Substance Misuse Nurse

Service Care Solutions; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare agency in Manchester is seeking a Registered Mental Health Nurse to provide high-quality care for clients with substance dependencies. The role involves conducting clinical assessments, supporting drug and alcohol users, and working within a multidisciplinary team. The ideal candidate will be a registered nurse with UK qualifications and awareness of substance misuse issues. Competitive pay rates and additional training allowances are offered.

Benefits

£250 Training Allowance

Specialist substance misuse consultants offer single point of contact

£250 referral bonus

Qualifications

• Must deliver high standards of nursing care for the treatment and support of substance dependency.
• Provide high-quality clinical assessments and treatment to clients with substance dependencies.

Responsibilities

• Support drug and alcohol users with complex needs as part of a 12-step programme.
• Liaise with other professionals and members of the wider multidisciplinary treatment team.
• Provide interventions and promote health and well-being of clients.

Skills

Ability to work with the 12-step programme (Recovery Model)

Experience in key working and care planning

Awareness of health issues related to Substance Misuse

Education

Nurse qualification – RMN with UK registration

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Job Description

Service Care Solutions are supporting a Drug and Alcohol service in Manchester. They have a requirement for a Registered Mental Health Nurse. You must deliver high standards of nursing care for the treatment and support of substance dependency. Additionally, you should be able to provide high-quality clinical assessments and treatment to clients with substance dependencies in a residential setting, working within a multidisciplinary team.

Our client's vision is for people of all ages to be safe, build ambitions for the future, and reach their full potential. They create services and support for people's complex health and social needs, helping them to build healthier lives with meaning and value for themselves and their families.

Key roles and responsibilities for a Registered Mental Health Nurse

1. Support drug and alcohol users with complex needs as part of a 12-step programme
2. Liaise with other professionals and members of the wider multidisciplinary treatment team
3. Provide interventions
4. Promote health and well-being of clients and maintain a safe, caring therapeutic environment
5. Undertake initial health assessments on admission, including mental health and substance misuse history

Minimum requirements for a Registered Mental Health Nurse

1. Nurse qualification – RMN with UK registration
2. Ability to work with the 12-step programme (Recovery Model)
3. Awareness of health issues related to Substance Misuse
4. Experience in key working and care planning

Pay rates:

• £29.78 PAYE per hour - exclusive of holiday pay
• £33.38 PAYE per hour - inclusive of holiday pay
• £38 Umbrella rate per hour

What we offer for a Registered Mental Health Nurse

• £250 Training Allowance
• Excellent pay rates
• A fantastic £250 referral bonus
• Specialist substance misuse consultants offering single point of contact

If you want to hear more about this Registered Mental Health Nurse role, please send us your CV by clicking 'apply now'!