Clinical Nurse Specialist

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health organization in Greater London is looking for a Senior Non-Medical Prescriber to support drug and alcohol services. The role involves overseeing clinical operations, managing a team, and providing effective prescribing for complex service users. Strong leadership, communication, and assessment skills are essential. The position offers opportunities for professional development in a dynamic environment focused on service user recovery.

Benefits

High-quality learning and development opportunities

Involvement in research projects

Qualifications

• Experience in the drug and alcohol treatment field.
• Ability to manage and lead multidisciplinary teams.
• Proven track record in developing evidence-based interventions.

Responsibilities

• Undertake clinical and management responsibility for nurses and recovery workers.
• Ensure the service operates safely and effectively.
• Oversee development of recovery-focused interventions.

Skills

Effective assessment skills

Strong prescribing skills

Leadership skills

Proactive communication skills

Job description

Job Overview

We are excited to be recruiting to a DATRIG (Drug and Alcohol Treatment, Recovery and Improvement Grant) funded Senior Non-Medical Prescriber post to support our community drug and alcohol services to offer safe, effective and rapid prescribing options to our complex and often hard to reach service user cohorts, as well as to offer wider clinical leadership to the teams.

Responsibilities

To undertake clinical and management responsibility for a team of nurses and recovery workers in Richmond and Wandsworth Community Drug and Alcohol Services (RWCDAS). The post holder will have a clinical operational overview on the day to day running of the service. This will include ensuring the service is safe and effective, delivers on all performance targets and achieves positive outcomes with clients. The Senior NMP will operate as a member of the management team, overseeing the ongoing development of recovery focused and evidence‑based interventions for service users across Wandsworth and Richmond. This post is funded through the Government's Drug and Alcohol Treatment, Recovery and Improvement Grant (DATRIG). Many of our services users are hard‑to‑reach as they struggle with multiple complex physical and psychological needs, some of whom require rapid safe prescribing. It is vital that the post holder has effective assessment, prescribing and leadership skills, can implement and manage change, has a proactive approach to communication and is skilled in developing links and maintaining partnership arrangements with other services across the borough, as well as within RWCDAS.

Team Composition

• Consultants
• Doctors
• Nurses
• Psychologists
• Recovery Workers
• Peer Mentors
• Volunteers

Organisational Context

Richmond and Wandsworth Community Drug and Alcohol Service is part of the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, within the Addictions Directorate. The Trust provides recognised high quality learning and development opportunities as well as offering the chance to be involved in research projects through the Institute of Psychiatry and globally respected Addictions Department.

This is a consortium partnership comprised of We Are With You, St. Mungos, CDARS and SLaM, with SLaM being the lead agency in this model. This is a cross borough contract since 1st April 2020 with shared leadership and specialist roles as well as local core services.

Services and Outreach

WCDAS and RCDAS provide an excellent and first class range of drug and alcohol treatment options to residents of the two boroughs. Our services are busy and dynamic, with a strong recovery focus. We currently operate a core site in each borough plus various satellites including in primary care. We in‑reach to local hospitals, prisons, supported hostels and offer street outreach. We work closely with local stakeholders including service user representatives with lived experience, social care and mental health. We offer one to one and group psycho‑social interventions, and a comprehensive online offer, alongside prescribing and psychology.

Commitment to Equality and Diversity

We actively work to be an anti‑racist service for service users, staff and partners, where speaking up is encouraged at all levels.