Recovery Nurse

Job summary

Are you a skilled and enthusiastic Nurse looking for a new opportunity? Or, a newly qualified nurse with relevant experience interested in enhancing your skills within this specialist field? Look no further! We are recruiting for a Recovery Nurse to work 4 days per week at our Winchester service.

The successful applicant will need knowledge and experience of substance misuse and the harms this can cause, as well as a positive attitude in supporting our clients in meeting their healthcare needs. This is a job that truly makes a difference.

The role includes regular delivery of health and wellbeing clinics in which basic observations, vaccinations for Hep B and testing for blood borne viruses are undertaken, as well as looking at other health related concerns will be essential to support our clients in addressing their health.

There may be requirements to support other Hampshire-based Inclusion services in clinical interventions so a willingness to travel is essential.

Main duties of the job

The team deliver care over a 5-day period to substance misusing adults, focusing on ensuring that the service users are supported in their recovery, using collaborative holistic care planning and interventions.

Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team you will provide active involvement in the assessment and key working with clients, responding quickly to those referred with urgent and high risks such as pregnancy, prescribing needs etc. We will be looking for the post holder to provide effective, evidence-based interventions at the right time with the right person.

You will need to have the following key skills and experience:

Experience of working in a substance misuse setting.

• Registered nurse (RMN or RGN as examples)
• Have a genuine passion for working with substance misusing clients
• Be able to work well in a team
• Deliver a range of clinical interventions including basic observations, vaccinations and testing for blood borne viruses
• Support clients in alcohol home detoxes

About us

Inclusion, created in 2002 is part of the Specialist Services Care Group of Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT). We provide caring and effective services across England, including, West Yorkshire, West Midlands, East Midlands, West Mercia, Thames Valley, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Thurrock, Essex. We support individuals, families and communities who are affected by addiction, crime, mental health or need treatment for their sexual health.

We believe that the individuals and families who use our services should receive high quality, committed and inclusive care, realising all the benefits a modern NHS organisation can provide. We work with patients and our staff teams to achieve the best outcomes we can. We invest heavily in training and development, and the wellbeing of our people, both staff and service users is central to who we are.

Here at MPFT, we are proud of the comprehensive wellbeing and lifestyle support offer available, in addition to in-house training and coaching support. Our services are robustly governed, evidence-based, inclusive, and designed and provided in conjunction with service users. We are committed to providing the best service we can, and if you share our values, we want you on our team!