Addictions Clinical & Assessment Support Worker

Overview

As an integral and highly valued member of the multi-disciplinary team, the Addictions Clinical Support Worker will provide drug and alcohol assessments, brief interventions, preparing prescriptions for printing and recording on FP10 records. The worker will participate in care planning, provision and evaluation of patients\' needs under the supervision of trained staff. The role includes embedding recovery values within the service setting, alongside peer mentor support workers from other agencies in Addictions, and acting as an ambassador of recovery for the Addictions Directorate with external agencies and partner organisations. The clinical support worker will promote their role through information provision and a range of learning opportunities for the multidisciplinary teams and others across the Addictions Directorate. The role works under the supervision of line management and as a core member of the multi-disciplinary team, engaging with MDT colleagues. The Addictions Clinical Support Worker will support service users to engage in structured treatment and will complete triage and assessments in a timely manner (e.g. liaising with the Alcohol Care Team at West Middlesex Hospital when referring patients to ARC Hounslow).

Responsibilities

• The post holder will take a predominant role in providing duty and full comprehensive assessments to clients who are referred or present to the service.
• To contribute in reviewing and processing all referrals presented to the ARC team via emails or self-referral.
• To be able to assess and triage drug-using clients discharged from hospital, applying the precepts of harm minimisation and provide support to the clinical team in bridging treatment gaps in the community.
• To use agreed and established Outcome Monitoring Tools (e.g. TOPS, CRFs etc.) and any other relevant quality measures.
• To use motivational interviewing, relapse management and other evidence-based interventions.
• To ensure full risk assessment and risk management is delivered effectively, under supervision.
• To ensure the highest quality of service is delivered by following local and national quality and performance standards, guidance, protocols, procedures and practice guidelines.
• To ensure that all work is performed in accordance with Trust policies and procedures, including the Serious Incident policy.
• To prepare, print and log prescriptions for the team under the supervision of the clinical team.

About CNWL Foundation Trust

The Addictions Directorate with CNWL Foundation Trust is a large, well-established provider which offers a wide range of specialist NHS drug and alcohol treatment interventions to the diverse and multicultural populations in Central and North West London. We also run Smoking Cessation Services, a National Gambling Service and a Club Drug Clinic.

Our Commitment

Our substance misuse services are dedicated to helping reduce the harm caused by substance misuse dependency; helping people overcome their dependency on substances and helping clients and their families rebuild their lives and enable recovery. We are committed to working in partnership with other providers and service users in local systems of treatment and recovery. CNWL is committed to providing high quality, evidence-based treatment options and is a learning organisation which promotes staff competence and training and values clinical governance, audit and research. We are linked with Imperial College, University of London, University College London and numerous other local universities and are committed to evaluating our services and developing new and innovative approaches. The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working in healthcare settings.

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