Change Grow Live is one of the UKs leading health and social care charities and the Hospital Liaison Substance Misuse Nurse role is a varied one. You will be supporting people with multi-faceted issues related to the impact of substance use on their physical and mental health.
Nurses are an integral member of our multidisciplinary teams, offering specialist clinical interventions to people who use our services. Every person who comes into our service is treated as an individual, so understanding the importance of a whole person approach along with being curious, a good listener, a clinically robust practitioner and having a flexible approach are essential skills.
At Change Grow Live we want to support you to recognise and achieve your goals:
* We hold regular national nurse and HCA forums, and you will have regular 1:1s and appraisals.
* We actively support our nurses to revalidate with protected continuing professional development time, which totals up to 6 days per year.
* We also have a wide range of educational opportunities including free access to the RCNi learning platform and we pay for your NMC fee.
* We offer you the opportunity to use the government backed Apprenticeship Levy fund to develop nursing practice in line with your specific role.
* All our staff are encouraged to take a wellbeing hour every week and access personal well-being resources.
Main duties of the job
* Undertake physical and mental health assessments.
* Appropriately sign post/refer to primary/secondary health care services for identified health issues.
* Undertake alcohol assessments, using the outcome to determine safe detoxification.
* Undertake community alcohol detoxification at the service or at the service users home.
* Assist in the titration process for people using opioids.
* Support opioid detoxification in the community.
* Provide education, health promotion, screening for blood borne viruses (BBV). Provide Hepatitis A/B vaccinations.
* Work within & consolidate integrated care & treatment pathways for those identified as being infected with BBVs.
* Undertake phlebotomy, as required.
* Use blood results to support the assessment of the current health status of individuals, the need for specialist medical referral and the suitability for community detoxification.
* Where indicated, refer for specialist inpatient services and liaise with hospital and inpatient unit staff.
* Contribute to CGLs Naloxone Strategy by training staff and individuals who use our services in the use of naloxone.
* Be proficient in basic life support, defibrillation and managing a medical emergency.
* Understand and adhere to the legislation surrounding the use of patient group directions (PGDs).
* Provide line management/supervision/support to HCAs, student nurses & volunteers.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* First level registered nurse and with a current PIN.
* Trained in phlebotomy. Qualification in substance misuse.
Experience
* A clear understanding of the need for and ability to deliver quality services. Sound and demonstrable knowledge of harm reduction and health promotion interventions. Ability to assess and co-produce recovery plans with the individual using our services, and formulate written reports, as necessary. Maintain professional boundaries and work effectively with partnership agencies. Communicate confidently and effectively, verbally and in writing. Respond flexibly to the demands of the post. Show a capacity to work alone and the ability to keep calm under pressure. Employ a professional, empathetic, and non-judgmental attitude towards individuals who use our services and all stakeholders. Show commitment to facilitating positive outcomes for individuals who use our services. Ability to travel between services. A commitment to engaging with, understanding, and promoting CGLs values and vision. An understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best practice. An understanding of the importance of professional integrity in relationships with individuals who use our services, peers, and other relevant professionals. A responsibility for your own health, safety, and wellbeing as well as those around you e.g., colleagues and individuals using our services. An understanding of, and commitment to, treating all information acquired through the course of your employment as confidential. An understanding of information governance processes and a commitment to follow and apply all necessary safeguards. A commitment to seek learning opportunities to improve and broaden your own professional knowledge and skills and to contribute to and where relevant oversee the learning of others.
* Relevant recent experience of working within drug and alcohol treatment. Sound and demonstrable knowledge of clinical prescribing issues. Knowledge of the issues facing substance misusers including appropriate medical interventions, social care, and health issues. Experience of contributing to project development. Knowledge of local services and geography. Motivational interviewing techniques. Clinical auditing skills to inform evaluation of the service and identify areas for development.
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.
£36,635.37 to £42,743.46 a year with Outer Fringe Weighting £683.99.
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