Alcohol Care Team Lead Nurse

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire; Coventry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A large teaching hospital in Coventry seeks an Alcohol Care Lead Nurse to manage the Alcohol Care Team. The role involves providing specialist nursing for alcohol-related health issues and working with clinical teams to influence national policy. You will also engage in educational initiatives and support best practices in alcohol care.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with experience in alcohol care.
• Proven track record in clinical leadership.
• Ability to work with multi-professional teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop the Alcohol Care Team.
• Provide specialist nursing for patients with alcohol-related health issues.
• Raise the profile of the ACT nationally.

Skills

Expertise in alcohol-related health issues

Clinical leadership

Education and training skills

Education

Relevant nursing qualification

Job description

To develop and maintain the Alcohol Care Team (ACT) within the UHCW trust. To assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist nursing service provision for patients with alcohol-related health issues and their families. Recognising NICE guidance compliant specialist protocols for the management of alcohol-related ill health.

The Alcohol Care Lead Nurse is responsible for the management of the UHCW Alcohol Care Team (ACT), supporting the 4 band 6 senior alcohol specialist nurses in further developing and promoting the ACT within the Trust. They will work closely with the clinical teams throughout the trust to provide expert advice on the management of alcohol withdrawal and alcohol related addiction issues.

The ACT Lead Nurse will be a professional role model advancing evidence based clinical practice in the speciality of alcohol misuse. They will evidence the effectiveness of the ACT and will work with the clinical toxicologists and clinicians to publish outcomes.

The Lead Nurse raises the profile of the UHCW ACT to a national level and work with regional leads including alcohol programme managers in Public Health England. They will participate in national alcohol working party groups, influencing national policy and present at regional and national conferences (i.e. BSG) and webinars.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP. Working with the Drug and Alcohol Steering Group they will act as a regional expert advisor on ACTs, advising and supporting other clinical settings including GP surgeries and the Alcohol Care Team Innovation and Optimisation Network (ACTION).

Key Responsibilities:

1. To establish mechanisms within the hospital and into the community to manage identification and appropriate responses to alcohol-related harm.
2. To accept referrals from the multi-professional team for patients whose ill health may be alcohol-related and to provide specialist nursing support for patients and significant others in a timely and appropriate manner that optimises clinical management of alcohol related problems. This will include supporting acute alcohol withdrawal in the hospital.
3. To have responsibility for the daily management and supervision of colleagues in the Alcohol Care Team as well as development and delivery of robust educational interventions that promote best practice in the management of patients experiencing, or at risk of alcohol-related ill health.
4. To develop National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence compliant specialist protocols for the management of alcohol-related ill health.
5. To provide clear clinical leadership in the delivery of specialist alcohol services for patients with alcohol-related problems.

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK. We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

We are committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.