Specialist Substance Use Nurse - START

Turning Point UK; Slough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health and social care provider is seeking a Specialist Substance Use Nurse in Slough to make a difference in individuals’ lives struggling with substance use. This role may involve treatment support, patient interaction, and coordination with health services, while also allowing for professional growth through training and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

25 days’ paid holiday + Bank Holidays

Extensive training and development opportunities

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified nurse registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council.
• Interest in helping individuals with varying needs.
• Ability to engage positively with patients.

Responsibilities

• Support opiate substitute treatment and alcohol detoxifications.
• Promote naloxone uptake and provide vaccinations.
• Collaborate with mental health and social care services.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Understanding

Initiative

Education

Qualified Nurse registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council

Job description

At Turning Point we support people with substance use issues across the country. As a nurse in our Slough Service, you'll make a real difference to the lives of those experiencing difficulties from drugs and alcohol usage. Passionate about people, you'll enjoy the opportunity and support to enhance your own life and career too, as you gain the experience and training you need to progress in your nursing career.

Our Drug and Alcohol Wellbeing Service ‘START’ offers support to individuals inSlough, East Berkshire. You will work within a busyservice under the supervision of our Clinical Lead and Operations Manager to improve the wellbeing of a wide range of individuals.

Running health and social care services as a social enterprise, we invest every penny back into our care - and our people. So, if you're ambitious and ready for a fresh challenge, progress your career with a sector leader.

Role Responsibility

As a Specialist Substance Use Nurse you will be involved with supporting opiate substitute treatment, alcohol and opiate detoxifications and promoting the uptake of naloxone. You will also provide support to theteam providing Blood Borne Virus screening and vaccinations and will work closely with mental health, physical health and social care services. You'll also help to create a collaborative approach that links Turning Point ever closer to outside professionals and agencies.

The Ideal Candidate

You will need to be a qualified nurse registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council. As an employee you will have access to RCNi to assist with revalidation, indemnity insurance and support and supervision from the nurse manager and clinical lead. And of course, we’re looking for a Nurse who loves talking to people with different needs, is genuinely interested in helping them, and possesses a deep level of empathy, understanding and patience.

We value individual creativity and initiative and, whatever your role, you will be fully involved in identifying opportunities to improve the quality of our services and the service user experience. Your ideas will be listened to, and your suggestions implemented wherever possible. You will be supported in your role by extensive training to help develop your skills. Our learning culture encourages everyone to stay on top of the latest developments in their field and helps drive service improvement.

About us

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.

We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package that includes:

• 25 days’ paid holiday a year + Bank Holidays, increasing with each year of service up to 27 days + Bank Holidays. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.

• Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following this link to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees. Turning Point Benefits

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date.