Specialist Complex Needs Nurse

Derbyshirehealthcareft; Derby; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is looking for a qualified mental health nurse to join their Alcohol and Drug Recovery Service in Derby. The role involves supporting service users facing complex health issues alongside substance misuse needs, providing interventions and outreach care. The ideal candidate will have experience working with multidisciplinary teams and a commitment to improving health and well-being.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Incremental pay progression

Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits

Health service discounts and online benefits

Flexible working commitment

Structured learning and development opportunities

Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7

Access to LGBT+ network, BAME Network, and Christian Network

Qualifications

• RMN qualification required.
• Experience working with substance misuse support needs.
• Multidisciplinary teamwork experience.

Responsibilities

• Support service users with drug or alcohol needs.
• Liaise with care teams for treatment assessment and planning.
• Carry a caseload for outreach work.

Skills

Experience of working with complex mental and physical health needs

Education

RMN

Supervision Competency

Job description

We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a mental health nurse to join our clinically led alcohol provision within Derby Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service.

Derby Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service is a partnership service that provides an integrated health service for Derby City residents who identify a substance misuse related need. Our approach embeds the notion of health, well-being, and recovery.

The post holders will be part of Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust's Substance Misuse Team (Derby City) offering drug and alcohol interventions to service user who have an identified support need.

The post holders will work with service users who have a range of complex health issues alongside their substance misuse need; the post holder will work in a trauma informed way.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will carry a case load, supporting service users with a drug or alcohol need and support where complexity associated with mental and physical health is also a consideration. They will also provide outreach work and liaise with primary and secondary care to assess and plan treatment interventions where indicated.

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of making a positive difference in people's lives.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD overall, commenting on how our colleagues treated patients with compassion and kindness and felt positive and proud about working for the trust.

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualification

• RMN
• Supervision Competency

Experience

• Worked with service users with an alcohol misuse support need
• Multidisciplinary working

Skills

• Experience of working with complex mental and physical health needs

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.