Are you a qualified Registered Nurse or Mental Health Nurse looking to take a new step in your nursing career?
An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead the nursing team of our Alcohol Care Team at Musgrove Park Hospital. You would join a small team with 2 other Specialist Nurses to help provide a specialised service to patients, providing a support service across the whole site. This team sits within a wider MDT team, also working closely with Hepatology and PLT sitting under the umbrella of Gastroenterology.
The service we currently provide is relatively new and we are embracing how this is adapting and developing over time. Do you have an interest in this aspect of nursing and looking for a leadership and management role? Are you able to work collaboratively with the wider MDT, to enable a service to grow?
Do you have good communication skills, a teamwork approach, and can provide a high standard of nursing care with the support of your team?
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the Alcohol Care Team service.
To provide specialist nursing advice and support to patients, their families, and carers from the time of diagnosis and throughout the treatment and follow-up phases of care. Assess all patients referred from the Emergency Department and inpatient wards and clinics and provide expert advice and signposting to community substance misuse services.
Provide advice to all wards and departments regarding monitoring and management of alcohol withdrawal during patient admissions.
To communicate and negotiate in complex situations and make clear, autonomous, and clinically safe decisions related to patient care.
Provide a screening and brief intervention service to patients who have been identified as requiring intervention for drinking at a level that is assessed as harmful to their health.
To actively seek patients within the acute wards to facilitate early intervention with a specific focus on admission areas including ED, the acute medical unit, and the surgical admissions unit.
To liaise appropriately with all key members of the multi-disciplinary team including colleagues external to the Trust, specialist services, national networks, and users of the alcohol liaison service.
In addition, the post holder will be required to liaise with colleagues across the Trust, divisional lead nurses, the divisional management team, and appropriate corporate directorates and teams.
About us
At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:
* Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
* NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
* Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
* A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential
Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.
We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.
Job responsibilities
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* 1st level Registered Nurse/Mental Health Nurse
* Current NMC registration
* Willingness to undertake studies at a degree level in a relevant field
* Mentoring qualification or equivalent experience
* 2 years' experience of nursing at Band 6 or above
* Health Promotion Course or demonstrate an understanding of health promotion and harm reduction
Experience
* Experience of working with patients with substance misuse
* Effective working with multi-disciplinary teams.
* A sound understanding of local and national policies that underpin the treatment of substance misuse.
* A good understanding of the roles of different professional groups in relation to alcohol misuse.
* Ability to manage complex care scenarios.
* A track record of practice excellence and innovation
* Completed period of preceptorship.
* Line management experience of junior staff
Additional Criteria
* Time management and delegation skills within a small team.
* Supervising, teaching, and assessment of ward staff.
* Confident in teaching
* Able to prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
* Leadership and influencing skills.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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