Employer: Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Northumberland Recovery Partnership
Town: Blyth
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 08/10/2024 23:59
Community Practitioner
Band 6
Hello!
We are delighted you are considering coming to work with us at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW).
We’re on a journey to make the Trust an inclusive employer, representative of the community we serve and we want more of our community to consider applying for jobs with us.
Job overview
Northumberland Recovery Partnership has an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 registered nurse to join our team.
The team consists of a well-established mix of professionals that work collaboratively to deliver individualised care. The role involves individualised clinical assessment, care planning, formulation, and collaborative working across the multi-agency team.
The applicant will be expected to demonstrate leadership within the team, providing supervision and supporting students.
The post holder will represent the Trust in various forums and develop links with external agencies to ensure that service users have clear pathways into appropriate services.
You will have excellent communication, time management, and organisational skills, along with a strong commitment to the delivery of high-quality safe care.
You should have an interest in working within a busy and challenging environment and the ability to demonstrate a warm, person-centred approach to care.
You will work in a highly supported environment and will be provided with training opportunities to further develop your knowledge and skills.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work within our physical health pathway within the multi-disciplinary team to provide care to those affected by substance use.
The role entails working with those affected by substance and alcohol misuse that may have a range of physical health needs alongside. The role will be to provide safe and effective interventions, harm reduction advice, and psychosocial interventions to support service users to consider and achieve recovery.
The post holder will complete comprehensive physical health assessments in line with Trust standards and offer appropriate interventions, onward referrals, and monitoring of health. Your role will be pivotal in addressing health inequalities within areas of deprivation, delivering essential care to those whose physical health is negatively impacted by substance and alcohol misuse.
Person specification
* Professional Qualification and current Professional Registration as a First Level Registered Nurse (RNMH, RMN, RNLD) or equivalent as an AHP, Social Worker, or Clinical Psychologist.
* Evidence of post-registration training in clinical/psychological interventions/skills relevant to the post.
* Proven track record of post-registration clinical experience relevant to the post.
* Training in CPA (Care Programme Approach), Safeguarding, MAPPA (Multi Agency Panel for the Protection of Vulnerable Adults), and Child Protection.
* Up-to-date knowledge/experience of relevant legislation.
Written and verbal
* Experience of working in the community.
* 12 to 24 months band 5 qualified nurse experience dependent upon service need.
* Experience of working with older adults.
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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