Service: North East Edinburgh Recovery Service (NEERS)
CAREERS THAT CARE!
Do you have experience of working with vulnerable people and an understanding of alcohol and other drugs related
harm?
If this is you, we have exciting opportunities in North East Edinburgh Service for experienced Lead Practitioners in
the field of Alcohol and Other Drugs.
We have 3 different roles we are recruiting for:
- Lead Practitioner - GP primary Care Outreach
- Lead Practitioner - Groupwork
- Lead Practitioner -
1:1 Caseworker
These full and part time roles are working Monday to Friday with the occasional evenings.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity for a Lead Practitioner, unlike other support roles, with Turning Point Scotland, no
two days are the same!
You will be responsible for being the first point of contact carrying out initial assessments, building trusting
relationships and ongoing keyworker support with communication an essential part of the role.
You will also be expected to work in a groupwork setting and/or provide Assertive Outreach to individual’s homes, GP
practices and across multiple community settings in the North East of Edinburgh. You will be offering harm
reduction advice and interventions to some of the most vulnerable and high-risk people who use drugs. These
individuals may have had multiple non-fatal overdoses and are not currently engaged with treatment and or
support services.
About You
As our Lead Practitioner, you will have knowledge and experience of drug and alcohol related harm. You will be
working within the service delivery rota of Monday to Friday. Alongside the Service Manager and the Service
Coordinator to direct and manage the day to day support within the Edinburgh Service ensuring advanced level of
social care support including responsibility for service delivery and development which includes providing line
management support to the staff team.
You will be passionate and committed and be creative in ways of engaging people, including home visits (alongside a
colleague) offering support in the community. Making a difference to people’s lives, you will continue providing
support until they are able to engage in more structured support within the hub.
About Us – North East Edinburgh Recovery Hub
The North East Recovery Hub offers a full range of drug and alcohol treatment and support services. We are a multi -
disciplinary team comprising of Voluntary Sector, NHS and social work staff. We are based with our main office
in Leith and working across our satellite location in Craigmillar.
Turning Point Scotland offers a Salary Matching opportunity within the salary scale points and based on
experience.
Please note that IT skills are required for all our vacancies.
Where applicable, successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within 6 months of start
date.