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The Greater Glasgow and Clyde Overdose Response Team (GORT) is a rapid response to near-fatal overdoses which provides a short, focused period of support to each person. GORT assertively connects individuals with mainstream alcohol and other drug services (maximum 3 interventions).

This 12-month test of change is delivered in partnership with Simon Community Scotland on an assertive outreach basis across Glasgow’s three localities, Accident & Emergency Departments and city centre.

We address other potential barriers including information and data sharing; prescribing arrangements, and rapid access to mainstream alcohol and other drug services.

We will aim to increase engagement with alcohol and other drug services and provide a template which the Drug Deaths Taskforce could roll out to other areas.

JOB PURPOSE: To manage the delivery of consistent and high quality services ensuring their continuing relevance to all stakeholders.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES/TASKS:

Service Delivery

• Maintain the continuing relevance of services to individuals’ needs and purchaser requirements by ongoing planning, monitoring and evaluation.

• Where a need or an opportunity is identified, assist in the development of new services

• Maximise stakeholder involvement in service and business planning

• Ensure that equality of opportunity is reflected in all aspects of service delivery

• Be willing to oversee and manage additional staff/services involved in areas such as Homelessness and Justice.

Quality Assurance

• Ensure agreed standards of service delivery in compliance with relevant legislation, National Care Standards and purchaser requirements.

• Develop, promote and monitor quality assurance systems appropriate to the needs of the individual/Service and organisational requirements

• Ensure compliance with the Scottish Social Services Council Code of Practice.

• Ensure that stakeholder processes are managed

Staff Management

• Be responsible for and ensure the appropriate support, supervision and appraisal of staff.

• Develop, monitor and evaluate staff communication and support systems.

• Develop, monitor and implement supervision and appraisal systems for staff.

• Ensure that all Turning Point Scotland policies and procedures are adhered to.

• Recruit, develop and ensure the provision of relevant induction for staff and continuing learning opportunities

Financial Management/Administration

• Ensure that records are kept up-to-date and take account of relevant legislation and individuals requirements.

• Ensure that service records are audited to ensure compliance with organisational requirements

• Maintain the economic viability of the Service by operating within agreed budgetary requirements.

• Record information in line with the organisation’s Confidentiality Policy and the Data Protection Act.

• Monitor, develop and review financial systems that take account of organisational, individual and legislative requirements

• Assist in the development and negotiation of service budgets

Health & Safety and Property Management

• Ensure a healthy and safe environment by implementing and monitoring systems that take account of relevant legislation and organisational policies and procedures.

• Develop and monitor all domestic, maintenance, medication and recording systems in line with organisational policy.

• Monitor, review and ensure implementation of risk assessment and management strategies within the service.

Learning and Development

• Maintain, promote and ensure within the service an awareness of current developments in practice and legislation.

• Participate in relevant internal and external training, identify own, individual and team training and development needs.

• Ensure that staff receive appropriate training to meet individuals and service needs.

• Actively participate in and be committed to the supervision and appraisal processes in line with organisational policy.

• Maintain own recognised and required qualifications.

Communications

• Promote the aims of the Service and Turning Point Scotland.

• Represent Turning Point Scotland at local level and build positive links with all relevant stakeholders.

• Develop and maintain effective communication systems between all stakeholders.

Other Requirements

• Organise your working time to maximise the efficiency of the Service.

• Undertake on-call, overnight, weekend and rota-working as required.

• Undertake any other tasks as may be reasonably requested.

• Undertake registration with the SSSC within the timescale required, where relevant, and maintain this.

The 218 Service provides an alternative to custody for women in the criminal justice system. We provide programmes of intensive support and group work to empower the women to address the root causes of their offending. With a view to support them to break the cycle of offending which results in the ‘revolving door’ syndrome of maintaining their involvement in the criminal justice system and prison service

The service offers a 12 bed Residential Unit and a Community Engagement service for women who still reside in the community. As many of the women who access our service have a wide range of mental and physical issues we have an integrated health team and psychologies therapy team to address these.

JOB PURPOSE:

• To support and deliver safe, effective and person-centred healthcare provision to individuals in Turning Point Scotland’s Drug and Alcohol Service(s).
• To undertake comprehensive clinical assessments, identifying and completing appropriate nursing interventions, monitoring and reviewing effectiveness of interventions, and ensure ongoing review of care plans.
• To prioritise the needs of service users when assessing and reviewing their mental, physical, cognitive, behavioural, social, and spiritual needs.
• To work in partnership with individuals and stakeholders involved in their care to develop person-centred care plans that take into account their circumstances, characteristics and preferences.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Service Delivery

