Substance Misuse Nurse Prescriber

Job summary

If you're ready for a new challenge, come and join our Health and Justice team! Spectrum is recruiting a driven, ambitious nurse to lead our Substance Misuse team and drive forward clinical excellence across our healthcare service. As a Band 7 Substance Misuse Prescriber; you'll manage our skilled nursing team and provide effective clinical leadership on a wide range of issues. You'll also be passionate about patient care - with advanced nursing knowledge, an understanding of NICE guidelines and The Drug Dependence Guidelines to be involved with key decision-making. In Spectrum, we don't believe in 'standing still'; we want our nurse leaders to challenge existing practice and have the courage to innovate for the good of our patients, so that we can keep on improving. We need a nurse who can be a role model and mentor for our staff, support them to deliver the highest standards of evidence-based care and demonstrate proactive, visible leadership. You'll need the confidence to build relationships with a wide range of NHS partners, stakeholders, Prison authorities and Community services, and to engage actively as part of a wider multidisciplinary team. In return, we'll give you a Welcome Payment bonus and a fantastic staff benefits package!

Main duties of the job

Working as part of an Multidisciplinary Team alongside key stakeholders.

Managing and prescribing for patients with substance misuse needs.

Prioritising care.

Leading and managing a team.

Managing incidents.

Developing teaching/ learning sessions surrounding Substance Misuse to further develop the teams knowledge.

About us

BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE

Join our team

We're looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team.

Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge we've got a role for you!

• Access to NHS Pension
• Annual leave on your Birthday
• Welcome payment for some posts
• Refer a friend scheme
• Training and Development opportunities
• Flexible Working
• Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
• Up to 33 days annual leave

Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people - our patients, service users, staff and partners.

We are building on our ambition to deliver the best in health and wellbeing on a values-driven ethos and to maintain the highest standards of patient care and service. We are an expanding organisation, but we aim to grow without compromising on quality and social value.

Our Mission

Holistic interventions delivered with compassion for the stigmatised and marginalised in our communities

Our Vision

Quality healthcare that makes a difference to people's lives, regardless of circumstances.