Job summary
We are looking for someone with a passion for supporting people affected by addiction with specialist clinical skills and interventions.
The post holder will play a key role in ensuring the nursing team delivers evidence based clinical interventions; including vaccinations, blood borne virus screening, health, and wellbeing assessments to support drug and alcohol prescribing and detoxification programs and will provide a clinical supervision role to the nursing team.
The post holder will demonstrate excellent clinical skills and have a flexible approach to their work to monitor, audit and sustain best practice. In return for hard work, professionalism, and dedication we will offer excellent terms and conditions, a comprehensive career development plan and the support you need to really make a difference to service users lives.
Main duties of the job
Demonstrate the skills of a motivated leader.
Be enthusiastic, inspirational, creative and committed to leading the nursing team.
Demonstrate a sound understanding of clinical governance. Maintaining own continuous professional development by keeping up to date with clinical practice, national guidelines, and developments, and incorporate them as necessary into your work.
Provide clinical and managerial supervision to the nursing team.
Contribute to service development to ensure that all who use our services consistently receive high quality interventions that adhere to best practice guidelines.
Demonstrate excellent clinical skills. Monitor, audit and sustain best practice across the service.
Provide peer support to other lead nurses / cluster lead nurses in your region.
Being an integral member of the services senior leadership team. Informing and supporting with implementation of new clinical initiatives.
Support the services CQC registered manager to maintain compliance through assurance audits.
Work in partnership with stakeholders and promote Change Grow Live clinical service to commissioners and health & wellbeing boards alongside the services manager.
Attend, organise & chair (as required) clinical advisory groups, committees and partnership meetings to ensure appropriate representation of services.
About us
Believe in people
At Change Grow Live, above all else we believe in people. It's the one thing that acts as a foundation for all our work.
If you use our services: we understand what you're going through. We won't judge. We believe you can make positive changes in your life.
If you work or volunteer for us: we believe in your potential. We believe you can do brilliant, life-changing work.
Our mission and vision
Our mission is to help people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.
The vision we're working towards is to develop, deliver and share a whole person approach that changes society.
We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are.
We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and to make Change Grow Live a great place to work.
The safety of vulnerable children, young people and adults is our absolute priority. We will support you in your role to make sure that you are equipped to support the safety of people who use our services and those around them, to the highest standard possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Assure that integrated pathways are in place for service userswho require treatment for their health needs relating to their addiction and that the clinical model is effective and in line with CGL policy and nationalguidance
- Implement/maintainan immunisation and vaccination scheme to help combat blood borne virus (BBV) and other infectious diseases and provide advice and information to other professionals on BBV and the care of individuals with drug and alcohol issues
- Undertakeregular CPD and create an environment that encourages your team to learn and develop anddisseminateinformation to your teamfrom the senior operational and clinical management teams
- Ensure that all clinical services are delivered to a highstandard inline with national guidance and CGL policies, procedures and best practice adhering to CQC Essential Standards
- Manage the clinical aspects of implementations of new clinical developmentswithin the service asrequired
- Effectively manage and develop all nursing staff andparticipatein the core training programme as and whenrequiredand be an active support for your peers within the region/organisation
- Attend, organise and chair (as required) relevant clinical advisory groups and committees and partnership meetings, to ensureappropriate representationof services
- Work alongside the Lead Doctor (and or Non-Medical Prescriber (NMP)) to formulate, plan and implement individual treatment programmes to ensure safety and optimise outcomes for service users. This will include supporting nursesassistingdetoxifications from substances across operational sites.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Assure that integrated pathways are in place for service userswho require treatment for their health needs relating to their addiction and that the clinical model is effective and in line with CGL policy and nationalguidance
- Implement/maintainan immunisation and vaccination scheme to help combat blood borne virus (BBV) and other infectious diseases and provide advice and information to other professionals on BBV and the care of individuals with drug and alcohol issues
- Undertakeregular CPD and create an environment that encourages your team to learn and develop anddisseminateinformation to your teamfrom the senior operational and clinical management teams
- Ensure that all clinical services are delivered to a highstandard inline with national guidance and CGL policies, procedures and best practice adhering to CQC Essential Standards
- Manage the clinical aspects of implementations of new clinical developmentswithin the service asrequired
- Effectively manage and develop all nursing staff andparticipatein the core training programme as and whenrequiredand be an active support for your peers within the region/organisation
- Attend, organise and chair (as required) relevant clinical advisory groups and committees and partnership meetings, to ensureappropriate representationof services
- Work alongside the Lead Doctor (and or Non-Medical Prescriber (NMP)) to formulate, plan and implement individual treatment programmes to ensure safety and optimise outcomes for service users. This will include supporting nursesassistingdetoxifications from substances across operational sites.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level registered nurse and with a current PIN.
