Lead Practitioner

Post: Lead Practitioner

Service: Glasgow Alcohol and Drug Residential Recovery Service - Stabilisation

Based: Tradeston Glasgow

Hours: Full time 37 hrs

Salary: £26,076- £29,144

Contract Permanent

We are hiring! - Can you Lead the Way?

Turning Point Scotland’s Glasgow Alcohol and Drug Residential Recovery Service – Stabilisation, is looking for a Lead Practitioner to join their team.

What you’ll do

• Support people through challenging, crisis situations

• Deliver and participate in group workshops

• Create, review and update support plans, risk assessments and risk management plans.

• Contribute to a safe working environment for colleagues, people we support and the wider community.

What we’re looking for

• Experience of working in a drug and alcohol service is desirable

• Strong communication and organisational skills

• Understanding of safeguarding and professional boundaries

• Experience in Leading staff in delivering support and maintaining accurate records.

Glasgow Alcohol and Drug Residential Recovery Service - Stabilisation

At Glasgow’s Alcohol and Drug Residential Recovery Service – Stabilisation, we aim to provide a 4 to 6 weeks residential service for individuals who are no longer managing their support within a community setting.

Our team of social care, nursing and medical staff will provide treatment and support to individuals who are deemed to be engaging in high-risk drug and/or alcohol use with complex needs. Collaboratively working within a Recovery Orientated System of Care (ROSC) to address the individuals’ physical, mental, social and emotional needs. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team delivering a range of interventions in 1:1 and group work settings to support, encourage and motivate individuals to assist them to gain some stability back in their life.

As this is a 24/7 Service, you will work different shifts rotated between staff evenly. Shifts are typically, 8am-8pm and 10am-10pm. You will also take on a week of night shifts approximately once every three months, with seven shifts of 8pm-8am followed by one week off.

We welcome applications from all candidates who are eligible to work in the United Kingdom. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.

Turning Point Scotland offers a Salary Matching within the pay points of the role.

Please note that IT skills are required for all our vacancies.

Where applicable, successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within 6 months of start date

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