Hospital Liaison Worker
Hospital Liaison Worker
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Job Description
Overview
Together weare committed to transforming lives and fostering hope.
We believe that every person deserves the opportunity to overcome addiction and build a brighter future.
Change Grow Live is a compassionate and forwardthinking charity dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives of our service users. Our values encapsulated by Be open be compassionate and be bold shape our daily commitment to helping individuals redirect their lives and grow as unique individuals.
As a Hospital Liaison Worker at Change Grow Live youll be primarily stationed at the prestigious Highgate Mental Health Centre within the vibrant Camden borough. Based on service need you will also be on occasion required to support within our Camden based clinic or at other hospitals where Camden CGL has hospital liaison workers stationed. Your role will involve attending the Emergency Department and psychiatric treatment wards where youll provide rapid access to assessments brief interventions and facilitate liaison discharge planning and onward referrals for service users who seek hospital care due to substance misuserelated issues.
This is an exceptional opportunity ideally suited for a professional with experience in a related field who is now looking to advance their career. This role will require the successful applicant to support clients on the ward & work in partnership with ward teams and mental health services.
The use of psychosocial interventions that are person centred & draw upon clients existing motivation will be required to work in this post as clients are supported through their admission & prepared for community treatment upon discharge.
Our Camden service is a vibrant collaborative team comprising a dedicated lineup that includes a service manager consultant psychiatrists medical professionals compassionate nurses attentive healthcare assistants empathetic recovery staff passionate volunteers efficient administrators and supportive peer mentors.
Location: Highgate Mental Health Centre as well as ad hoc requirements to travel to our Camden based drug & alcohol service or other Camden based hospitals within which we have hospital liaison workers stationed. Camden Greater London
Full Time Hours: 37.5 per week
Salary: 27861..35 dependent on experience (based on full time working hours pro rata for part time hours)
Allowance: 4133.14 Inner London Weighting (based on full time working hours pro rata for part time hours)
Fulltime hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For parttime roles the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.
Responsibilities
About the role:
- To develop integrated working within local hospitals which will reduce the impact of repeat hospital admissions for drug and alcohol users.
- Utilise a range of evidencebased assessment tools to assess levels of problematic alcohol use and develop recovery plans based on suitability for community or inpatient detox.
- To undertake comprehensive assessments for service users where appropriate and ensure a wide range of interventions are made available.
- To refer into testing for Hepatitis A B C and HIV and provide posttest counselling for results.
- Run groups in an inpatient setting on managing cravings & triggers when going on leave from the inpatient setting.
- To develop referral pathways for individuals with specialist services.
- Building strong therapeutic relationships with individuals experiencing substance misuse within a hospital setting and fostering effective partnerships with clients to support their unique recovery journeys.
- Conduct assessments of physical dependency using a symptomatic withdrawal scale using results to determine safe alcohol detoxification as required.
- Ensure that procedures are constantly reviewed to promote best practice and evidenced based practice in accordance with UK Guidelines on Clinical Management NICE guidance and CGL clinical protocols and procedures.
- Ensure the smooth transition of service users clinical needs into community care with the service.
- Hours worked will be Monday Friday full time. There is a small amount of flexibility available around hours worked. Start & finish times may vary based on hospital requirements & the requirements of the successful applicant & will be mutually agreed upon by Camden CGL Highgate Mental Health Centre & the successful applicant.
About you:
- Knowledge of the issues facing those accessing treatment including appropriate medical interventions social care and health issues.
- Experience of managing a case load and achieving positive outcomes for all individuals
- Work in partnership to formulate release plans which reduce hospital admissions
- Training and/or experience in psychosocial intervention
- Have the ability to work in an environment where they may be subject to upsetting and disturbing information and patient presentation including behaviour.
- Have the ability to build working relationships and communicate with all members of the Emergency MDT
- Ability to manage challenging behaviour in a calm and professional manner
What We Offer
- Generous holiday entitlement bank holidays) increasing annually for the first five years
- A paid Wellness hour each week access to our Wellness hub and Employee Assist Programme
- Contributory pension scheme
- Fantastic perks including discounts on shopping cinema holidays and more
- A caring supportive team thats as passionate about making a difference as you are
- Ongoing training career development and progression opportunities
- A referafriend scheme with generous vouchers for successful candidates
If youre excited about making a real impact wed love to hear from you! Apply now and become part of our transformative journey at Change Grow Live. Together we can make a profound difference in peoples lives.
Join us in driving meaningful change!
Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship if you require it to work in the UK. More information about eligible roles and occupations can be found here:Skilled Worker visa: Overview
Salary Range (pro rata if part time)
ILW / OLW /Fringe
Closing Date
If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:
Employment Type
Full-Time