Desirable
- Trained in phlebotomy. Qualification in substance misuse. Qualification in leadership/management skills.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working in the health/social care field or the ability to demonstrate sufficient experience in similar fields. An in-depth knowledge of clinical interventions for use with a range of individuals who use our services. Understanding of UK Drug Strategy and Social Policy reforms. Knowledge of different treatment models and harm minimisation interventions. In depth knowledge of the regulatory framework within which the clinical services and the organisation operate. Awareness of, and ability to work within, clinical legislation in relation to individuals who use our services. Ability to manage in a facilitative and coaching style. Ability to implement and develop effective monitoring mechanisms. Able to present complex information to groups of people. Computer literate in a range of software packages. Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills. Ability to build and lead effective, productive, and motivated multi-skilled teams, managing change as necessary. A commitment to engaging with, understanding, and promoting CGLs values and vision. An understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best practice. An understanding of the importance of professional integrity in relationships with individuals who use our services, peers, and other relevant professionals. A responsibility for your own health, safety, and wellbeing as well as those around you (e.g., colleagues and individuals who use our services). An understanding of and commitment to treating all information acquired through the course of your employment as confidential. An understanding of information governance processes and a commitment to follow and apply all necessary safeguards. A commitment to seek learning opportunities to improve and broaden your own professional knowledge and skills and to contribute to and where relevant oversee the learning of others.
Desirable
- Experience of working and managing people/teams in the clinical services and substance misuse, social care fields. Relevant additional qualification/s in social care, clinical services, substance misuse or equivalent. Knowledge of local resources and geography. Budget management experience.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level registered nurse and with a current PIN.
Desirable
- Trained in phlebotomy. Qualification in substance misuse. Qualification in leadership/management skills.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working in the health/social care field or the ability to demonstrate sufficient experience in similar fields. An in-depth knowledge of clinical interventions for use with a range of individuals who use our services. Understanding of UK Drug Strategy and Social Policy reforms. Knowledge of different treatment models and harm minimisation interventions. In depth knowledge of the regulatory framework within which the clinical services and the organisation operate. Awareness of, and ability to work within, clinical legislation in relation to individuals who use our services. Ability to manage in a facilitative and coaching style. Ability to implement and develop effective monitoring mechanisms. Able to present complex information to groups of people. Computer literate in a range of software packages. Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills. Ability to build and lead effective, productive, and motivated multi-skilled teams, managing change as necessary. A commitment to engaging with, understanding, and promoting CGLs values and vision. An understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best practice. An understanding of the importance of professional integrity in relationships with individuals who use our services, peers, and other relevant professionals. A responsibility for your own health, safety, and wellbeing as well as those around you (e.g., colleagues and individuals who use our services). An understanding of and commitment to treating all information acquired through the course of your employment as confidential. An understanding of information governance processes and a commitment to follow and apply all necessary safeguards. A commitment to seek learning opportunities to improve and broaden your own professional knowledge and skills and to contribute to and where relevant oversee the learning of others.
Desirable
- Experience of working and managing people/teams in the clinical services and substance misuse, social care fields. Relevant additional qualification/s in social care, clinical services, substance misuse or equivalent. Knowledge of local resources and geography. Budget management experience.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
