Recovery Worker - Substance Use - HMP Huntercombe
Job summary
Do you want to make a real difference as a Psychosocial Recovery Worker? Why not bring your compassion and skills to help support people in their recovery?
Our Substance Misuse Service at HMP Huntercombe is looking for a dynamic and experienced Recovery Worker. The team is innovative, forward thinking and committed to a Recovery focused approach that meets people's needs. You will be part of a supportive team with effective management, supervision and guidance.
Working with people who have complex offending backgrounds and substance use needs within prison is both challenging and rewarding. This is a fantastic chance to make a positive difference to the lives of people who are often disadvantaged and vulnerable.
Main duties of the job
You will work within a multi-disciplinary team, in a custodial environment delivering a high standard drug and alcohol recovery service in response to the needs of the service users as part of Inclusion and Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.
You will deliver a range of psychosocial interventions to substance misusing offenders within a prison environment.
You will work in collaboration with clinical prescribing services to ensure the needs of each service user is met and that integrated working is a key element to Inclusion's prison services.
You will provide a drug and alcohol recovery service (incorporating assessment, recovery planning, casework coordination and psycho-social interventions) to problem drug and alcohol users located within the prison establishment
You will contribute and work within the prison and wider drug strategy
About us
Inclusion, created in 2002 is part of the Specialist Services Care Group of Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT). We provide caring and effective services across England, including, West Yorkshire, West Midlands, East Midlands, West Mercia, Thames Valley, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Thurrock, Essex.We support individuals, families and communities who are affected by addiction, crime, mental health or need treatment for their sexual health. We believe that the individuals and families who use our services should receive high quality, committed and inclusive care, realising all the benefits a modern NHS organisation can provide.We work with patients and our staff teams to achieve the best outcomes we can. We invest heavily in training and development, and the wellbeing of our people, both staff and service users is central to who we are. Here at MPFT, we are proud of the comprehensive wellbeing and lifestyle support offer available, in addition to in-house training and coaching support.Our services are robustly governed, evidence-based, inclusive, and designed and provided in conjunction with service users. We are committed to providing the best service we can, and if you share our values, we want you on our team!
Details
Date posted
16 December 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£28,407 to £34,581 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
301-IT-25-7661086
Job locations
HMP Huntercombe
Bradley Road
Henley-on-Thames
RG9 5SB
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for the full list of responsibilities. A brief summary is provided below:
- To provide a range of low, medium and high intensity interventions as part of the integrated offender mental health, substance misuse team to those service users experiencing substance misuse problems.
- To work within a multi-disciplinary team, in a custodial environment delivering a high standard drug and alcohol recovery service in response to the needs of the service users as part of Inclusion and Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation trust.
- To provide a range of psycho-social interventions motivating and supporting service users to achieve recovery and positive outcomes within a recovery-orientated substance misuse treatment service
- To work in collaboration with clinical prescribing services to ensure the needs of each service user is met and that integrated working is a key element to Inclusions prison services.
- To provide a drug and alcohol recovery service (incorporating assessment, recovery planning, casework coordination and psycho-social interventions) to problem drug and alcohol users located within the prison establishment.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for the full list of responsibilities. A brief summary is provided below:
- To provide a range of low, medium and high intensity interventions as part of the integrated offender mental health, substance misuse team to those service users experiencing substance misuse problems.
- To work within a multi-disciplinary team, in a custodial environment delivering a high standard drug and alcohol recovery service in response to the needs of the service users as part of Inclusion and Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation trust.
- To provide a range of psycho-social interventions motivating and supporting service users to achieve recovery and positive outcomes within a recovery-orientated substance misuse treatment service
- To work in collaboration with clinical prescribing services to ensure the needs of each service user is met and that integrated working is a key element to Inclusions prison services.
- To provide a drug and alcohol recovery service (incorporating assessment, recovery planning, casework coordination and psycho-social interventions) to problem drug and alcohol users located within the prison establishment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 3 Health & Social Care (or commitment to work towards) or relevant experience in comparable settings.
Desirable
- Relevant training / Qualification in associated field o CBT o Motivational Interviewing o Brief solution focussed therapy o Mapping techniques o Auricular acupuncture trained
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of integrated working practices or working with those with substance use needs
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Essential
- A thorough knowledge of substances and their effects
- An understanding of harm reduction approaches in relation to substance misuse
- Ability to conduct assessments and formulate recovery plans
- Ability to keep records and statistical data
- Ability to work collaboratively with other professionals and develop links with agencies internal and external to prison
Desirable
- Knowledge of criminal justice field
- Ability and commitment to facilitate psycho-social group work programmes
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 3 Health & Social Care (or commitment to work towards) or relevant experience in comparable settings.
Desirable
- Relevant training / Qualification in associated field o CBT o Motivational Interviewing o Brief solution focussed therapy o Mapping techniques o Auricular acupuncture trained
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of integrated working practices or working with those with substance use needs
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Essential
- A thorough knowledge of substances and their effects
- An understanding of harm reduction approaches in relation to substance misuse
- Ability to conduct assessments and formulate recovery plans
- Ability to keep records and statistical data
- Ability to work collaboratively with other professionals and develop links with agencies internal and external to prison
Desirable
- Knowledge of criminal justice field
- Ability and commitment to facilitate psycho-social group work programmes
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Inclusion
Address
HMP Huntercombe
Bradley Road
Henley-on-Thames
RG9 5SB
Employer's website
https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Inclusion
Address
HMP Huntercombe
Bradley Road
Henley-on-Thames
RG9 5SB
Employer's website
Salary range
- £28,407 - £34,581 per year