Job summary
Make a Difference Where It Matters Most
Are you a skilled and compassionate nurse with experience in substance misuse and mental health? JoinTeam NHFTas aSenior Substance Misuse Nurseand help deliver high-quality, trauma-informed care to residents atHMP Lowdham Grange.
AtNorthamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT), we're proud to be ratedOutstandingby the CQC. We're committed to innovation, inclusivity, and making a real difference in the lives of our patients and staff.
Why Join NHFT?
- Annual Leave:27 days + 8 bank holidays (rising with service)
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Health & Wellbeing Support
- Learning & Development Opportunities
- Inclusive and supportive team culture
Main duties of the job
About the Role
As a key member of the Substance Misuse Service, you'll lead on mental health assessments and care for residents with dual diagnosis needs. You'll work autonomously, managing your own caseload, and collaborate closely with the prison's mental health team, psychosocial services, and wider healthcare colleagues.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Delivering specialist clinical and mental health interventions
- Conducting comprehensive assessments and risk evaluations
- Administering medication and opioid substitution therapy
- Supporting service development and continuous improvement
- Supervising junior staff and contributing to team leadership
- Promoting trauma-informed care and health education
About us
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
Be Part of Something Bigger
If you're ready to lead with compassion and make a lasting impact in a unique healthcare setting, we'd love to hear from you.
?Apply today and help shape the future of substance misuse care in secure services.Learn more about us atwww.nhft.nhs.ukor bit.ly/24hoursinNHFT
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRMN qualification with post-graduate education or equivalent experience
Desirable
- oRCGP Level 1 (or working towards) in Substance Misuse
- oNon-medical prescribing qualification
Skills
Essential
- oStrong assessment, caseload management, and communication skills
- oAbility to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team
- oIT literacy and familiarity with clinical systems (e.g. SystmOne)
Experience
Essential
- oExperience in substance misuse and mental health care
Desirable
- oExperience in prison or secure settings
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRMN qualification with post-graduate education or equivalent experience
Desirable
- oRCGP Level 1 (or working towards) in Substance Misuse
- oNon-medical prescribing qualification
Skills
Essential
- oStrong assessment, caseload management, and communication skills
- oAbility to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team
- oIT literacy and familiarity with clinical systems (e.g. SystmOne)
Experience
Essential
- oExperience in substance misuse and mental health care
Desirable
- oExperience in prison or secure settings
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