• Ensure a Citizenship approach to delivering services. Citizenship is defined by a persons connection to the 5 R’s: Rights, Responsibilities, Roles, Relationships, resources and their sense of belonging.
• Planning the delivery of most effective nursing interventions based on comprehensive assessment of need.
• To fully involve service users in their care planning ensuring they are given informed choices in regard to nursing care and treatment.
• To work in partnership with medical staff/prescriber to offer a range of evidence-based pharmacological treatments to support stabilisation or detoxification.
• To provide a range of nursing interventions on an individual and/or group work basis including psychological/psychosocial interventions.
• To undertake initial and ongoing assessments of service users at various stages in their engagement with the service, utilising a range of assessment tools and methods to evaluate the severity of dependency and complexity of needs, including history taking, observation, investigations, and use a range of screening tools.
• To assist service users to recognise and exercise their rights and provide an appropriate level of professional support to service users to assist them to make informed choices.
• To undertake key working duties and responsibilities in accordance with Turning Point Scotland's Key Working Policy and to alert line managers to any non-compliance by others noted during work activities.
• To administer and dispense prescribed medication to service users in accordance with the instructions on the prescription.
• To act in accordance with the relevant legislation, the Nursing and Midwifery Council code of conduct, and acknowledged good practice and be involved in the clinical governance within the service.
• To assist the Service Manager by networking effectively with workers from other agencies who are involved with service users, purchaser's monitoring requirements, and Turning Point Scotland's needs.
• To assist the Service Manager and Senior Nurse to prepare for Care Inspectorate inspections and other audit activities, and with the implementation of any recommendations or requirements.
• To be personally familiar with and ensure own compliance with Turning Point Scotland's operational policies and procedures, including medication and to alert line managers to any non-compliance by others noted during work activities.
• To ensure effective provision of nursing across Turning Point Scotland you will be deployed to other drug and alcohol services as required.

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Glasgow Mental Health & Huntington’s Service

Turning Point Scotland’s Glasgow Mental Health & Huntington’s Service provides support to individuals suffering from complex and enduring mental health problems, and individuals who suffer from symptomatic Huntington's disease to have as fulfilling a life as possible.

Our aim is to assist individuals to maintain their own tenancies. But the service aims for more than just sustaining independent living. Turning Point Scotland is committed to finding individuals a support network of positive relationships involving everyone in fulfilling & meaningful activity. We want individuals we support to have a true Sense of belonging, a positive identity and feel a valued role with recognition in their local communities

Housing support, personal care, and care at home packages as well as involvement in a range of education, employability & social activities through self-directed support are offered, based on the specific needs of the individual. This can range from a few hours per week to support accessible 24 hrs/7 days per week.

Main duties and responsibilities

Support to people who use services - To:

• provide support and assistance to people who we support in accordance with their support plans and service aims.
• assist with initial and on-going assessments of people who we support.
• advise people who we support in accordance with guidance from senior colleagues or in accordance with the service aims.
• be a key worker as required.
• maintain professional confidentiality and boundaries at all times.
• support and assist people who we support in crisis situations, and/or manage physical risk or behaviour likely to cause incidents, in accordance with the support plan or service protocol.
• travel within the service area you are contracted for and supporting the travel and transportation of people who we support in accordance with their support plan (mobility, own car, service vehicles, public transport etc).
• have an understanding of the causes and effects of social exclusion as is relevant to the service and area in which you work.

People are at the heart of who we are and what we do. Day-by-day, person-to-person, we tailor what we offer to what people need. We’re here to provide consistent, friendly and informed support so that people can explore options and take ‘the next step’ towards a positive future. We welcome people with a wide range of skills and experiences to our team – including those who have lived through homelessness. To make a difference we need to work flexibly, with everyday-leadership, humour and a ‘can do’ spirit. We want to make it easy, make it right, and make it happen – not only for the people we support, but also for each other. Our #OneTeam ethos is core to who we are, and it means caring for and supporting each other regardless of our role, service or location. This is how we roll. We want people who share these values to join us and become a part of the Simon Community Scotland family.

Are you as passionate as we are about providing high quality, safe accommodation to women experiencing homelessness? If the answer is yes we are looking for you to join us and work within a fast-paced dedicated team who have a woman-centred approach that focuses on safety and recovery.

We have full and part-time vacancies for support workers based in our women’s housing support services in Glasgow. We also have opportunities to join our relief staff team. Relief hours are based on service delivery needs and offer an exciting chance to build your experience and skills in social care, these roles are ideally suited to students and those who can be flexible with their time and availability.

We will also consider applicants looking to work on a permanent night shift basis.

Job Purpose

The women who enter our housing support services, often have multiple experiences of abuse and disadvantage, including childhood abuse, domestic and sexual violence and exploitation through prostitution including coercion and control. They may have physical and mental health problems, criminal records and experience of street homelessness, any combination of which can lead to learned survival and coping strategies that can often be a barrier to accessing and benefiting from support services.

Our aim is to provide a safe place that accepts women as they are whilst supporting them to identify goals and find ways of moving forward and away from the harm they live with. You will report to the Head of Women’s Services and work in harmony with all other teams within the women’s service as well as the wider organisational teams, and will look outwardly to develop your practice area in partnership with all stakeholders.