Alcohol Clinical Nurse Specialist

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust is seeking an Alcohol Clinical Nurse Specialist to join their innovative team in Bristol. The ideal candidate will assess patients with Alcohol Use Disorder and provide vital support and education. This full-time role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on patient welfare in a collaborative multidisciplinary setting.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Comprehensive health benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with relevant Band 7 experience.
• Strong skills in assessing and managing Alcohol Use Disorder.
• Experience in a clinical multidisciplinary team environment.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients with Alcohol Use Disorder and provide management support.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to deliver care.
• Educate patients and their families about treatment options.

Skills

Communication

Time Management

Compassionate Care

Education

Registered Nurse Degree

Job description

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Alcohol Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our friendly and innovative team as part of University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.

We are looking to recruit a Band 7 nurse to join our dynamic nursing team. The post holder will be involved in assessing patients across the hospital with Alcohol Use Disorder, providing support and advice around safe management of alcohol withdrawals and ongoing recovery support to patients, families and ward staff. Excellent communication and time management skills are vital.

Working closely with your nursing and medical colleagues, you will help manage the care of inpatients.

• Demonstrate politeness, courtesy and sensitivity in providing compassionate care for patients, visitors/relatives and colleagues
• Contribute towards sharing good practice within the multidisciplinary team
• Promote a positive image of University Hospital Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust at all times
• Work cohesively with all members of the multidisciplinary team and promote effective liaison with the team in ensuring that the very best services to patients are provided at all times
• Communicate effectively within the multidisciplinary, participate in motivating and supporting team members and maintain confidentiality with patients and carers. Give written and verbal advice/teaching to patients and carers
• To provide specialist nursing advice and support to patients, their families and carers from the time of diagnosis and throughout treatment and follow-up phases of treatment and care
• To educate and share expertise with the multidisciplinary teams
• To act as a resource in the care of patients with specialist care needs, ensuring an optimum level of service to patients and their carers
• To work closely with community and or network teams, other hospital and community staff to ensure an effective seamless service
• To develop effective communication and support systems for patients and their families
• To embed patient and public involvement within the sphere of practice
• To ensure that all patients and families are aware of all treatment options, including clinical trials
  
  

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Grace Cameron Job title: Alcohol Clinical Nurse Specialist Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0117 3427255

If Grace is unavailable, please contact Matron Litty Thomas

[e-mail].

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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