Registered Mental Health Nurse in Substance Misuse (Ref: 202137)
Substantive
Full time – 37 Hours per week
Band 6 - Salary Range £39,912 - £48,635 per annum
Plus Distant Islands Allowance of £2,380 per annum
Relocation assistance of up to £8,000 is available
This is an excellent and exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse within this specialist field to join our dynamic Substance Misuse Recovery Service. We are looking for registered nurses RMN, with relevant nursing experience in Substance Misuse ideally in a remote and rural setting and post graduate education.
The post holder will assist in developing and maintaining a clinical service providing assessment, treatment and support to individuals whom have been identified as being alcohol dependent and whom require medical withdrawal and for those individuals in opiate substitution programmes or specialist prescribing. This will involve assessment of service users needs; development, implementation and evaluation of individually planned care together with other members of the multidisciplinary team and partner agencies. Excellent interpersonal skills and experience of multi-agency working are essential.
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