Lead Practitioner - Alcohol Service

Lead Practitioner – South Lanarkshire Alcohol Outreach Service

Service:
South Lanarkshire Alcohol Outreach Service

Job Type: Lead Practitioner

Hours:

Full Time (37 hours per week)

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

Contract:

Permanent

Based:
South Lanarkshire

Could you support someone whose alcohol use is having a negative impact on them and/or others? Turn the point Scotland South Lanarkshire Reachout Service offers the opportunity to work within a supportive team to provide intensive case management and pre‑ and post‑detox support within an Assertive Outreach model.

• Intensive Case Management and Community Engagement
  • Assertive outreach, taking the service to where people are
  • Intensive person‑centred approach
  • Personalised support planning
  • Structured psychosocial interventions such as ABIs, emotional support, motivational interviewing, crisis interventions, family support and onward referrals
  • Linkage with community resources
  • Presence at community events to identify those who need support with alcohol, including ABIs and raising awareness about alcohol harms
  • Work in partnership to support at 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 alcohol consumption
  • Working in partnership with other services including health professionals and CAReS
  • Support to engage with services and attend appointments when required
  • Information and advice to help people make informed choices
• Pre‑ and Post‑Detox Support
  • 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 linkage with recovery services
  • Support to engage with peer networks in community

Full driver’s licence and access to own vehicle is essential; you will be paid 45p per mile for work purposes.

IT skills are required for all vacancies.

Where applicable, successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within six months of the start date.

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

For enquiries, please call our Recruitment & Engagement Team on .

This opportunity is closed to applications.