Substance Misuse Practitioner

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; Rochester; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in offender healthcare is seeking a compassionate Substance Misuse Nurse to join their dedicated team at HMP Cookham Wood. In this pivotal role, you will provide essential care and support to individuals facing substance misuse challenges, directly influencing their health outcomes. With a focus on health promotion and recovery, you will collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to deliver integrated care. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in a challenging yet rewarding environment, helping to foster positive change in the lives of those you serve. If you are ready to unlock your potential and contribute to meaningful healthcare transformation, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of post-qualification experience as a Registered Nurse.
• Experience in prison or secure settings is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist substance misuse care to offenders in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Perform assessments and interventions for offenders with substance misuse concerns.

Skills

Substance Misuse Care

Assessment and Screening

Intervention Strategies

Health Promotion

Team Collaboration

Education

Registered Nurse

Post-registration training in Substance Misuse

RCGP Part 1 Certificate

Job description

Main area: Prison Substance Misuse

Grade Band: 6

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift Pattern)

Job ref: 277-6633124-COOK-C

Site: HMP Cookham Wood

Town: Rochester

Salary: £39,338 - £46,962 pa inc, inc RRP

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 24/01/2025 23:59

Job overview

Are you ready to unlock your potential within a challenging, creative and fast-paced work environment? Do you want to escape your current job role and work with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past? Now is the time to break into offender healthcare and develop your career.

As part of the Kent Prison Healthcare contract awarded to Oxleas NHS Trust in 2022, we are looking for a compassionate, knowledgeable, and motivated Substance Misuse Nurse to join our friendly team at HMP Cookham Wood.

Our healthcare team has a real impact on promoting health and well-being to those in prison. We pride ourselves on using skills and strategies that instill hope for patients' future resettlement back into the community.

Main duties of the job

In this impactful role, you'll be at the forefront of treatment management, directly influencing health outcomes. Your guidance and oversight will play a crucial role in the health and recovery of individuals under your care.

• Provide specialist substance misuse care to offenders as part of an integrated and multi-disciplinary health service.
• Deliver a range of specialist interventions at primary and secondary care levels, including referral management, screening assessment, triage, and evidence-based interventions.
• Contribute to alternatives to inpatient admission and assist with early discharge from inpatient services.
• Perform robust assessment, screening, and interventions for offenders with substance misuse concerns.
• Ensure timely delivery of waiting times, assessments, and interventions, contributing to service performance targets.
• Collaborate with other specialist services for continuity of care.
• Provide supervision to junior staff and participate in resource center services.
• Champion health promotion initiatives that empower the prison population on substance misuse.

Person specification

• Registered Nurse
• Relevant post-registration training in Substance misuse/dual diagnosis, Psychological therapies, RCGP Part 1 Certificate
• Minimum 2 years of working post-qualification as a Registered Nurse
• Experience in prison or secure settings
• Post-qualification experience in working within substance misuse services

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. If you meet the minimum criteria for this role and have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme.

If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know.