Substance Misuse Nurse (B5/B6 Dev. Role)

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Redhill; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service provider is seeking a Substance Misuse Nurse for a developmental role within its detoxification team in Redhill. The successful candidate will engage actively in patient care, providing essential pharmacological and therapeutic support within a dynamic environment focused on recovery and health improvement. This position offers a chance for personal and professional growth within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Must be a registered nurse interested in substance misuse treatment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential.
• Demonstrated empathy for clients dealing with addiction issues.

Responsibilities

• Provide pharmacological and psychotherapeutic interventions.
• Facilitate therapeutic groups and manage a small community caseload.
• Conduct assessments and deliver detoxification interventions.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Networking

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

Substance Misuse Nurse (B5/B6 Dev. Role)

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Are you a nurse interested in a career in Substance Misuse? Are you motivated to help service users engage in their recovery journey? Are you a car owner/driver? Are you flexible? Are you proactive?

Would you like an opportunity to join our exciting and innovative Specialist Substance Misuse Service? I-access is seen as a forward thinking and innovative service. It has been a high performing service for many years and has remained in the NHS since it started over 3 decades ago. Quality standards are a high priority for the service and for Surrey County Council.

We are offering a Band 5/6 development opportunity as a Substance Misuse Nurse working in our community detoxification team. The postholder will primarily be based in Redhill but there will be requirements to travel to other sites at times. The role will primarily be working with the i-access detoxification team to provide pharmacological and therapeutic interventions. There will also be opportunities to carry a caseload and work with services users who are at other points in their treatment journey with i-access.

The post involves working as part of the i-access detoxification team. The team specialise in assessing, planning and delivering pharmacological and psychotherapeutic detoxification interventions across Surrey. There is opportunity to be involved in the facilitation of therapeutic groups alongside the core nursing aspects of this role. There will also be an opportunity to carry a small community caseload to deliver interventions and coordinate service user's journeys through the i-access treatment pathways. Having a strong interest in networking across various organisations, including acute hospitals, social services, mental health services and various non-statutory support providers would be an advantage.

We are looking for dynamic nurses who have genuine interest in and empathy for people with a drug and alcohol addiction. We have 1 post for candidates who are comfortable travelling to and working in a variety of settings. This post is based currently at Wingfield Resource Centre, Redhill. There is an expectation to travel to various sites, including acute hospitals, to deliver interventions and liaise with professional colleagues.

The successful applicants will have excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as an understanding of problems faced by people with substance misuse issues.

Although the role is advertised as a developmental role, any successful applicants who have the required experience and skills will be considered for the Band 6.

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.

We look forward to receiving your application!

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Neil Bennett Job title: Substance Misuse Specialist Nurse/NMP Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01372 216666

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