Substance Misuse Worker
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 02/09/2026
- Closes
- 16/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Substance Misuse Worker within the Denbighshire Substance Misuse Service. The role involves providing comprehensive assessment and treatment interventions to individuals misusing substances, including risk assessment and psychological effects. The successful candidate will work as an autonomous practitioner in community settings, managing a caseload and supporting individuals through their treatment. Knowledge and experience of substance misuse interventions and effective communication skills are essential.
Essential criteria
- Degree level relevant academic qualification or equivalent extensive experience gained
- Awareness of professional boundaries
Desirable criteria
- Substance misuse related academic qualification
- Extensive experience of working in a substance misuse treatment environment
- Ability to recognise and respond to behaviours that are challenging
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Professional knowledge of substance misuse
- Aptitude and Abilities
- Effective communication skills
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Data collection skills
- Demonstrate ability to support and supervise staff
- Additional relevant skills
- Values
- Knowledge of evidence based health and social care interventions
- Awareness of the changing health agenda for NHS Wales
- Awareness of local and national substance misuse issues
- Professional knowledge of Substance misuse services
- Specialist awareness of drugs effects and appropriate / available treatment interventions
- Other
- Professional approach
- Time management skills
- Change management skills
- Confidence and ability to work confidently as part of an MDT
- Presentation Skills
- Qualification and / or Knowledge
- Degree level relevant academic qualification or equivalent extensive experience gained
- Awareness of professional boundaries
- Substance misuse related academic qualification
- Extensive experience of working in a substance misuse treatment environment
- Ability to recognise and respond to behaviours that are challenging
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Professional knowledge of substance misuse
- Aptitude and Abilities
- Effective communication skills
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Data collection skills
- Demonstrate ability to support and supervise staff
- Additional relevant skills
- Values
- Knowledge of evidence based health and social care interventions
- Awareness of the changing health agenda for NHS Wales
- Awareness of local and national substance misuse issues
- Professional knowledge of Substance misuse services
- Specialist awareness of drugs effects and appropriate / available treatment interventions
- Other
- Professional approach
- Time management skills
- Change management skills
- Confidence and ability to work confidently as part of an MDT
- Presentation Skills
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,557 – £39,631 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 5d ago · Closes in 10d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Substance Misuse Worker
The closing date is 16 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Substance Misuse Worker post within the Denbighshire Substance Misuse Service.
The successful candidates will be responsible for the provision of comprehensive assessment and treatment interventions to individuals who misuse substances, including risk assessment, substance use, social care and psychological effects. To work as an autonomous practitioner in community settings including services users' homes. The post holders will manage a case load and support individuals through their treatment within service.
Please note: This vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received. We recommend submitting your application as early as possible.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have knowledge and experience of substance misuse interventions and treatment and will be required to use effective communication skills to engage, motivate and maintain service users in contact with services and to be responsible for the development and continuous evaluation of treatment programmes as appropriate. Induction will be tailored to individual needs, and discussed at interview. The post holder will be expected to work with both alcohol and drug misuse service users. Candidates are reques
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