Substance Misuse Nurse
Location: Sutton, surrey, SM2
Salary: A GBP 35,392 per annum, plus benefits
Vacancy Type : Permanent
We are recruiting for a Substance Misuse Nurse based at HMP High down, Sutton, Surrey, (SM2)
Here at Forward Trust, we deliver a complex range of drug and alcohol services in the unique prison environment. Our support includes providing advice, health and wellbeing, motivational work, clinical services, and a wider range of group work and treatment programmes.
The Forward Trust services which are delivered within prison settings are commissioned by NHS England and are delivered in partnership with primary healthcare providers and HMPPS. Integration and partnership are integral to the work we do.
We believe that everyone can live a fulfilling life, whatever their past. Our work in prisons aims to support those affected by drug or alcohol issues to create lasting change and reduce dependency, homelessness, unemployment, and re:offending.
Role responsibilities
To provide high:quality clinical assessment and treatment to substance dependant prisoners, working in partnership with HM Prison Service and all other stakeholders.
You will ensure the delivery and monitoring of high standards of nursing care and relevant substance misuse interventions to all Service Users in accordance with the standards set out in the NMC Code of Conduct.
As a Band 6 Nurse, you will demonstrate leadership and undertake managerial responsibilities if required, delivering clinical supervision to junior staff and deputising for the Lead Nurse when required.
You will provide high standards of nursing care through on:going clinical assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of treatment for drug and alcohol users.
Working with a high degree of autonomy and professional accountability to safely deliver healthcare, managing high risk areas and conduct risk assessments and attending clinical meetings, including clinical governance, groups and committees, and quality meetings.
Promote the health and well:being of patients, supporting their often complex needs to maintain their optimum level of physical and psychological health and the delivery of prescribed medication following patient assessment.
All prison:based roles will require enhanced DBS and HMPPS security vetting. Please note this process can take up to 8:12 weeks. All offers are subject to receiving both HMPPS vetting and DBS clearances.
Checks will require you to provide information on the below:
* Yourself (personal information, financial information, police information, criminal history)
* Your family (parents, parents partners, siblings, partner(s), children)
* Co:residents
* Associations that may cause a conflict of interest with your role or the prison service.
* Background checks across police information systems on you, your family and other associates
* Credit reference checks
* Social media and Open:Source checks (these are checks on content about you thats publicly available on the internet to ensure theres nothing linked to you that could undermine public trust and confidence in the prison service)
* Other government and overseas agency or police checks.
The ideal candidate
* You will be a current Registered General Nurse or Mental Health Nurse, with a minimum of 2 years post:registration experience and evidence of personal development.
* Knowledge of the safe storage and administration of medication together with knowledge and ability to comply with the NMC code of conduct, and the ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care and act accordingly.
* Ability and knowledge to conduct risk assessments and management, together with strong IT skills and good written and verbal communication skills and the ability to maintain accurate patient records.
* Demonstrate the ability to work under pressure, both independently and within a multidisciplinary team, using own initiative and decisio