Community Nurse in Addictions

Job description

Job responsibilities

Ensure that a risk assessment and management plan is completed for service users, especially if there is a history of, or a potential for risk. To be aware of the potential for vulnerability to abuse amongst the service users/families, and use of the local policy to inform appropriate personnel in line with safeguarding vulnerable adults and children and SLaM.

Ensure that BBV testing, treatment and where appropriate naloxone are offered to service users at first contact.

To effectively implement recovery based care-plans in collaboration with service users so their needs are best met within the treatment system which may include a successful transfer to the team or site that best meets the service users needs.

Help develop and maintain effective joint working arrangements with colleagues in the community mental health services, residential services, primary health care, social services and voluntary services, thus facilitating the co-ordination and comprehensiveness of provision of care, and to provide high quality nursing advice and consultation to colleagues, community groups and organisations.

To participate in the Consortiums Group Training Program, SLaM mandatory training and the Consortium Duty and Triage rotas as required.

To act in a manner to respect the customs, individuality, values, sexuality and spiritual beliefs, actively supporting the individual to fulfill these, and to adhere to all registration professional standards.

To lead the clinical management of a care package to individuals who use our services, as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.

To co-ordinate and monitor the delivery of person centered healthcare to a designated group of people who use our services, using complex clinical decision making where appropriate and responding to changes in presentation/ situation appropriately. To promote shared decision making with service user/relatives/carers, as appropriate, in terms of involvement in all aspects of their care.

To deliver individual and group therapy utilising CBT skills.

To ensure provision of the necessary physical care to help people who use our services i.e.: personal hygiene, diet and fluid intake, clothing and laundry, personal environment, manual handling, elimination, maintaining rest and sleep and activity, physical observations.

To ensure provision of therapeutic activities, emotional support and stability to clients to ensure effective engagement whilst maintaining professional boundaries.

To ensure prescribed physical observations are undertaken as follows: blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respirations, blood sugars, urinalysis, weight and height and act upon exceptions appropriately

Supervise junior nurses and other non-qualified staff in the service/team, and participate in the education of pre and post registration nursing, social work, psychology, medical and occupational therapy students.

To lead the development, maintenance and monitoring of service standards, collect and collate data/ information effectively for the purpose of audit, research and service performance.

To ensure compliance by self and staff of the Trusts Policies, Procedures and Guidelines, including taking all reasonable steps to manage and promote a healthy working and diverse working environment.

To participate in clinical governance activities including monitoring standards set within the service.

To participate in the recruitment and selection of staff

If the post-holder is not an NMP, they will be expected to apply for this training within the Trust

The post-holder may be asked to carry out tasks in other sites/services if there are pressures on other parts of the treatment system

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oRegistered Nurse with considerable post qualification experience which would include lengthy clinical experience working with people with substance misuse related problems and evidence of commitment to harm reduction interventions)
• oEvidence of continuing professional development and training (band 6: relevant to substance misuse work and harm reduction activity)
• oWillingness to work towards an NMP qualification if not yet achieved

Desirable

• oDiploma or degree level qualification in addictions or related area of practice such as CBT, dual diagnosis, etc.
• oNon-Medical Prescriber
• oMentorship Qualifications and updates

Experience

Essential

• oExperience and evidence of ability to produce formal written reports, presentations and draft policies for consultation
• oExperience of supervising staff or students
• oExperience of using word processing and database use as well as a willingness to improve existing skill base
• oExperience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
• oExperience of liaison with statutory and non-statutory services

Desirable

• oExperience of working in the community
• oExperience of the management of clients with complex needs
• oPhlebotomy training

Knowledge / Skills

Essential

• oA thorough understanding of harm reduction in relation to injecting behaviour as well as safer sexual practices
• oKnowledge of potential physical, psycho-social problems among this client group and appropriate interventions to address them
• oKnowledge of crack/stimulant interventions
• oKnowledge of PIEDs interventions
• oStrong understanding of harm reduction, and relapse prevention in relation to substance misuse and planning recovery
• oAn understanding of the current issues affecting substance misuse services
• oEffective assessment and engagement skills
• oEffective care planning skills
• oEffective interpersonal skills and the ability to negotiate with clients to influence positive outcomes
• oAbility to be flexible and thrive in a rapidly changing environment
• oAbility to organise and manage time effectively and work autonomously
• oAbility to work effectively with clients with drug/alcohol assessments prioritise referrals
• oAbility to effectively evaluate care using audit and outcome measurements
• oIT skills in relation to clinical notes and report writing

Desirable

• oExperience of supervising/managing junior staff and students
• oExperience of and skills in delivering training

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

WCDAS - St Johns Therapy Centre

162 St Johns Hill

London

SW11 1SW

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)