We are looking for a Recovery Nurse to work within our Spark Recovery Collaborative. We have an exciting opportunity to consider individuals with a drug and alcohol interest to become part of the Nursing Team within the Blackburn with Darwen community.
You will provide high quality nursing care for patients requiring substance misuse services and detox through our programmes and pathways due to the increasing need within our local community. Clients will be empowered to engage in treatment and detox pathways, including home visits, assessments, reduction plans, home detox and referral into Tier four provision.
You will be working with a large team of professionals, with your main area of work within the nursing and alongside the Recovery Teams. You will carry out health and well-being assessments within the nursing team.
Main duties of the job
Work in a large, busy, cross site, multi-disciplinary service. Theteam is a fast past team working with a client group through thestages of their drug use, alcohol use and recovery.
Specialise in providing clinical and psychosocial interventions tosupport alcohol detox pathways, including home visits,assessments, reduction plans, home detox and referral into Tier four provision.
Assess, plan and evaluate care for patients, taking into account thepotential needs of individuals including young people & olderpeople, with additional regard to safeguarding, mental health, BBV,sexual health, smoking cessation and toxic trio.
Administration of appropriate treatment options
Clinical and Psychosocial assessments to help create a personcentred integrated care plan.Exploring Compliance to treatment and where necessary testing.
Health promotions work for areas such as Sleep management, BBV,Wellbeing, Detox promotion and plan setting as well as new initiatesand monthly topics.
Delivery of KPIs in line with contract agreement to help evidenceour service delivery.
Joint multidisciplinary collaboration with all stakeholders.
Caseload of complex and non-complex clients.
Supporting colleagues and managers with new initiatives andservice offers, and any reasonable requested Activity.
Care planning of a clients recovery journey which is person centredand puts the client at the focus of all decision making.
Supervision of Nurse Associates and support workers.
Job responsibilities
To provide high quality nursing care for patients requiring substance misuseservices and detox through our programmes and pathways, with a focus onAlcohol specialism due to the increasing need within our local community.
This role is hands on providing clinical, psychosocial, and holistic solutionsand contributes to the improvement, development, and innovation of ourservice offer to ensure our clients get the very best care.
Clients accessing will receive excellent Drug and Alcohol ClinicalInterventions in Blackburn with Darwen including treatment, harmreduction, BBV testing, screening and client education.
Client caseloads will be managed effectively ensuring clients needs areconsidered and supported appropriately with robust plans in place toevidence the support.
Communication will be in a non-judgemental, empathetic way withpatients, partner agencies and other professionals.
Clients will be informed and fully supported to make choices about therecovery options available to them.
Clients will be empowered to engage in treatment support alcohol detoxpathways, including home visits, assessments, reduction plans, homedetox and referral into Tier 4 provision.
Clients will be engaged with the service throughout their care respondingpositively to interventions and exiting our service with improved health andwellbeing.
Clients will be supported and encouraged to build their personal strengthsand social networks as part of their development to achieve identified goals.
New ideas will be offered to improve and strengthen our service offer sothat we are able to provide the very best support to our clients.
Support Workers and Nurse associates will be supported to carry out theirroles effectively and be mentored to thrive and develop in and beyond theirroles.
Contract KPIs and deliverables will consistently be met or exceeded toensure we are in the best possible position to retain the contract and winnew work, enabling us to provide outstanding services to current and newclients.
Services and support will be delivered safely and effectively in line with allcurrent regulatory requirements and internal policies and procedures.
Continued personal development in the Recovery Nurse role to increase theservice offer and own skill set and give the ability to mentor newly qualifiednurses/new Recovery Nurses.
Person Specification
Knowledge and skills
- Skilled in excellent verbal and written communication.
- Ability to effectively prioritise and organise own workload, seeking support when necessary.
- Ability to undertake lone working with little supervision.
- Well-developed IT skills and data base skills.
- Experience of lone working.
- Contributing to updating guidelines/polices within specialist area.
- Excellent time management and organisational skills.
- Up to date knowledge of advances in management of patients with Alcohol-use Disorders.
- Knowledge of the physical, psychological and social effects of substance misuse and appropriate interventions.
- Knowledge of the barriers and issues facing people with alcohol misuse.
- Impact of alcohol misuse on individuals and carers.
- Knowledge of the local area the service is based in (community services and groups).
- Knowledge of policies & procedures in relation to confidentiality, information sharing and safeguarding.
- Knowledge of alcohol NICE guidelines.
Qualifications
- Registered Nurse – NMC
- English and Maths GCSE/ or equivalent.
- Hold a current drivers license and car user.
- Evidence of continuing professional development /qualification with regards to area of specialism.
Experience
- Experience of working with a range of organisations and agencies to develop effective working relationships.
- Experience of working independently.
- Experience of working with individuals with Alcohol use Disorders / substance misuse.
- Experience of working with hard to reach and difficult to engage individuals.
- Experience of assessing service users needs and working in partnership with them and other services to set and monitor goals.
- Experience in assessing and reviewing care plans and organising packages of care.
- Experience of maintaining quality standards in ones work.
- Experience of working within multi-agency /professional setting.
- Experience of working in community settings
- Involvement in change /project management.
- Participation in audit.
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.
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