Senior Nurse DART - HMP Durham

Spectrum Community Health CIC; North East; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to NHS Pension

Flexible Working

Refer a friend scheme

Training and Development opportunities

Up to 33 days annual leave

Job summary

Spectrum Community Health CIC is recruiting a Substance Misuse specialist to lead our nursing team in Health and Justice. You will provide robust clinical leadership and evidence-based substance misuse support within a prison setting, guiding staff on health and wellbeing matters.

The role involves strategic service management, shift planning and ensuring high standards of patient care, in line with NICE guidelines and an outcomes-focused recovery model.

Qualifications

• Evidence of Competence in the Health and Justice framework.
• Evidence of ongoing CPD.
• RCGP Cert 1/2 Substance misuse.
• Independent Nurse / Non‑Medical Prescriber (or willingness to undertake).
• Post registration experience in substance misuse.
• Multi‑Disciplinary working.

Responsibilities

• The daily management of the Substance Misuse Service, including co-ordination of patient care and the provision of strong clinical leadership.
• Shift planning, adjusting staffing levels and prioritising workload according to patient need and service demand.
• Assessing, diagnosing, providing advice and administering care to patients.
• Demonstrating knowledge, skills and understanding of health issues and treatment options.

Skills

Leadership

Multi-disciplinary working

Autonomous practitioner

Offender health knowledge

Recovery based models

Clinical governance

Education

Evidence of Competence in Health and Justice framework

Evidence of ongoing CPD

RCGP Cert 1/2 Substance misuse

Independent Nurse / Non-Medical Prescriber

Job description

Spectrum is recruiting a Substance Misuse specialist to lead our dedicated nursing team in Health and Justice.

To take forward our service, we’re looking for a nurse with excellent leadership skills and the ability to build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders – from pharmacists and Heads of Healthcare to NHS providers and services.

You’ll be an affective and visible leader, providing robust clinical substance misuse support and operational guidance to all staff on matters relating to physical health and wellbeing within the prison setting. You’ll manage our skilled substance misuse team and be passionate about patient care - with advanced nursing knowledge, an understanding of NICE guidelines and a desire to be involved with key decision-making.

In Spectrum, we don’t believe in ‘standing still’; we want our leaders to challenge existing practice and have the courage to innovate for the good of our patients, so that we can keep on improving. Our substance misuse services are built around a holistic Recovery model.

Main duties of the job

• The daily management of the Substance Misuse Service, including co-ordination of patient care and the provision of strong clinical leadership.
• This includes being involved with shift planning, taking appropriate action to adjust staffing levels and to prioritise the workload in accordance with patient need, service demand and the availability of staff.
• The post holder will be involved with assessing, diagnosing, providing advice and administering care to patients.
• You will also be expected to demonstrate knowledge, skills and understanding of health issues and treatment options.

Working for our organisation

BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE

Join our team

We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team.

Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge we’ve got a role for you!

• Access to NHS Pension
• Time for you (additional leave day)
• Refer a friend scheme
• Training and Development opportunities
• Flexible Working
• Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
• Up to 33 days annual leave

Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not‑for‑profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people – our patients, service users, staff and partners.

We are building on our ambition to deliver the best in health and wellbeing on a values‑driven ethos and to maintain the highest standards of patient care and service. We are an expanding organisation, but we aim to grow without compromising on quality and social value.

Our Mission

Holistic interventions delivered with compassion for the stigmatised and marginalised in our communities

Our Vision

Quality healthcare that makes a difference to people’s lives, regardless of circumstances.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them.

We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to LGBTQIA+ Community and are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and Asexual, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

Person specification

Education and Training

• Evidence of Competence in the Health and Justice framework
• Evidence of ongoing CPD
• RCGP Cert 1/2 Substance misuse
• Independent Nurse / Non‑Medical Prescriber (or willingness to undertake)

Knowledge and Experience

• Post registration experience in substance misuse
• Multi‑Disciplinary working
• Understanding of clinical governance
• Recovery based models
• Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner
• Experience of leading a team
• Offender health knowledge
• Experience of working with an integrated model
• Understanding of local and national key documents and their impact on health care delivery in a prison setting

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.