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Job Introduction At Turning Point, we support people across the UK with substance use issues. As an Advanced practitioner, you'll make a real difference to their lives as you develop the personal, flexible and realistic support packages they need to help turn things around. Passionate about people, you'll enjoy the scope and support to enhance your own life too, as you make the role your own as part of a friendly and multidisciplinary team. As an Advanced Practitioner, you will have extensive experience working with substance users or in a closely related field in health, social care or criminal justice services and/or a relevant qualification such as social work or nursing. You will hold a defined caseload of service users with multiple needs and have, or be willing to develop, a specialism within the team. You will provide learning opportunities and act as a point of expertise within the service, sometimes leading multi-disciplinary discussions to support planning, and be capable of representing the service in external meetings to improve pathways with partner agencies. Whilst not a line management position Advanced Practitioners will form part of the leadership of the team and be key to supporting specific clients with complex needs and workers, particularly those new to the field. Role Responsibility Carry a designated caseload of individuals with complex needs that may include mental health, homelessness, criminality, long term conditions, domestic abuse, sexual exploitation, self-harm etc.Conduct assessments of need and risk assessments and formulate risk management plans and recovery plans that considered the personal recovery goals of the client.Effective partnership working with members of any multi-disciplinary team and other agencies and taking on the role of lead professional when appropriateDeliver interventions that are underpinned by a strong evidence baseParti