Job summary
The role is specific to supportingthose who aim to improve health outcomes, especially for those who continually consume alcohol, where traditional structured treatment will not be appropriate.
The aim of the service is to help those with a range of health needs, including drug and alcohol use, access appropriate treatment and address clients' physical and mental health. The service will provide essential health promotion to increase the number of clients engaging with services to address their health and well-being.
Main duties of the job
- Patient Assessment: Conduct initial assessments to evaluate addiction severity and monitor patient progress.
- Treatment Planning: Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to develop and implement individualised treatment plans.
- Medication management - issuing scripts for patients on OST and patients on alcohol community detox.
About us
CNWL Addictions is a well-established NHS provider offering high-quality drug and alcohol treatment interventions to the diverse and multicultural population across Ealing, Brent, Hillingdon, Hackney, and Hounslow. We also have the tri-borough Club Drug Clinic and National Problem Gambling Service.
The service is committed to a harm minimisation philosophy and partnership working. Our main partners are primary care services, social services, and the third sector.
Treatments are provided across all our clinical centres. The Clinical Governance framework is well established, and the service prides itself on its continuous development towards becoming a learning organisation.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about the advertised role, please refer to the job description & person specification included in the documents section of this advert.
Case load management
Chair key meetings - MDT, Case Managers meetings etc
Running clinics - Fibroscan, ECG, BBV, Pabrinex and Nursing assessments
Supervising Junior staff members, recovery practitioners and students
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about the advertised role, please refer to the job description & person specification included in the documents section of this advert.
Case load management
Chair key meetings - MDT, Case Managers meetings etc
Running clinics - Fibroscan, ECG, BBV, Pabrinex and Nursing assessments
Supervising Junior staff members, recovery practitioners and students
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- RMN / RN on the NMC register
- Evidence of completion of preceptorship OR continuing personal development and post- registration training in the care, assessment and treatment of Mental Health or substance misuse service users.
Desirable
- Completed the Motivational Interviewing Training Module
Previous Experience
Essential
- Post-registration experience in Mental Health or Substance Misuse
- Experience in undertaking Risk Assessments and Risk Management
Desirable
- Experience of working in and delivering services to substance misusers.
- Experience working with Patient Information Systems
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Good communication skills (verbal and written) plus good levels of numeracy
- Ability to work autonomously and to prioritise effectively
- An appreciation of the range of issues that may affect substance misusers
- An understanding of harm minimisation and health promotion in the specific context of substance misuse
- IT literate: competent using Microsoft Word and able to report clinical activity data on patient information systems
Desirable
- Experience of managing a caseload within the community
- Awareness/knowledge of research skills
- Awareness of counselling models
- Awareness of public health issues pertaining to substance misusers
Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics
Essential
- Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach, which considers the needs of the whole person.
- Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using good communication skills
- Non-judgmental attitude to client group
- The post holder must have the ability to understand and implement the Equal and Diversity policy at a level appropriate to the job
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- RMN / RN on the NMC register
- Evidence of completion of preceptorship OR continuing personal development and post- registration training in the care, assessment and treatment of Mental Health or substance misuse service users.
Desirable
- Completed the Motivational Interviewing Training Module
Previous Experience
Essential
- Post-registration experience in Mental Health or Substance Misuse
- Experience in undertaking Risk Assessments and Risk Management
Desirable
- Experience of working in and delivering services to substance misusers.
- Experience working with Patient Information Systems
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Good communication skills (verbal and written) plus good levels of numeracy
- Ability to work autonomously and to prioritise effectively
- An appreciation of the range of issues that may affect substance misusers
- An understanding of harm minimisation and health promotion in the specific context of substance misuse
- IT literate: competent using Microsoft Word and able to report clinical activity data on patient information systems
Desirable
- Experience of managing a caseload within the community
- Awareness/knowledge of research skills
- Awareness of counselling models
- Awareness of public health issues pertaining to substance misusers
Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics
Essential
- Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach, which considers the needs of the whole person.
- Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using good communication skills
- Non-judgmental attitude to client group
- The post holder must have the ability to understand and implement the Equal and Diversity policy at a level appropriate to the job
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).
