Hospital Liaison Nurse

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is looking for a Hospital Liaison Nurse in Greater London. This role involves bridging acute healthcare services with addiction services, providing clinical support, and working collaboratively with hospital teams. Candidates should be registered nurses with experience in substance misuse treatment and strong communication skills. The position offers a salary of £37,282 to £43,272 annually, including London weighting.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years post registration experience and 1 year working in substance misuse treatment.
• Demonstrable clinical assessment skills including risk assessment.
• Knowledge of harm reduction approaches and naloxone best practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist nursing assessment for patients with substance misuse needs.
• Support collaborative working practices with hospitals and partner agencies.
• Develop person-centred discharge plans and provide brief interventions.

Skills

Compassion

Good communication skills

Calmness under pressure

Clinical assessment

Risk assessment

Harm reduction knowledge

Education

Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced and growing organisation.

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Main duties of the job

You will play a vital role in bridging acute healthcare services with specialist community addiction services. Your input will ensure people who use our services receive seamless, compassionate support when they need it most. In this dynamic role,youllprovideexpert advice, advocate for safe, person-centred care that genuinely makes a difference by reducing harm, improving treatment outcomes, and bringing a human touch to otherwise busy clinical environments.

As Hospital Liaison Nurse you will be joining a vibrant body of clinicians across Via's wider national workforce, with regular meetings for peer support, casediscussionand CPD.

This isnot justajob youllhelp people rebuild their lives, reconnect with their family and friends, return to work or education, and much more.

Werelooking for individuals with compassion,good communicationskillsand the ability to stay calm under pressure.

Ifyouresomeone who is a good listener, stays curious, and wants to make a difference,wedlove to hear from you.

About us

At Via, our mission isto provide the best health and wellbeing support to as many people as possible, helping them to change their lives for the better.

Last year, we supported over 11,000 people across the UK affected by alcohol and drug use.

Everything we do is driven by our values:

Care. Care for people is at the heart of everything we do.

Be human. We are accessible,genuineand humble. Always learning.

Do the right thing. Wereopen,honestand inclusive. We get things done.

We want to recruit thevery besttalent. We believe in nurturing a positive workplace culture where our colleagues feel valued, recognised, empowered, and supported.

Job responsibilities

Role Purpose

To provide specialist nursing assessment, brief interventions and care for patients with drug and/or alcohol related health and social needs who present to hospitals and other secondary care facilities

To provide clinical support and advice to reduce harm, facilitate safe inpatient care and create rapid, person-centred pathways to community treatment and recovery services on

To support collaborative working practices both within Vias defined portfolios and with hospital teams and secondary care partners (.e.g. alcohol liaison teams, hepatology)

Key duties and activities of the role

Within a defined scope of practice and using agreed clinical screening tools, clinical knowledge and experience, develop person-centred discharge plans and direct referral pathways into community drug & alcohol services and partner agencies.

Hold a caseload to provide brief interventions (e.g. naloxone provision/advice, safer injecting advice, BBV screening and vaccination pathways), evidence based low-level psychosocial support and motivational interviewing to encourage engagement with treatment and reduce immediate harms.

Play a key role in supporting relationships by acting as a liaison between Via, secondary care partners and partner agencies (including housing, mental health and third sector parties) and by provide training, education and support to nurses, medical staff and other allied health professionals around screening and advice for alcohol and substance misuse.

Identify and respond to safeguarding concerns both internally through participation in MDT meetings and externally by supporting complex discharge planning, and case Working within local and national clinical governance frameworks (e.g. NICE, the orange guide) and using Vias evidence based policies and pathways for substance misuse, maintain accurate clinical records, contribute to service activity, data collection and distribution and detox outcomes).

Working to the principles of Nursing practice and the pillars, contribute to peer led supervision, teaching and education and service improvement projects including the continued development of the capability framework for the Drug & Alcohol treatment & recovery workforce.

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Person specification for the role

Passion for working with substance misuse services or with other socially excluded or

Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration with at least 2 years post registration experience and 1 years experience working within substance misuse treatment and or alcohol related illnesses.

Demonstrable clinical assessment skills including risk assessment, withdrawal risk and physical health assessments.

Knowledge of harm reduction approaches, BBV testing/vaccination pathways, naloxone and overdose prevention best practice.

Able to work autonomously to make clinical decisions and elevate appropriately using good communication and motivational interviewing skills; ability to engage people in chaotic circumstances.

Able to travel as required (i.e. in possession of a valid UK driving licence with access to own vehicle or demonstrate how you will meet the travelling requirements of the role) for the role.

Previous hospital liaison experience or experience working in an ED/inpatient environment including facilitating patient/people who uses our services education.

Training in substance misuse specific interventions (e.g. alcohol care training, RCGP part 1) or qualification in addictions/dual-diagnosis care.

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 everybody's knowledge and skills.

Care Be human Do the right thing

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

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration with at least 2 years post registration experience and 1 years experience working within substance misuse treatment and or alcohol related illnesses.
• Demonstrable clinical assessment skills including risk assessment, withdrawal risk and physical health assessments.
• Knowledge of harm reduction approaches, BBV testing/vaccination pathways, naloxone and overdose prevention best practice.

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.

£37,282 to £43,272 a year Including London Weighting if applicable