Substance Misuse Recovery Worker


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£38,488 to £46,852 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, E2 7DZ
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	20 Oct 2026
Closing date:	6 Nov 2026

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Summary

To provide patients with person-centered specialist support, assessing needs and setting goals specifically in relation to substance misuse, including alcohol as well as illegal or controlled substances. To facilitate relevant psychosocial interventions. To ensure that care reflects patients choices and preferences and promotes dignity and wellbeing. To have an awareness of diversity and actively promote equality. To proactively encourage patients to access internal and external substance misuse services, promoting and facilitating harm reduction models, encouraging patients to adopt safer practices and healthier lifestyles, and focus on recovery. To actively empower and advocate for patients. To undertake comprehensive assessments of Mildmays inpatients specifically in relation to substance misuse history. The Substance Misuse Recovery Worker should aim to meet with the majority of inpatients on admission and then continue to work with the patients who have been assessed as having a substance misuse history. To utilise coaching and motivational interviewing techniques. To undertake person centred and individualised risk assessments in relation to substance misuse and develop risk strategies in accordance with Mildmays policies and procedures. To ensure that all possible steps are being taken in order to minimise risk and maintain the safety of patients and staff. To communicate concerns appropriately, focusing on health and safety. To support the multidisciplinary team in effective risk management strategies, specifically following incidents relating to substance misuse. To review risks as an ongoing process. To respond to and report incidents effectively, liaising with colleagues in order to minimise risk. To develop and implement individualised, person-centred, comprehensive care-plans in relation to substance misuse. To actively involve patients in the care planning process. To review care plans continuously and consistently. To liaise with families, partners and/or Next of Kin where appropriate and where the patient has provided consent. To proactively work as part of Mildmays Multidisciplinary Team, liaising with colleagues, attending Multidisciplinary Team Meetings, Discharge Planning Meetings and completing Multidisciplinary Reports, Continuing Care Assessments and other relevant reports and referrals as necessary. To proactively keywork patients liaising with internal and external colleagues in relation to patients progress and their discharge planning needs. To participate in the discharge planning process, making onward referrals in relation to substance misuse, as necessary.

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