Main area: Addictions Nursing Grade NHS AfC: Band 5/6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Would need to cover one late night per week until 7.30pm)
Job ref: 334-NUR-6804756-LF
Employer: South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Pier Road Project- Bexley Addictions service
Town: Erith / Bexley
Salary: £34,521 - £50,697 (development post, salary dependent on experience and knowledge)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 27/01/2025 23:59
Community Addictions Nurse (Band 5/6 Developmental post)
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links, and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth, and Richmond.
We are committed to providing high-quality specialist care to our service users and are recognized for the care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission rates our services as ‘good’.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021, together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes, and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will have the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.
The trust recognizes the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them an asset to the Trust.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special.
As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.
Job Overview
Bexley Community Drug and Alcohol Service (Pier Road Project) is looking for enthusiastic, motivated, caring, and creative nurses from any discipline to join us. You will be working within an exciting and fast-paced environment that provides high-quality addictions and recovery care to a diverse service user group. The service is a partnership between NHS and voluntary services, and we work as a single service to achieve the highest quality of outcomes for residents over the age of 18 in Bexley.
We are looking to recruit a Band 5 or experienced Band 6 nurse of any discipline to be core members of the multi-disciplinary team, participating in the provision of ongoing assessments, care planning, treatment, and support of people with drug and alcohol issues to promote health, independence, and recovery.
Main Duties of the Job
1. To lead the clinical management of a care package for individuals who use our services, as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
2. To coordinate and monitor the delivery of person-centred healthcare to a designated group of people who use our services, using complex clinical decision-making where appropriate and responding to changes in presentation/situation appropriately.
3. To promote shared decision-making with service users/relatives/carers, as appropriate, in terms of involvement in all aspects of their care.
4. To deliver individual and group therapy utilizing CBT skills.
5. To ensure provision of necessary physical care to help people who use our services, including alcohol assessments, BBV interventions, pabrinex, medication administration, and physical observations.
6. To implement harm reduction interventions.
Working for Our Organisation
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provides the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol.
SLaM employs around 5000 staff and serves a local population of 1.1 million people. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient, and community services. We currently provide inpatient care for approximately 5,300 people each year and treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham, and Southwark, as well as substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Lambeth, Richmond, and Wandsworth.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse from any discipline (for band 6 - with considerable post-qualification experience which includes significant clinical experience working with people with substance misuse-related problems and evidence of commitment to harm reduction interventions)
* Evidence of continuing professional development and training (band 6: relevant to substance misuse work and harm reduction activity)
* Willingness to work towards an NMP qualification if not yet achieved
* Diploma or degree level qualification in addictions or related area of practice such as CBT, dual diagnosis, etc.
* Non-Medical Prescriber
* Mentorship Qualifications and updates
Experience
* Experience and evidence of ability to produce formal written reports and presentations (at band 6 draft policies/guidance documents for consultation)
* Experience of supervising staff or students
* Experience of using word processing and database software, as well as a willingness to improve existing skill base
* Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
* Experience of liaison with statutory and non-statutory services
* Experience of working in the community
* Experience working in a community drug and alcohol service
* Experience of the management of clients with complex needs
* Phlebotomy training
Knowledge / Skills
* A thorough understanding of harm reduction in relation to injecting behavior and safer sexual practices
* Knowledge of potential physical and psycho-social problems among this client group and appropriate interventions to address them
* Knowledge of crack/stimulant interventions
* Knowledge of PIEDs interventions
* Knowledge of NPS/”club drugs” interventions
* Strong understanding of harm reduction and relapse prevention in relation to substance misuse and planning recovery
* An understanding of the current issues affecting substance misuse service users and services
* Effective assessment and engagement skills
* Effective care planning skills
* Effective interpersonal skills and the ability to negotiate with clients to influence positive outcomes
* Ability to be flexible and thrive in a rapidly changing environment
* Ability to organize and manage time effectively and work autonomously
* Ability to work effectively with clients with drug/alcohol assessments and prioritize referrals
* Ability to effectively evaluate care using audit and outcome measurements
* IT skills in relation to clinical notes and report writing
* Ability to work autonomously and lead on development and maintenance of different areas of practice within the service.
* Experience of and skills in delivering training
* Experience of supervising/managing junior staff and students
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse from any discipline (for band 6 - with considerable post-qualification experience which includes lengthy clinical experience working with people with substance misuse-related problems and evidence of commitment to harm reduction interventions)
* Evidence of continuing professional development and training (band 6: relevant to substance misuse work and harm reduction activity)
* Diploma or degree level qualification in addictions or related area of practice such as CBT, dual diagnosis, etc.
* Non-Medical Prescriber
Experience
* Experience and evidence of ability to produce formal written reports, presentations, and draft policies for consultation
* Experience of using word processing and database software, as well as a willingness to improve existing skill base
* Experience of liaison with statutory and non-statutory services
* Experience of working in the community
* Experience of the management of clients with complex needs
Knowledge and Skills
* A thorough understanding of harm reduction in relation to injecting behavior and safer sexual practices
* Knowledge of potential physical and psycho-social problems among this client group and appropriate interventions to address them
* Strong understanding of harm reduction and relapse prevention in relation to substance misuse and planning recovery
* Ability to be flexible and thrive in a rapidly changing environment
* Ability to work autonomously and lead on development and maintenance of different areas of practice within the service
* Experience of and skills in delivering training
* Experience of supervising/managing junior staff and students
The Trust is committed to providing services that embrace diversity and promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer and welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect, and dignity while promoting equality and human rights.
Please note:
* All applications for this post will need to be made online
* Read and understand the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria
* The closing date listed is a guide only and the vacancy may close earlier should a sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible
* Once you have submitted your application, you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs
* If you have not heard from us within three weeks from the closing date, your application has not been successful
* Priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
* If you are successful and appointed, you authorize South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
* We are a smoke-free Trust
SLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion. Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi, and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe.
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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