Alcohol Clinical Nurse Specialist

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as a Band 7 Alcohol Clinical Nurse Specialist at a leading NHS foundation trust in Bristol. This role involves assessing and supporting patients with Alcohol Use Disorder while collaborating effectively within a care team. You will provide vital advice and manage the recovery journey for patients, ensuring high-quality nursing care and positive outcomes.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of nursing theory and best practices within specialty area.
• Significant relevant clinical experience.
• Experience and knowledge of advanced practice/ protocols.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients with Alcohol Use Disorder and provide management support.
• Educate and share expertise within the multidisciplinary teams.
• Ensure confidentiality while providing patient care.

Skills

Communication

Team Collaboration

Organizational Skills

Clinical Expertise

Education

RGN or RMN qualification

Current NMC Registration

Qualification in Teaching and Assessing

Masters level academic study

Job description

As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

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.

Main duties of the job

• 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

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Knowledge and Experience

• Thorough and up to date knowledge of nursing theory and best practice, particularly within speciality area
• Significant relevant clinical experience
• Substantial current speciality experience
• Evidence of recent teaching experience
• A good awareness of physical and mental health complications of alcohol use and treatment
• Experience of undertaking research or audit projects
• Experience and knowledge of advanced practice/ protocols

Skills and Abilities

• Highly effective communication skills- verbally and written to staff, patients and relatives including in situations of conflict or distress
• Able to gain credibility with and influence colleagues, including influencing clinical changes where appropriate
• Strong organisational skills- prioritising complex situations
• Ability to lead and influence change
• Demonstrates ability to implement and utilise data to improve quality
• Clinical expert in defined area of work
• Able to advise on and implement improvements to the quality and efficiency of care for patients
• Ability to act as a facilitator, mentor and supervisor to colleagues
• Flexibility, adaptability to meet needs of a changing service
• Ability to cope with emotional issues presented in the course of work, and to support others
• Knowledge of national and local speciality specific issues
• IT Skills
• Commitment to the development and provision of high quality nursing care
• Initiative

Qualifications and Training

• RGN or RMN qualification
• Current NMC Registration
• Relevant accredited post registration at level 3
• Non-Medical Prescribing- D or willingness to undertake study
• Qualification in Teaching and Assessing
• Evidence of masters level academic study

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

· 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 to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

· The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.

· UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

· To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.

· If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.

· The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

· By applying for this post, you are agreeing to University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

· Please be aware of scams – unless specified above, we will only communicate with you via @recruit.trac.jobs or nhs.net e-mails and we will never ask you for any payments.

IMPORTANT:

Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts. We may also contact you by texting the mobile number, if provided, on the application form.

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.

When providing employment reference details, please provide correct work-related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your referee must all be known to you in a line manager or professional lead capacity.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Grace Cameron Job title Alcohol Clinical Nurse Specialist Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0117 3427255 Additional information

If Grace is unavailable, please contact Matron Litty Thomas

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