Team Leader (Alcohol and Drug Recovery Services)

Job Description

Role – Team Leader (Alcohol and Drug Recovery Services)
Location – GCHSCP, Festival Business Centre, 150 Brand Street, Glasgow, G51 1DH and Rowan Park Business Centre
Contract Status – Permanent

Are you interested in working for the largest local authority in Scotland, in partnership with the NHS, to help improve the health and wellbeing of our community? Then, you are in the right place!

Glasgow Alcohol and Drug Recovery Service (GADRS) work in partnership with GP enhanced services who offer Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT standard 7) to their patients in the community.

A new model of support has been developed to support both GPs and individuals on MAT which has led to the requirement of the Team Leader role. The Team Leader position is critical to the delivery of safe and effective recovery-oriented care and treatment and has an essential leadership role in the implementation of MAT Standards and local and national strategies. Team Leaders are therefore required to be enthusiastic, recovery focussed and able to manage change and risk

As a Team Leader you will help recruit, train, develop, support and manage a central team. This central team will support people who typically have low to medium support needs and are receiving MAT in the community with their GP. The team will be based centrally within Glasgow City, supporting shared care GPs and their patients across North East, North West and South Glasgow.

You will also work closely with the Primary Care Facilitation team, GP Practices, ADRS localities and colleagues from other care groups and be responsible for the day to day delivery of clinics with the Shared Care Enhanced Service. The successful candidate will be part of a dynamic integrated Alcohol Drug Recovery Service, and will be responsible for the direct line management of Primary Care Recovery Workers.

Candidates must possess a Degree/Diploma in a relevant health and care subject.

Experience of Alcohol and Drug services is essential and understanding/experience of integrated service delivery.

Please refer to the Person Specification for full details of the required qualifications, skills, knowledge and competencies that are required for the above role.

Membership of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme is essential on taking up appointment. Please note successful candidates for the above role will be required to pay for their PVG Membership/or Scheme Checks.

Registration to the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) is an essential requirement for this role. You must either be already registered or have applied within 3 months and be registered within 6 months from your start date. Please note as part of the local government pay deal, local authority staff are currently not required to pay SSSC fees.

These roles are excepted under Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013 (as amended).

Interviews will take place week commencing 16th June 2025.

If you would like to find out more about the role before applying, you can contact: Ghazala Haq, Service Manager on 07785451119 or by email: Ghazala.haq@sw.glasgow.g

 

Working for us!

For more information on Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (GCC) please visit the following websites:

GCC Website and GCC Conditions of Service

 

 

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Further Information

Please note that Glasgow City Council is currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure which may impact on current salaries quoted in job adverts, see

GCC Job Evaluation