# Co-occurring Mental Health & Substance Use Support Worker **Company**: East London NHS Foundation Trust **Location**: London **Job type**: temporary **Salary**: £34186.00 to £37389.00 **Category**: Healthcare **Industry**: Healthcare **Apply**: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9363-26-1254?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_3aab8d90-cbd ## Description We are seeking an enthusiastic and compassionate Support Worker to join the City & Hackney Integrated Mental Health and Substance Use (CHIMES) pilot. The successful candidate will work alongside experienced mental health practitioners and Turning Point colleagues, managing an allocated engagement caseload, undertaking proactive outreach and providing practical and emotional support to help individuals access and remain engaged with treatment. The role requires flexibility to work across inpatient, community and substance use services within City and Hackney. Key responsibilities include: - Managing an allocated engagement caseload under the supervision of qualified CHIMES practitioners. - Undertaking outreach across inpatient and community settings. - Building trusting relationships with individuals who may be reluctant to engage with treatment. - Providing practical and emotional support to overcome barriers to accessing services. - Working with Turning Point colleagues to facilitate access to substance use treatment. - Using motivational interviewing skills, brief psychosocial interventions and harm reduction approaches to support recovery. - Supporting continuity of care during transitions between inpatient, community mental health and substance use services. - Working collaboratively with statutory and voluntary sector partners to coordinate support. - Maintaining accurate records, contributing to care planning and escalating clinical or safeguarding concerns appropriately. The postholder will receive training and supervision to develop skills in motivational interviewing, harm reduction, brief psychosocial interventions and substance use assessment. The salary for this position ranges from £34,186 to £37,389 per annum. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract or secondment opportunity. ## Skills ### Required - motivational interviewing - harm reduction - brief psychosocial interventions - substance use assessment - person-centred care ### Nice to have - training in motivational interviewing - brief interventions - harm reduction or trauma-informed approaches - substance use assessment or recovery work --- Source: [Apply at jobs.nhs.uk](https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9363-26-1254?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)