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Advanced Alcohol Nurse Specialist
Job summary
A prominent health care provider in England is seeking an experienced nurse specialist to manage patients with alcohol-related problems. The role includes leading clinics, delivering educational programs, and conducting assessments, all while working closely with a multi-disciplinary team. The ideal candidate should have a nursing qualification and experience in alcohol misuse care. The position offers opportunities to develop community relationships and reduce hospital visits through effective interventions. Closing date: 28 Dec 2025.
Qualifications
- Registered nurse qualification required.
- Experience with alcohol-related issues and interventions is preferred.
- Ability to work autonomously and manage clinics.
Responsibilities
- Deliver educational programmes to staff and supervise health care professionals.
- Manage own clinics and accept referrals.
- Develop relationships with local services and organisations.
- Lead nurse-led clinics to assess new patients.
- Provide tailored interventions for patient engagement.
- Ensure GPs and staff are informed about alcohol misuse screening.
- Meet government targets for interventions and counselling.
- Conduct research and audits in the specialty.
Skills
Education
A Vacancy at Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
The nurse specialist will assess and provide nursing treatment of patients with alcohol-related problems, provide appropriate disease-related advice and promote health education in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team. They are expected to carry out specialist nursing and clinical procedures and refer patients appropriately and timely for investigations and to other service providers.
- Deliver staff education programmes, ongoing advice and clinical supervision to other health care professionals.
- Accept referrals from other health care professionals, work unsupervised and manage own clinics with regular monitoring/clinical supervision from the GI consultants.
- Develop strong operational relationships with local drug and treatment service providers, community and voluntary organisations.
- Deliver advanced nursing care and lead nurse-led clinics to assess new patients referred to the Gastroenterology service.
- Provide tailored interventions to referred patients—offering personalised feedback, advice and information—to encourage behavioural change around alcohol use, promote engagement with community-based treatment services, and reduce hospital attendances and readmissions.
- Ensure hospital staff and GPs are informed about alcohol misuse and actively screen and refer patients to the Alcohol Nurse Specialist.
- Meet government-led targets within regulatory frameworks, offer brief interventions and telephone counselling.
- Contribute to the field through research and clinical audits in the specialist area.
- Provide nursing care at an advanced level.
- Support the promotion of engagement with community-based treatment services and reduce future hospital attendances, admissions and readmissions.
- Provide advice/brief interventions and information on the management of alcohol problems.
- Undertake telephone counselling and advice.
This advert closes on Sunday 28 Dec 2025.
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