Substance Misuse Nurse (Ref: 0084ZA)

NHS; Wigan; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity supporting mental health in Wigan is seeking a Substance Misuse Nurse to provide recovery care. Responsibilities include planning detoxification support and establishing community programs. Ideal candidates will have current NMC registration and a passion for helping service users. The position offers 28 days of annual leave and various employee benefits.

Benefits

28 days annual leave

Extra day off for birthday

Enhanced family leave

Paid volunteer leave

Pension scheme enrollment

Access to Blue Light Card

Flexible working opportunities

Referral bonus

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration and ability to connect quickly with service users.
• Strong organisation skills and time management.
• Experience with comprehensive need assessments and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality recovery care to service users.
• Plan, coordinate, and support detoxification processes.
• Develop strong relationships with stakeholders and lead community detox programs.

Skills

Compassionate and motivated nurse

Organisation skills

Experience with comprehensive assessment

Working knowledge of substance misuse

Education

Current NMC registration

Independent prescribing qualification (optional)

Job description

Overview

As a leading charity supporting people with drug, alcohol, and mental health challenges, we operate over 80 services across England and Scotland, providing free and confidential support to more than 100,000 people each year. Our vibrant services in Wigan and Leigh provide support to people concerned about their own or someone else’s alcohol or drug use. We have services in both Wigan and Leigh but much of our work is carried out in the local communities we serve.

Job responsibilities

Join us as a Substance Misuse Nurse in Wigan. Our team are recruiting for an experienced Substance Misuse Nurse to provide high quality recovery care to a diverse service user group. You will be an enthusiastic and creative registered nurse, passionate about changing people\'s lives for the better.

Postholder duties include providing a range of health and wellbeing and harm reduction interventions to service users, in accordance with the agreed model of service delivery. You will plan, coordinate and support appropriate detoxification from drugs and/or alcohol, assess the needs of service users and implement and evaluate care plans. It is vital to develop strong and positive relationships with key stakeholders and commissioners for continuity of service, as well as leading on providing community detoxification programmes, clinics and groups.

Essential skills

• A compassionate and motivated nurse, with current NMC registration and the ability to connect quickly with the people we support, treating them respectfully and with dignity
• Organisation skills and the ability to manage your time effectively
• Sound experience of comprehensive assessment of need, including risk assessments and be able to implement and evaluate patient care and act accordingly if untoward changes occur
• Working knowledge of substance misuse and an independent prescribing qualification would be advantageous, but we are open to conversations with all suitably qualified applicants

DE&I

As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our vision of a future where everyone lives a life free from the harm associated with drugs and alcohol. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people, people of all ages and armed forces veterans.

As part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates that are veterans and meet all the essential criteria for a role. With You is also a Disability Confident Employer and we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with a disability and meet all the essential criteria for a role. If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we\'ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.

Benefits

• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• An extra day off for your birthday or a special occasion of your choice
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• 2 days paid volunteer leave per year
• Auto-enrollment into We Are With You\'s pension scheme
• Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands
• Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing
• Refer a Friend scheme with a £500 referral bonus (subject to probation requirements)

Qualifications & Experience

• A compassionate and motivated nurse, with current NMC registration and the ability to connect quickly with the people we support, treating them respectfully and with dignity
• Organisation skills and the ability to manage your time effectively
• Sound experience of comprehensive assessment of need, including risk assessments and be able to implement and evaluate patient care and act accordingly if untoward changes occur
• Working knowledge of substance misuse and an independent prescribing qualification would be advantageous, but we are open to conversations with all suitably qualified applicants
• Above all, we are looking for someone who is passionate about what we do, with a positive and engaging approach to our service users.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.