Health and Wellbeing Nurse

NHS; Northwich; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK is seeking Registered Nurses passionate about working with individuals affected by substance use. The role includes delivering clinical interventions and supporting patients through recovery. Ideal candidates will have a valid NMC registration and strong communication skills. This position offers great benefits, including flexible hours and pay for professional registration fees. Salary ranges from £31,391 to £34,294 per year, pro rata for 30 hours per week.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Financial perks

Qualifications

• Experience in substance misuse services or working with vulnerable groups.
• Ability to deliver care and support plans effectively.
• Demonstrable commitment to safeguarding and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clinical interventions in community-based hubs.
• Support people affected by drug and alcohol use to achieve recovery.
• Maintain records in compliance with governance policies.

Skills

Communication skills

Team working

Confidence under pressure

IT skills

Education

Registered nurse (RMN, RGN or Learning Disabilities Nurse) with a current active PIN number

Tools

Microsoft Office

Case Management Systems (e.g., Nebula, System One)

Job description

We arelooking to recruit Registered Nurses with a passion for working with people who use substances. Via offer a host of great, sector leading benefits, including payment for professional registration fees. This position requires a Nurse with appropriate and valid registration with the NMC and experience of working with individuals who use alcohol or substances.

Main duties of the job

Key role responsibilities include:

• To deliver clinical interventions in community-based hubs.
• Improve healthcare access for service user, BBV testing/treatment, health care assessments and community ambulatory detox and health checks/clinical observations.
• To provide and supervise the delivery of high standards of nursing care to those who use our services in accordance with up-to-date evidence based professional practice and Via policies.
• Deliver general healthcare activity, including Wound Care, ECGs, and other similar activity.
• Undertake basic life support/anaphylaxis training so you are confident and competent to manage a medical emergency including the administration of emergency drugs.
• To support people affected by drug and alcohol use to achieve and sustain their recovery, optimising health, and well-being.
• Being flexible in the hours worked will be expected of the post holder including late evenings.

Good communication skills both written and verbal are essential. Confidence to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.

About us

Via Cheshire West & Chester deliver high quality services including specialist prescribing services, rapid access to treatment, and other health and wellbeing interventions to better equip individuals to improve their physical and mental health.

To see the generous range of benefits we offer at Via including 30 days annual leave for all new starters, our health and wellbeing initiatives, financial perks and development opportunities visit our Benefits Package

Job responsibilities

Role Purpose

To deliver excellent drug and alcohol services to those who use our services and their significant others, including family members friends and carers, to facilitate positive outcomes.

Where indicated, undertake community alcohol detoxification, support Opiate detoxification and titration in the community and refer for specialist inpatient services including liaising with hospital and inpatient unit staff.

Support outreach work across the borough, particularly around alcohol misuse.

Lead on Harm Reduction approaches within the service, including helping to reduce the spread of BBVs via testing and immunization schemes.

Deliver general healthcare support, including Wound Care, ECGs, healthcare assessments, and other similar activity.

Undertake basic life support/ anaphylaxis training so you are confident and competent to manage a medical emergency including the administration of emergency drugs.

Key duties and activities of the role

Provide high quality, person centred, low threshold services, responding to the individual and diverse needs and preferences of people and their significant others.

Deliver evidence-based clinical and psychosocial one-to-one and group interventions as part of an effectively integrated care package. Take an assertive approach to service user disengagement.

Deliver harm reduction advice, guidance and education. To include blood borne virus interventions (screening, vaccination and treatment access), overdose prevention including naloxone programs, health and wellbeing screening brief and facilitated signposting and referral to partner services, including primary care.

Enable people to access education and employment services and health, wellbeing and recovery support activities and to signpost to other available services.

Support students, volunteers, peer mentors and service user representatives to take an active part in Via services.

Identify risks and take appropriate action in accordance with local, national and organisational safeguarding policies, contributing to multi-disciplinary review meetings.

Maintain accurate and timely records using the designated case management system in compliance with Via Information Governance policies and procedures.

Work flexibly, including across multiple sites and peripathetically when required.

Person specification for the role

Passion for and understanding of working with substance misuse services or with others socially excluded or vulnerable groups. With a proven ability to meet deadlines, record information accurately and in a timely way and to work calmly under pressure.

Great team working, communication and interpersonal skills. Demonstrating a highly cooperative approach to supporting colleagues and the whole team to deliver Service objectives, as well as in working directly with people and their significant others.

Demonstrable ability to deliver an excellent quality level of service to people with complex needs. This includes the ability to work with people on a one-to-one basis or to facilitate group sessions, to be able to complete assessments, care and support plans, risk assessments and to complete case recording to a high standard and in a timely way.

Good IT skills including use of Microsoft Office programs and digital meeting platforms and Case Management Systems like Nebula, System One or Theseus.

A demonstrable understanding of the Health and Social Care regulatory requirements of the Care Quality Commission (CQC), National Institute for Clinical Excellence standards for Health and Social Care and any other relevant bodies.

Demonstrable commitment to working in partnership with other professionals such as criminal justice agencies, community groups and other stakeholders to achieve good outcomes for people.

The ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, in different settings (e.g., written, spoken, presented, etc) and to different groups of people.

Registered nurse (RMN, RGN or Learning Disabilities Nurse) with a current active PIN number

number. Responsibilities for all Via staff

To work within the Via values of Care, Be human and Do the right thing. Support and collaborate with all colleagues and engage with the wider organisation.

To promote and deliver positive, inclusive and anti-discriminatory practices in line with Via policies, professional and sector requirements, and legislative frameworks.

To act on all Safeguarding concerns so that all statutory and organisational Safeguarding responsibilities are met and that all learning is shared.

To observe professional integrity and candour at all times and with all people.

To comply with all organisational policies and procedures including GDPR and all Health and Safety policy and guidance, taking responsibility for your own safety and contributing to that of colleagues and others as applicable.

To regularly participate in one-to-one / supervision sessions, objective setting and review, training, practice and learning forums.

A commitment to learning and to continuously improve everyone's knowledge and skills.

To work flexibly to enable the delivery of effective services. This may include flexibility across sites or flexible hours, and any other duties that may reasonably be required of you within your role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered nurse (RMN, RGN or Learning Disabilities Nurse) with a current active PIN number
• Good IT skills including use of Microsoft Office programs and digital meeting platforms and Case Management Systems like Nebula, System One or Theseus.
• A demonstrable understanding of the Health and Social Care regulatory requirements of the Care Quality Commission (CQC), National Institute for Clinical Excellence standards for Health and Social Care and any other relevant bodies.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£31,391 to £34,294 a year. Salary will be pro rata to 30 hours per week