Jobs in Aberffraw wales

Job summary
An exiting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Harm Reduction Team Outreach Worker in the West Region (Anglesey and Gwynedd). The post holder will be required to participate as part of the Harm Reduction team, providing support and wellbeing interventions to service users in the community.

Main duties of the job

• To work as a member of the North Wales Harm Reduction Service, as an autonomous practitioner in the community, undertaking outreach work from a variety of different settings, eg, mobile unit, service users' homes, massage parlours, gym, etc.
• To establish contact with drug and alcohol users and other vulnerable groups otherwise not in touch with services and engage them with the Harm Reduction Service and undertake specialist harm reduction interventions so as to prevent the spread of serious disease and improve health and wellbeing.
• Under indirect supervision, provide comprehensive assessment and treatment of individuals who misuse substances including risk assessment and comprehensive assessment of their substance misuse, social, psychological and physical issues.
• To bring enhanced skills and knowledge from your own profession, to undertake Needle Syringe Provision and offer highly specialist safer injecting advice, sexual health and contraceptive advice and information.
• Develop and enhance lead role within the team.
• To deliver specialist interventions with 'at risk' individuals in the community so as to promote informed choices, safer behaviours and healthier lifestyles including overdose and blood borne virus prevention strategies.

Welsh language
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us
If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales. Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Essential qualifications and knowledge

• Relevant professional clinical qualification or equivalent work experience.
• Evidence of recent Continued Professional Development.
• Knowledge of Harm Reduction Interventions

Desirable qualifications and knowledge

• Substance Misuse-related qualification
• Knowledge of current local and national substance misuse guidance and implications for practice.

Essential experience

• Sufficient experience of working with substance misusers.
• Experience of recognising and responding to behaviours that challenge.

Desirable experience

• Experience of working in a community setting
• Experience of working with/caring for vulnerable people.
• Experience of working with a Harm Reduction model and experience of developing services
• Experience of providing needle syringe provision/or with individuals injecting substances

Essential aptitude and abilities

• Excellent communication / de-escalation skills.
• Ability to work autonomously
• Ability to dynamic risk assess/experience of this
• Ability to support and supervise staff

Desirable aptitude and abilities

• Presentation/training skills
• IT skills
• Ability to speak Welsh

Essential values

• Recognises the importance of person centred care and ability to build rapport with others easily
• Professional approach and time management skills

Desirable values

• Ability to travel long distances across north wales/ confident in driving harm reduction vehicle
• Ability to work flexibly

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

Date posted: 28 October 2026
Closing date: 04 November 2026
Band: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 050-ACS833-1026
How to apply: Apply through our website