Hospital Engagement Recovery Coordinator

Change Grow Live

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Change Grow Live is a charity that supports people to change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential. Its Northamptonshire service provides integrated drug and alcohol interventions and treatment options for people experiencing substance-use problems, regardless of substance or age.

The Hospital Engagement Recovery Coordinator will work in a hospital environment and across CGL operational sites, including Kettering General Hospital. The postholder will help people referred from local hospitals make a seamless transition into treatment and support. Using a preventative, harm-reduction and educational approach, the coordinator will apply psychosocial interventions, identify appropriate treatment pathways, and promote engagement with available services. The role requires flexibility across sites and within the agreed working hours to maintain appropriate service provision.

This is a permanent, full-time role based in Kettering, with 37.5 hours per week. The salary is £28,557.79–£32,802.41 (CGL points 23–28). The post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK; visa sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience working in a similar field.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and good IT skills.
• Proactive approach, ability to work on own initiative, and excellent time-management and prioritisation skills.
• Good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and good practice.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work supportively as part of a team and in partnership with a wide range of professionals, agencies, and internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to manage change successfully while prioritising service users’ needs.
• Understanding of information governance processes and commitment to applying necessary safeguards.
• Commitment to seeking learning opportunities to broaden professional knowledge and skills and to contribute to and oversee the learning and development of others.
• Must already have the right to work in the UK; visa sponsorship is not available.

Responsibilities

• Engage, assess, and support service users with drug and/or alcohol treatment needs in a hospital environment.
• Provide follow-up treatment and interventions at various healthcare sites.
• Work in partnership with agencies to address unmet needs.
• Provide screening, assessment, recovery planning, and onward referral.
• Reduce drug- and alcohol-related harm to service users and the wider community.
• Promote carer, service-user, and community involvement.
• Advocate for service users to access partnership services.
• Support service users’ social reintegration and help them lead meaningful and purposeful lives by promoting recovery, resilience, peer support, and self-determination.
• Work flexibly across CGL operational sites, including Kettering General Hospital, as required.

Benefits

• 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays, increasing by one day for each year of service during the first five years.
• Paid wellness hour each week.
• Wellness hub.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, and other offerings.
• Friendly and supportive team.
• Training, career development, and progression opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed