Hospital Engagement Worker

• Proactively engage with and assess all patients entering hospital or A+E with an alcohol or drug attributer, providing brief interventions where appropriate or supporting service users into community structured treatment.   
• To facilitate the continuation of alcohol detoxes started in hospital, into the community.
• Set up effective communication and referral pathways with hospital based specialist teams. Act as a point of contact for acute referrals.
• To increase the number of people accessing structured treatment for alcohol support following hospital admission.
• Provide support to acute hospital services to avoid unnecessary admission to hospital of people who can be supported and treated in community services.
• Provide brief interventions, triage and assessment, to patients who misuse alcohol and/or drugs, while they remain in a hospital setting. 

• Experience of working in a hospital setting or host environment (desirable).
• Be an excellent communicator, both verbal and written with good IT skills. 
• Proactive and able to work on own initiative with excellent time management and prioritising skills.
• Experience of delivering brief and extended interventions, utilising ITEP,MI, CBT skills (desirable).
• Have a good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and good practice. 
• Be a supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in partnership with a wide range of professionals, agencies, and internal/external stakeholders. 
• Ability to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users. 
• Understand the importance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply all necessary safeguards.
• Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden your professional knowledge and skills and to contribute and oversee the learning and development of others.

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service (capped at 30 days). 
• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc. 
• A friendly and supportive team. 
• Training, career development & progression opportunities.
• Refer a Friend and receive £250 in vouchers if candidate is successful.

We want to understand your experiences, achievements and strengths, so please make sure your application reflects your own story and clearly shows how you meet the essential criteria and the impact you've made in previous roles.

There's no need to write in a particular style. The strongest applications are those that are authentic, specific and clearly demonstrate your skills, experience and potential. We look forward to learning more about you.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.