Support Practitioner

Edinburgh
North East Edinburgh Recovery Service
Drugs and Alcohol Service
Support Practitioner
Part Time
£11.08 - £11.58 per hour, rising to £11.30 in your first year of service

Post: Support Practitioner

Service: Central Prescribing Team 

Based: Based at Spittal Street - Working across multiple sites around Edinburgh city centre, Leith & Craigmillar

Hours: Part Time (30 hours)

Salary:             £11.08 - £11.58 per hour, rising to £11.30 in your first year of service 

Annual:            £21,318 - £22,285 pro rata

Contract: Fixed Term (October 2024)   

Kickstart a career in health and social care - come work with us.

About Us

The North East Recovery Service is a one-stop shop which offers a full range of drug and alcohol treatment and support services. We are a multi - disciplinary team comprising of TPS, NHS and social work staff. We are based within our main office in Leith, the Access Place in the Old Town, a satellite location in Craigmillar, and in Spittal Street - the Central Prescribing Team, where you'll be based. 

The Central Prescribing Team is based at Spittal St and is part of Edinburgh's response to ensure rapid access to medication assisted treatment for those struggling with opiate addiction. 

About You

You will be passionate about harm reduction, believe recovery is possible for all and  have ability to connect  and build positive relationships with people.

Knowledge or lived experience of drug related harms and/or experience of supporting individuals with a drug or alcohol dependency is desirable. Applications from those who have worked in homeless , mental health and criminal justice services will be considered who could bring transferable skills. Comprehensive training be provided . Working hours for service are Monday to Friday 8.30 to 4.30 with some evening work.

As a Support Practitioner, your role will be to support individuals to attend the clinic, support them through the titration process and then engage with long term support in recovery in their local community . This role will give you an opportunity to be part of a multi-agency team working together within the Central Prescribing Team. 

We understand that everybody’s experience is different. When people come to the Hub, we personalise their care to achieve their goals.

The support we provide is always person centred, we do this by involving people who know the person well, this includes family and friends, other health and Social Work professionals, Advocacy services and our own staff members.

Full details of this role can be viewed on the attached Job Role Profile.  Click here

Please note that IT skills are required for all our vacancies.

Turning Point Scotland have Platinum accreditation in Investors in People. Our staff are our most important asset, therefore we offer extensive training and impressive personal and career-focused development opportunities. You could be part of an organisation that not only offers excellent careers but makes a real difference to thousands of People’s lives and achieve your own personal fulfilment. 

  • Comprehensive Induction
  • 123 Learning and development courses 
  • 29 eLearning courses
  • Funded qualification – SVQ Social Services and Healthcare, work based assessment
  • Your Career Pathway, we promote from within and advertise internally all jobs
  • Pension Scheme, employer contribution 4%
  • Wide range of family friendly policies 
  • 35 holiday/public holidays days' per year.
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If you would like to chat about any aspect of the role, please call Ava Thurgood on 07849 090 584.

This opportunity is closed to applications.