Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
The Role
The Community Addiction Recovery Service (CAReS) in South Lanarkshire provides harm reduction interventions and treatment to people adversely affected by alcohol and drugs. The service delivers an integrated model of care and is staffed by colleagues from 2 different organisations (NHSL and SLC). The service operates in all 4 South Lanarkshire localities. Each team within the service is managed by a health or a social work colleague.
The post holders will be part of a multi-disciplinary team who offer support to people who are adversely affected by alcohol and/or drug use. The post holders will provide assertive outreach to individuals identified by the multi-disciplinary team. They will encourage engagement by providing harm reduction interventions as well as linkages into treatment and support of third sector organisations in South Lanarkshire.
Please note this is a fixed term post for 18 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.
In This Key Role, You Will
The post holders will bridge the gap between services and people who would otherwise find it difficult to engage with al