Addictions Lead Nurse

Integrated Care System; Farnworth; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare organization is seeking a Lead Nurse to manage responsibilities across Bolton and Bury. This full-time, permanent role demands experience in addictions, clinical leadership, and non-medical prescribing. The ideal candidate will demonstrate excellent communication skills and the ability to inspire others in their recovery journey. Salary ranges from £47,810 to £54,710 annually, with various learning opportunities and a commitment to staff welfare.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Blue Light Card Discounts

Qualifications

• Experience of working with service users in the health & social care field.
• Experience of clinical leadership/supervising staff.
• Experience in a multi-disciplinary team setting.

Responsibilities

• Take the clinical lead nurse role within Achieve Bolton, Bury, Salford & Trafford.
• Develop clinical practice for nurses and lead service improvements.
• Provide clinical/case supervision to others.

Skills

Clinical supervision

Excellent communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Nursing qualification and registration with the NMC

Registered Non-Medical Prescriber

Training/mentoring qualification

Job description

Achieve Treatment and Recovery Services (TRS) brings together people from a range of organisations, backgrounds and experience to deliver services, opportunities, treatments and therapies for people seeking help in tackling their own substance use, or that of a loved one. Together we are determined to make a difference to families, communities and people affected by substance use in Bolton Salford and Trafford.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work for Achieve TRS working as a Lead Nurse with NMP across Bolton and Bury

The post offered is a full-time post with the role taking responsibility across two localities. Bolton/ Bury,

The Post holder will be a qualified NMP with experience in the addictions field.

The post holder will have knowledge of the recovery agenda, demonstrate excellent communication skills with service users, their families and significant others by using motivational approaches to inspire others to achieve their goals and assist in attaining and maintaining their recovery.

The post holder will be able to demonstrate experience in leading teams and managing change in a dynamic organisation.

We also offer a variety of learning and development opportunities. If you have a passion to care for others and be part of an organisation that delivers life-changing services, we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

To take the clinical lead nurse role within Achieve Bolton, Bury, Salford & Trafford with specific responsibility for non-medical prescribing, including clinical sessions, revalidation and the clinical supervision of others.

The post holder will, work alongside the Clinical Team Manager, Operational Manager and Locality Managers. Take responsibility for identifying areas for clinical development within the team. They will take a lead responsibility for developing clinical practice for nurses and where identified other members of the teams, when necessary to do so. They will work alongside the Operational Manager and Locality Managers to promote and develop the service and will lead on aspects of service improvement where identified.

About us

It is an exciting time to join GMMH's Addictions Network. Recent developments and investment have resulted in us being able to offer multiple positions across a range of disciplines and entry levels.

Achieve Treatment and Recovery Services provides support for people experiencing problems with drug and alcohol use across Bury, Bolton, Salford and Trafford. We are an NHS led service, working with multiple agencies in a unique partnership model. This partnership model enables us to work with patients in a holistic way focusing on the person and not the "problem".

Achieve work with and in communities. We value a healthy work/life balance, and the welfare of staff is a priority. Opportunities for flexible working can be explored.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

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Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am

All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)

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• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Blue Light Card Discounts

Person Specification

Qualifications

• oNursing qualification and registration with the NMC
• oRegistered Non-Medical Prescriber (Essential rather than desirable)
• oTraining/mentoring qualification or willingness to undertake this

Experience

• oHave experience of working with service users in the health & social care field.
• oHave experience of clinical leadership/supervising staff
• oExperience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team in order to achieve a shared vision/goal

Knowledge

• oKnowledge of the evidence-based practice that underpins the delivery of Substance Misuse Services
• oAn awareness of policies and procedures in relation to confidentiality, information sharing, and child protection
• oUnderstand the key strategies known within the area of specialism

Skills and Abilities

• oSpecific clinical skills in relation to substance misuse.
• oAble to provide high quality clinical/case supervision to others.
• oExcellent organisational skills

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.

Various sites Bolton Bury Salford and Trafford

£47,810 to £54,710 a yearper annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

437-7306201

Job locations

Various sites Bolton Bury Salford and Trafford