ICS PH&PB Recovery Navigator NUTH

Durham County Council holds the budget for the regional Integrated Care

System (ICS) Prevention Board, which is to be used to fund the employment

of a full time NHS Band 4 Recovery Navigator for 12 month period.

This post will be employed by Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS

Foundation Trust, Freeman Rd, High Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7

7DN

The service objectives are:

• To reduce the impact of alcohol related frequent attenders including

include those affected by alcohol-related violence.

• Enhance the Alcohol Care Team by providing additional patient

centred support between acute and community services

• Ensure that service transitions are the norm and are increasingly

effective

The post holder will deliver and contribute to the development of an

innovative recovery programme which will offer a range of support to

address what matters to the client, e.g. housing, benefits, welfare, etc. The

post would support secondary care clinicians; including those in ED to

support service users into support within the hospital and, crucially, post

discharge. This challenging role will involve delivering practical, bespoke

interventions both in person and through a wide range of network partner

agencies that support people away from substance misuse and violence,

towards a safer, healthier and more productive lifestyle. It is envisaged that

the post holder will work as an extended member of commissioned drug and

alcohol services in the community and in addition to improve the patient

journey will also report back to the partnership group where potential

challenges and bottlenecks are in the current system. The Navigator will

also explore the volunteer role working closely with the recovery community

to recruit previous service users who are able to relate and show

compassion to patients showing instant trust and sustained engagement

with treatment programmes and support outreach visits