Hospital Liaison Worker

• Full Time, Permanent – Monday to Friday
• 37 hours per week.
• Location: Likewise Sheffield, S3 8UG – Northern General Hospital, Royal Hallamshire Hospital
• Vacancy No VN5027
• Employment Type Permanent – Location Portland House, Sheffield, S3 8UG
• Interview Date: 07 May 2025

About the role
Using a caring, compassionate and trauma informed approach you will be engaging with individuals who have been admitted to hospital and have a substance use support need. You will deliver a range of interventions including advice, harm reduction and structured psycho-social interventions. You will work closely alongside colleagues within the hospital to ensure that appropriate support is offered to all those in need.

The post will work within the Likewise alcohol and other drug service to establish a high quality hospital liaison service for patients; ensuring and providing appropriate assessments, interventions and co-developing multi-agency discharge plans and pathways to reduce relapse and hospital readmission.

Based within the local hospitals, the post will ensure effective communication with relevant hospital departments (e.g. Mental Health, Hepatology & Gastroenterology, A&E, Maternity) and externally with Together and other community services (e.g. GPs, outreach, housing and community justice services).

The post will provide advice, guidance and training to healthcare professionals in recognition, treatment & management of alcohol and other drug related problems, including the delivery of brief interventions.

As a Hospital Liaison Worker, you will be responsible for:

• Attending hospital ward rounds and maintaining good communication with hospital staff.
• Responding to hospital liaison referrals from within the hospital.
• Delivering interventions to clients face-to-face and over the phone.
• Working autonomously to manage a caseload of our service users, including delivering a range of psychosocial interventions.
• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to undertake ongoing assessments, risk assessments, and appropriate referrals within the community

Please note this role is based in Sheffield at our Likewise service and the local hospitals, Northern General Hospital, Royal Hallamshire Hospital

About you

• A knowledge and understanding of substance misuse and recovery
• Experience of managing, planning, and prioritising your own workload, delivering work of a high standard
• An understanding of safeguarding
• Excellent communication, organisation and time management skills
• The ability to work well in a team environment alongside a range of people and organisations

This vacancy will be closed as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Interviews may be offered prior to the interview date, if exceptional applications are received.

‘The salary advertised above demonstrates the full earning potential for this role, starting salaries will allow for pay progression within the pay band’

Please read the full Job Description and Person Specification prior to applying for this position.
For full person specifications and job details, please visit this link.

Who are we…

• Waythrough (formerly Humankind) launched in October 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. We tackle poverty and disadvantage in communities, through mental health, drug and alcohol, housing and related support.
• We have almost 200 services around England – and nearly 3,500 amazing staff and volunteers who run them. Every year our services support around 125,000 people.
• Bringing together two big organisations is not a small task and it’ll take a while to fully integrate our systems, processes and approaches. That’s why you will notice the jobs here are still branded ‘Humankind’. Next year we’ll be fully integrating our recruitment systems but for now they are separate.
  Thanks for bearing with us – and don’t forget to check out the Waythrough (formerly Humankind) jobs on the Richmond Fellowship and Aquarius jobsite https://recoveryfocus.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Recovery_Focus_Careers.

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Recovery Navigator

Recovery Navigator –  Likewise Sheffield
Full Time, Permanent position. 37 hours per week Monday to Friday.
Due to the nature of this role, the successful applicant must be able to travel to our different services in the area.

About the role…

A day in a life of a HOPE Team Recovery Navigator..
This is a varied and dynamic role covering important outreach work to support the development of the organisation. Duties can include carrying out home visits for clients that may have barriers accessing the service, supporting with harm-reduction programmes such as running the needle-exchange service, responding to duty matters, and hosting drop-in sessions across the city to spread the word about the service and increase community engagement and participation.

Main Duties:

• Manage a varied caseload of clients and support them in achieving recovery.
• Support service users in accessing resources and services to increase their recovery capital and achieve recovery goals.
• Work in partnership with a multi-disciplinary team and provide guidance to managers and colleagues.
• Comply with monitoring and evaluation systems, collect and monitor information, and provide reports when required.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records in accordance with organisational guidelines.
• Comply with the organisation’s Code of Conduct and Safeguarding policies.
• Reduce substance-related harm to individuals and the community.
• Participate in supervision and reflect on interpersonal dynamics within the therapeutic relationship.
• Uphold data protection legislation and service user confidentiality agreements.
• Provide a full range of services in an outreach and in-reach capacity.

About You
We are looking for a candidate with the following qualities and qualifications:

• The successful applicant must have some experience within substance misuse, recovery support or a similar type of role.
• Compassion and kindness to provide effective support and care to service users.
• Resilience to handle challenging situations and maintain a positive outlook.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organisational and time-management abilities.
• A commitment to maintaining confidentiality and adhering to ethical guidelines.

To view the full job description and person specification for this role, please click here.

Vacancy Salary Range: £24,020-£30,790

Applications Close Date: 14 Apr 2025

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What’s in it for you?

• A competitive salary
• Pension Scheme
• Exceptional support, training and development
• Flexible working