Main area Specialist Grade AfC Band 6
Contract Permanent
Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (To work flexible hours in line with service needs i.e. evening and weekend as and when required)
Job ref 301-IT-24-6816944
Employer Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - Inclusion Services
Employer type NHS
Site STaRS, Ryecroft Medical Centre
Town Newcastle under Lyme
Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period Yearly
Closing 16/12/2024 23:59
AfC Band 6
Job overview
Are you committed to delivering compassionate, recovery-focused care for those affected by alcohol use? We are seeking a dedicated Hospital Alcohol Liaison Nurse to join our Inclusion Staffordshire STaRS service.
In this full-time, permanent role, you’ll provide a comprehensive treatment service to individuals with alcohol use problems, as well as their families and friends. Operating within the framework of the Staffordshire Community Alcohol Team, you’ll support individuals on their journey to recovery, improving their quality of life and fostering positive change.
If you have the required qualifications and experience and have passion for making a difference, we want to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
* Provision of alcohol treatment within the Staffordshire community to Service Users within the locality.
* Holding a caseload of service users and being responsible for offering a range of interventions to that individual.
* Working to reduce unplanned alcohol-related admissions and attendances to the Hospital setting.
* Supporting a service user through their treatment journey from beginning to end.
* Embracing the concept of recovery and demonstrating this in your clinical work.
* Ensuring that your work is evidence-based, up to date and in accordance with current policy and legislation.
* Delivering training and support to Hospital staff.
* Keeping up to date and accurate records and documentation.
Working for our organisation
Inclusion, created in 2002 is part of the Specialist Services Care Group of Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT). We provide caring and effective services across England, including, West Yorkshire, West Midlands, East Midlands, West Mercia, Thames Valley, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Thurrock, Essex. We support individuals, families and communities who are affected by addiction, crime, mental health or need treatment for their sexual health.
We believe that the individuals and families who use our services should receive high quality, committed and inclusive care, realising all the benefits a modern NHS organisation can provide. We work with patients and our staff teams to achieve the best outcomes we can. We invest heavily in training and development, and the wellbeing of our people, both staff and service users is central to who we are.
Here at MPFT, we are proud of the comprehensive wellbeing and lifestyle support offer available, in addition to in-house training and coaching support. Our services are robustly governed, evidence-based, inclusive, and designed and provided in conjunction with service users. We are committed to providing the best service we can, and if you share our values, we want you on our team!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details, a summary is below:
* Adhere to professional codes of conduct including accountability, confidentiality and commitment to high quality service.
* Maintain security of all records and information whilst adhering to Trust and Partner agencies confidentiality policy.
* Be responsible for ensuring that all service users have a clearly defined and agreed individual programme of care designed to meet their needs, deliver the intervention and ensure discharge of services.
* Manage a defined caseload of alcohol dependent patients, according to care plans agreed with the service user, carers and responsible Clinician.
* Provide alcohol interventions and clinical assessment within Staffordshire Hospitals and Emergency Departments.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse.
Experience
* Proven experience in the field of Alcohol misuse.
* Experience of developing and maintaining successful partnerships with GPs, treatment agencies and colleagues within the community.
* Experience of clinical risk assessment and management of vulnerable service user groups.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
If you would like to know more and find out whether joining our dedicated team is for you then please get in touch with Victoria as we would love to hear from you.
**** We do not accept CVs. Applications will only be considered if made via the website.****
****This vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received.****
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