Job responsibilities
About the Service
The Nottingham Recovery Network
aims to deliver
a fully-integrated, high quality drug and alcohol treatment and recovery support
system that is locally owned and personally valued, with service user and carer
involvement embedded in all aspects of its practice. The Nottingham Recovery
Network comprises of Framework Housing Association (Lead Agency), Double Impact
and Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
The service focuses on a three phase service
delivery model comprising of:
-
Recovery Orientation (Engagement)
-
Recovery Delivery Interventions (Including psychosocial and pharmacological treatment interventions)
-
Re-integration (Recovery including the Double Impact
Academy)
This is underpinned by the four cornerstones of:
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Peer-led Mutual
Aid
-
Mentoring and Volunteering
-
Service User Involvement
External Mutual Aid
Purpose of Job
The
post holder will be an integral member of the Nottingham Recovery Network,
ensuring effective joint working across all areas enabling service users to
move through the system and progress out of treatment and reintegrate as
quickly as possible.
The
post holder will provide high quality evidenced based substance misuse
treatment to adults with dependent drug misuse in line with national
guidance. This will be achieved through
assessment, screening, care planning, recovery planning (SMART), case
management, the delivery of comprehensive, structured and unstructured
treatment and implementing and evaluating treatment plans as defined by
Models of Care 2002/2006, NICE guidelines quality standards for drug use
disorders 2012 (51 & 115) and public health guidance 24.
The
post holder will have responsibility for providing support and guidance to
substance misuse workers.
The
post holder will be responsible for nursing related tasks which may includeassessing patients, administering medication including IM
injections, care planning and treatment, monitoring patient progress,
communicating with patients and their families, and coordinating care with
other healthcare professionals.
The
post holder will proactively maintain contact with service users striving for
positive outcomes for all to include where possible the
attainment or maintenance of abstinence.
Position in Organisation
Reports to the Service Manager
Point of contact for/with Nottingham Recovery
Network service users
Works in partnership with the Nottingham Recovery
Network
Point of contact for/with statutory and
non-statutory agencies e.g. housing, employment, criminal justice, social
services, police, probation
Point of contact for/with community
resources/providers e.g. CGL Jigsaw.
Scope of Job
To work in partnership with the wider Nottingham Recovery Network team
to case manage more complex cases and support individuals with substance misuse
problems through the recovery system.
To carry a caseload of service users with dependent drug misuse
including multiple needs.
Nursing related tasks which may includeassessing patients, administering medication including
IM injections, care planning and treatment, monitoring patient progress,
communicating with patients and their families, and coordinating care with
other healthcare professionals
The post is required to be competent and autonomous in implementing and
evaluating treatment plans for more complex cases and will have the experience
and knowledge to competently advise more junior members of the team.
Qualifications
Post holder must hold a current nursing
qualification and be registered with the NMC.
Preceptorship offered to newly qualified nurses.
Key Responsibilities
Manage a
caseload of clients ensuring a high standard of clinical care for the
patients/clients under your management. This will include management of service
users prescribed OST.
Work as a
member of the team, be flexible to the needs of the team
To
administer medication including IM injections and monitor patients clinically
as required i.e. BP monitoring.
To manage
the clinical area safely and respond appropriately in line with NRN procedures.
To be part
of the on-call rota providing a response to service users and professionals in
the absence of the key worker
To provide
support and guidance to more junior members of the team.
To carry a
caseload with responsibility for assessing, planning, implementing and
evaluating care programmes to identify levels of dependence and create an
individually tailored plan of care; to encourage the development of working
towards the achievement of agreed goals.
To
complete a full risk assessment of need including risk to self and others and
adult/child safeguarding identification and risk management.
To link
service users to appropriate internal and external services and other areas of
the Nottingham Recovery Network.
To provide
support to shared care and satellite clinics.
To
proactively maintain contact with service users instilling belief of
Recovery.
To ensure
that appropriate Mentor or Peer Mentor support is in place to support the
service user on their journey to recovery.
To assist
service users to access learning, training and development opportunities where
appropriate.
To utilise
skills and knowledge to facilitate therapeutic one to one and group
psychosocial based interventions and learning opportunities alongside other
members of the team.
To utilise
motivational interviewing and CBT techniques in one to one settings to promote
engagement in treatment services, encourage self-esteem, well-being,
self-responsibility and enhanced motivation.
To promote
healthier lifestyles and increase service user choice and engender a recovery
focused community
To promote
mutual aid and self-help.
To take an
active role in multidisciplinary meetings, to feedback, record and discuss
individual cases.
To train
as a practice supervisor/assessor and provide mentorship and training to
student nurses, social workers, other professionals and new staff to develop
and improve awareness and knowledge of substance related issues.
To work
closely with all partnership members for the benefit of the service user.
To deal
with any safeguarding concerns in line with policy and procedure.
To promote
service user involvement
To ensure
that all aspects of confidentiality are adhered to
To
recognise personal and professional boundaries and work within Frameworks code
of conduct
Administration & Systems
As a treatment system, patient notes are
considered health care records and are therefore subject to enhanced
scrutiny. Record keeping must not only
adhere to Nottingham Recovery Networks record keeping policy, but also
national guidance on health care records (NMC)
To ensure that all administration duties
connected with Nottingham Recovery Network and Double Impact programs are
carried out.
To ensure that key performance indicators
are met as stipulated by the service level agreement and to achieve specified
targets as set by the team leader.
To operate record keeping and monitoring
procedures in accordance with contract requirements. This will involve the recording of individual
activity in accordance with agreed data collection systems
To work to company targets and performance
measurement requirements
Other Duties
To carry out all work in accordance with the company and its partners
philosophy and ethos
To carry out all work in accordance with the companys policies and procedures
To ensure all Health & Safety procedures are adhered to
To ensure Equal Opportunities is maintained and promoted
To attend staff meetings and engage in all staff support, development
and supervision systems.
Proactively improve
personal knowledge and skills by completing any relevant training
To present a professional
image and act as an ambassador for Double Impact and the Nottingham Recovery
Network at all times
To keep abreast of
developments in services, legislation and practice relevant to services for
substance misusers.
To act as an ambassador for Double Impact and the
Nottingham Recovery Network
Such other duties as the management may from time to time reasonably
require
