Substance Use Nurse - Community Care & Recovery Advocate

Occy; Ayr; Sur place; GBP 16 000 - 19 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Occy is seeking a Substance Use Nurse to deliver high-quality recovery care to a diverse service user group in South Ayrshire. You will provide a range of health and wellbeing interventions, assess care needs and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to empower clients in managing life’s challenges.

A positive, respectful, and educational approach is essential as we strive to improve services. This role requires current NMC registration as a Mental Health Nurse and is based in the South

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration and post-registration clinical experience.
• Experience delivering nursing interventions in a community setting.
• Experience in comprehensive assessment of need including risk assessments.
• Knowledge of safe storage, handling and administration of drugs including controlled drugs.
• Be able to work with diverse groups in multiple settings and assess/plan/evaluate patient care.
• A driving license and access to a vehicle.

Responsabilités

• Provide health, wellbeing and harm reduction interventions to service users.
• Assess care needs and develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
• Advocate for patients and work with multidisciplinary teams.
• Support delivery of healthcare clinics or groups with practical tools for clients.
• Participate in pre-session planning and post-session evaluation.

Connaissances

Communication skills

NMC registration

Community nursing

Risk assessment

Drug handling

Formation

NMC registration as Mental Health Nurse

Outils

Driving license

Description du poste

Occy is seeking a Substance Use Nurse to deliver high-quality recovery care to a diverse service user group in South Ayrshire. You will provide a range of health and wellbeing interventions, assess care needs and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to empower clients in managing life’s challenges.

A positive, respectful, and educational approach is essential as we strive to improve services. This role requires current NMC registration as a Mental Health Nurse and is based in the South