Substance Misuse Community Nurse/ CPN

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board; Caernarfon; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Substance Misuse Community Nurse within the Gwynedd Substance Misuse Service has arisen. The successful candidate will provide assessment and treatment for individuals misusing substances, working autonomously in the community. This role includes managing your caseload, supervising junior staff, and contributing to the development of treatment programs. Fluency in Welsh is desirable; candidates are encouraged to apply early due to expected volume of interest.

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse with diploma or degree.
• Experience working as a band 5 and knowledge of substance misuse.
• Effective team player with good communication.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments and treatment interventions for substance misuse.
• Develop and evaluate treatment programmes for service users.
• Supervise junior staff and maintain service user engagement.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Ability to work unsupervised

Teamwork

Data collection skills

Supervision of staff

Education

NMC Registration

Post graduate level of study (diploma / degree)

Substance misuse related academic qualification

Job description

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Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Substance Misuse Community Nurse post within Gwynedd Substance Misuse Service.

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Substance Misuse Community Nurse post within Gwynedd Substance Misuse Service.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the provision of comprehensive assessment and treatment interventions to individuals who misuse substances, including risk assessment, substance use, social care and psychological effects. To work as an autonomous practitioner in community settings including services users’ homes. The post holder will manage a case load and support individuals through their treatment within service. They will also be responsible for supervising junior members of staff and supporting their development.

Please note: This vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received. We recommend submitting your application as early as possible.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have knowledge and experience of substance misuse interventions and treatment and will be required to use effective communication skills to engage, motivate and maintain service users in contact with services and to be responsible for the development and continuous evaluation of treatment programmes as appropriate. Induction will be tailored to individual needs, and discussed at interview. The post holder will be expected to work with both alcohol and drug misuse service users. Candidates are requested to use the section "Supporting Information" on the application form to set out their reasons for applying and their suitability, referring to the person specification, for this post.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

Person specification

Essential Criteria

Qualifications and / or Knowledge

• NMC Registration
• Post graduate level of study (diploma / degree) in an appropriate area, or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Awareness of professional boundaries
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Substance misuse related academic qualification
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working as a band 5 and meeting enhanced competencies / specialist clinical knowledge
• Ability to recognise and respond to behaviours that are challenging
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in a community setting
• Professional knowledge of substance misuse
  
  

Apptitude And Abilities

Essential criteria

• Effective communication skills
• Ability to work unsupervised
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Data collection skills
• Demonstrate ability to support and supervise staff
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Additional relevant skills

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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