The Role
We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic candidate to join our team. This is an excellent opportunity to work with people who are affected by offending and substance misuse within a community environment.
Via Cheshire West & Chester deliver high quality services including specialist prescribing services, rapid access to treatment, and other health and wellbeing interventions to better equip individuals to improve their physical and mental health. This position requires a Nurse with appropriate and valid registration with the NMC and experience of working with individuals who use alcohol or substances.
Our clients present with complex needs and a multitude of both physical and psychological challenges. We offer excellent in-house training as well as the chance of further courses once the probationary period is completed satisfactorily.
Good communication skills both written and verbal are essential. Confidence to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Key role responsibilities include:
• To deliver clinical interventions in community-based hubs.
• Improve healthcare access for service user, BBV testing/treatment, health care assessments and community ambulatory detox and health checks/clinical observations.
• To provide and supervise the delivery of high standards of nursing care to those who use our services in accordance with up-to-date evidence based professional practice and Via policies.
• Deliver general healthcare activity, including Wound Care, ECG’s, and other similar activity.
• Undertake basic life support/anaphylaxis training so you are confident and competent to manage a medical emergency including the administration of emergency drugs.
• To support people affected by drug and alcohol use to achieve and sustain their recovery, optimising health, and well-being.
• Being flexible in the hours worked will be expected of the post holder including late evenings.
To see the generous range of benefits we offer at Via including 30 days annual leave for all new starters, our health and wellbeing initiatives, financial perks and development opportunities – visit our Benefits Package
For an informal chat about the role please contact Jane Murphy, Service Manager via Jane.Murphy@viaorg.uk or Caroline Hughes, Lead NMP on Caroline.Hughes@viaorg.uk
The closing date for applications is Sunday 24 November at midnight.
Interviews are likely to take place week commencing 25 November.
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