Band 5 Substance Misuse Nurse

The Forward Trust; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

The Forward Trust is seeking a Band 5 Nurse to join their residential rehab in Wiltshire. This role is pivotal in delivering comprehensive nursing care to clients facing substance dependencies, where you will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to support their recovery journey. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong clinical skills, a collaborative approach, and sensitivity to the unique needs of those grappling with addiction. Benefits include generous annual leave, professional development opportunities, and a contributory pension scheme.

Benefits

Flexible working

Training and development opportunities

Simply Health Cashback Scheme

Cycle to work scheme

3 x Wellbeing Days

25 days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays

Contributory Pension Scheme

Death in Service Payment

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with evidence of professional development since registration.
• Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity.
• Experience with care planning and key working.

Responsibilities

• Provide and supervise high standards of nursing care for substance dependency.
• Work autonomously as a practitioner within a multidisciplinary team.
• Deliver holistic assessments and monitor clients’ health and well-being.

Skills

Time management

Organizational skills

Assessment skills

Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team

Sound clinical knowledge

Strong IT skills

Ability to treat service users with respect

Awareness of health issues relating to substance misuse

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

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Location: Wiltshire

Salary: £29,970 to £36,483 per annum, plus Benefits

Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full time

We are recruiting for a Band 5 Nurse to join our residential rehab in Wiltshire.

Here at Forward Trust, Clouds House is one of Forward’s residential substance misuse treatment centres in East Knoyle, Wiltshire. Clouds House delivers a structured interpersonal and 12 Step treatment programme, designed to help those with substance and behavioral addiction maintain abstinence and develop long term sustainable recovery. Over the last 40 years Clouds House has helped over 12,000 clients work towards a life in recovery and helped to create a growing recovery culture through our alumni. Our ambition is to significantly increase recovery capital, whilst offering treatment to as many clients, irrespective of means, as possible.

We believe and are committed to providing opportunities to all people including those with 'Lived Experience’ we encourage applications from all backgrounds including those in recovery from any addiction or who have experience of previous offending or homelessness

Role Responsibilities

To provide and supervise the delivery of high standards of nursing care for the treatment and support of substance dependency. To deliver care to clients in accordance with up-to-date evidence based professional practice, National Guidelines and Forward Trusts policies.

The main focus of this post is to work confidentially as an autonomous practitioner in the medical centre and as part of the wider multidisciplinary team, who are responsible for the delivery and monitoring of high standards of all relevant substance misuse interventions to clients presenting for substance misuse treatment. Maintain the model of treatment, its structure and ethos in day to day practice. Be a proactive member of the treatment team. Working within a health improvement framework, the post holder will provide holistic assessment, brief interventions, assess and monitor medical detoxification prescribed and other prescribed medications, treatment, crisis intervention and monitoring of the general physical and psychological health and wellbeing as required in the context of behaviour change leading to healthier lifestyle, triage for medical assessment by ANP, GP and/or psychiatrist.

The Ideal Candidate

Please see below a list of skills and experience needed for this role.

• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
• Sound clinical knowledge
• Time management and organisational skills
• Assessment skills, including an understanding of risk assessments
• Ability to work within a Recovery model (12 Step)
• Strong IT skills
• Accurate record keeping
• Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach, which considers the needs of the whole person
• Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using good communication skills
• Awareness of health issues relating to substance misuse
• Robust knowledge of medication rounds and the safe storage and administration of medicines including controlled drugs
• Evidence of personal professional development in Nursing since registration
• Experience of key working and care planning
• Ability to regularly reflect in order to improve practice and undertake relevant training required
• Knowledge and understanding of infection control
• Knowledge of reporting maintenance requirements
  
  

Please also see the Job Description attached for more information about this role.

About Us

We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.We are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Equally the wellbeing and the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us an employee, we will offer you the following benefits -

• Flexible working
• Training and development opportunities
• Simply Health Cashback Scheme (optional)
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Crisis Loan Scheme
• Electric Car Scheme
• 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata'd for part time employees)
• Access to Blue Light Card
• 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
• Contributory Pension Scheme - Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years’ service and up to 9% thereafter
• Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary)
• Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)
  
  

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for the Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.

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