Recruiting | Primary Care Liaison Worker- Horizons Bristol
Recruiting | Primary Care Liaison Worker- Horizons Bristol
| Full Time | 37.5 hours per week |
| Salary | £27,166 per annum |
| Closing Date | 22nd August 2025 |
| Interview Date | TBC |
| Job Reference | PCLW-HB |
| Accountable to | Operations Manager through the Locality Team Manager. Supervised by an Opiate Team Leader. |
| Contract Type: | Permanent |
About BDP:
Bristol Drugs Project (BDP) has been supporting the people of Bristol around their drug and alcohol for the past 39 years. We are committed to providing accessible and appropriate support for anyone who needs it and to reduce the harms caused by drugs and/or alcohol. Workers at BDP come from diverse backgrounds and experiences, but all share a drive to make a difference in the lives of the people we work with.
Our Horizons Service:
Horizons is a brand new partnership that is delivering services to support people affected by drug and alcohol use in Bristol. We have partnered with Turning Point (who are lead provider) and seven other local and national providers: The Nelson Trust, Hawkspring, One 25, Southmead Development Trust, Southmead Project, Wellspring Settlement, and Release. As a partnership we draw on the expertise of all of the organisations involved to create a service that best meets the unique needs of the people we support.
Purpose of the Role
Primary Care Liaison workers are based within the Treatment Team and have responsibility for delivering evidence-based, structured support to people with primary problematic opioid use and/or dependent alcohol use within Primary Care, working alongside and supporting GPs in delivering treatment.
The role is to encourage ambition, motivate and support people to regain their independence from their substance use through the use of opioid substitution or alcohol detox medications coupled with packages of psychosocial care.
Primary Care Liaison workers will provide harm reduction advice, inspire and encourage change and actively support individuals through maintenance or detox pathways. They will use a variety of evidenced approaches, including Contingency Management to support their work, and ensure that people link successfully to other services to meet their physical and mental health needs.
Principal Accountabilities
- To encourage ambition, motivate and support individuals to become free from their problematic drug and/or alcohol use and to achieve their goals.
- Based in GP Practices, to provide a range of evidence-based, structured support packages to people with primary problematic opioid use and/or dependent alcohol use as part of a contractual arrangement with a GP.
- To establish and maintain good liaison with General Practitioners, their reception staff and wider health care team, participating in team meetings and training where appropriate.
- Following referral from GPs to provide assessments, continue opioid substitute prescriptions under GP clinical supervision through assessment and stabilisation, maintenance or detoxification pathways.
- Following referral from GPs to assess and prepare dependent alcohol users for and support them through and beyond medically assisted detoxification in collaboration with GPs or other prescribing professional.
- To facilitate harm reduction amongst all service users being treated within Primary Care.
- To undertake urinalysis and mouth swab testing.
- To offer and encourage BBV testing and promote access to treatment regarding BBV infection where appropriate.
- In consultation with Team Leaders, to offer Contingency Management packages to service users in particular circumstances, to improve chances of best outcomes for those individuals.
- To work with individuals who have become free of problematic drug and alcohol use, and encourage ambition, motivate and support them in the early stages of their recovery journey, ensuring transitions within Horizons and beyond are seamless and accessible to all service users.
Qualifications and Experience
These are set out in the Person Specification.
Special Notes or Conditions
- An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is a prerequisite of offer of employment.
- Post-holders are required to have a Hepatitis B vaccination
- This is a post in a developing service, which involves a wide range of agencies. The priorities for this role will be under review and may change as the service develops requiring flexibility from the post holder
What we offer:
- 27 days annual leave yearly which increases by 1 day every year to a maximum of 32 days after 5 of service PLUS bank holidays
- Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program
- Thorough line management and reflective practice programme
- Extensive and ongoing training
- Cycle to work scheme
How to apply
Please download the job description and advert here:
Then visit our Application Hub to find our application form and other helpful information to support your application.
Please refer to the person specification available within the job description when completing your application.
Questions:
If you would like an informal chat about this role, please contact
- Tess Ciriello on 07964 067 712 or Tess.Ciriello@bdp.org.uk
- Shane Mitchell on 07496881435 or shane.mitchell@bdp.org.uk
If you have questions regarding the application process or need some support in completing your application, please email recruitment@bdp.org.uk or call 0117 987 6001 and ask for recruitment.
