescriptions, pharmacies, online sources or illicit supply.

You'll provide specialist, person-centred support that helps people reduce harm, improve their health and wellbeing and work towards their individual recovery goals. Working as part of a collaborative, multi‑disciplinary service, you'll build strong relationships with clients while working closely with GPs, pharmacies, pain management teams, mental health services and other healthcare professionals to ensure people receive coordinated and effective support.

About the Role

As an OTC/POM Recovery Coordinator, you'll manage a caseload of approximately 25–30 people experiencing dependency on prescription and/or over‑the‑counter medication. You'll work alongside each individual to understand their circumstances, needs and goals, completing comprehensive assessments and developing personalised recovery and treatment plans. You'll provide regular structured key working sessions, both face‑to‑face and remotely, helping people understand their medication use and supporting them to make informed decisions about their recovery.

A key part of your role will be working collaboratively with individuals and healthcare professionals to support safe and achievable medication reduction or detoxification plans where appropriate. You'll provide harm reduction advice and help people understand the potential risks associated with medication dependence, withdrawal, overdose and the use of multiple substances. You'll also play an important role in coordinating care across different services.

This could involve working with a person's GP, pharmacy, mental health team, pain management service or other healthcare professionals to make sure their support is joined up and centred around their individual needs.

• Manage a caseload of approximately 25–30 people experiencing dependency on prescription and over-the-counter medication.
• Complete comprehensive assessments and develop personalised recovery and treatment plans.
• Deliver structured one‑to‑one key working sessions, both face‑to‑face and remotely.
• Regularly review progress, risks and outcomes and adapt support in response to an individual's changing needs.
• Help people identify their recovery goals and provide practical, person‑centred support to help them achieve them.
• Work collaboratively with clients and healthcare professionals to support safe and achievable medication reduction and detoxification…