An opportunity has arisen to join the Mid Essex STaRS Team.
We are seeking someone with proven experience of working with service users who are alcohol dependent, preferably with experience of Medically Assisted Withdrawal from Alcohol.
If this is you, and you would like to join our dynamic team, a warm welcome awaits you.
Main duties of the job
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES CLINICAL
* To provide expertise and leadership in the field of alcohol issues. To work autonomously within the guidelines and the policies and procedures of the service, using evidence-based practice, and having an in-depth knowledge of treatment available.
* Provide specialist advice and consultation to colleagues and others. To communicate skilfully, tactfully, and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, carers, local teams, and others, taking into account sensory and cultural barriers to communication.
* Ensure the maintenance of up-to-date records on all clients according to professional and Trust guidelines, including electronic data entry and recording.
* To work in conjunction with the Team Manager and the Operational Services Manager in ensuring that all services provided are acceptable and accessible to diverse communities.
About us
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who share our Trust values of Care, Learn, and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including:
* Season Ticket Loans
* NHS discounts for staff
* Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
* Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
* The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
* Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
* Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options, and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The overall aim of the service is to improve outcomes for dependent and harmful drinkers, with a particular emphasis on physical and mental health and reduction of bed stay and re-admission.
* Alcohol specialist intervention with inpatients as required.
* Training in alcohol issues/Information and Brief Advice (IBA) within A&E and other appropriate departments to enable identification and response to alcohol issues at all levels.
* Professional input to the establishment of an effective pathway for acute inpatients requiring alcohol services.
* To act as an alcohol champion within the acute setting.
* Give advice on the care and detoxification of patients admitted where alcohol dependence is co-morbidity.
* Assessment for harmful drinkers where appropriate, or referral to external organisations.
* Support for relatives/carers of those patients referred.
* Referral and signposting for patients into other Tier 2, 3 (or 4) services post discharge.
* Contribute to the identification and support of patients admitted to hospital (especially those admitted frequently) for reasons related to alcohol misuse.
* Provide training in alcohol issues and IBA to appropriate clinical staff. This will include those in A&E and appropriate clinics.
Person Specification
Essential
* Registered nurse
* Experience of working with service users who are alcohol dependent
Desirable
* Experience with Alcohol detox
* Experience working with opiate dependence.
Employer details
Employer name
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Mid Essex STaRS - based at Broomfield Hospital
Court Road
CHELMSFORD
CM1 7ET
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