Substance Misuse Nurse

NHS; Redditch; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Redditch is seeking a Substance Misuse Nurse for their team at HMP Hewell. The role involves patient care coordination and delivering substance misuse treatments. Candidates should be NMC registered nurses with knowledge in substance misuse. This full-time position offers extensive professional development opportunities and competitive salary.

Benefits

Training and development courses

Employee assistance helpline

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Qualifications

• Have a legal right to work in the UK.
• Experience in a clinical setting with substance misuse.
• Ability to communicate and develop treatment plans.

Responsibilities

• Work with a multi-disciplinary team on patient care.
• Deliver clinical and psychosocial interventions.
• Monitor therapeutic responses and communicate treatment options.
• Support group work delivery and maintain recovery plans.

Skills

Clinical substance misuse knowledge

Patient care prioritization

Communication skills

Experience with opiate dependent patients

Education

NMC Registered nurse

RCGP 1 in Substance Misuse

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Substance Misuse Nurse to join our Primary Care team at HMP Hewell, a category B Prison located in Redditch. Opportunities for prescribing and health assessment courses are on offer, if you are interested.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (4 days a week). Hours are 7.00am–5.00pm for 3 days and 7.00am–4.30pm for 1 day, with 1.5 weekends every 4 weeks. This position is full time, with an annual salary up to £40,211 FTE depending on experience.

How will we support you? Bespoke induction including our Introducing Health in Justice training course, competency framework, regional and national career development opportunities, access to our Learning Management System to address learning needs, and support from the wider team.

Candidates are required to have a legal right to work in the UK and, due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

Main duties of the job

As a Substance Misuse Nurse, your responsibilities will vary. You will:

• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, prioritising patient care to develop individualised packages of care through comprehensive assessment and recovery planning.
• Deliver a range of treatment options including clinical and psychosocial interventions in both a group and 1-1 setting.
• Carry out comprehensive assessments, initiate and review recovery plans and confidently communicate the full range of treatment options available to service users.
• Monitor therapeutic responses to medication and potential side effects and liaise with prescribers.
• Support in group work delivery and liaise with prescribers and Recovery Practitioners on clinical interventions.
• Have an understanding and commitment to recovery and a person-centred approach.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities to develop your skills and experience, including internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesn’t stop there—we also offer discounts on shopping and leisure activities, support to grow in your role and continue your professional development, and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it.

About us

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We are the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of background.

Our purpose is to unlock your best work life, guided by core values: we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated; we act with integrity; we strive to do things better together; we embrace diversity.

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for fair and inclusive healthcare access for all.

About the role and qualifications

Qualifications Required

• NMC Registered nurse
• RCGP 1 in Substance Misuse or willingness to undertake
• Experience of working with opiate dependent patients
• Sound clinical substance misuse knowledge

Although not essential, ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.

UK registration is required. This post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks and Rehabilitation of Offenders Act considerations.

Job details

Employer: Practice Plus Group

Location: Hewell Lane, Redditch, Worcestershire, B97 6QS

Application details: See Practice Plus Group Careers site for further information.