Job summary
- Main area
- Substance Misuse Services
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 383-SPE-4698-24
- Employer
- Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Andrew's House
- Town
- Derby
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 pa, pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Complex Needs Alcohol Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
Want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career? Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.
We’ve been rated ‘good’ overall by the CQC, with some outstanding services. The CQC commented at our most recent inspection on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.
We are passionate about making equality, diversity and inclusion part of our DNA. We take pride in our “People First Culture” which creates a workplace where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging, difference is celebrated, and people are comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We value the richness that comes from having colleagues that are fully representative of the local community. We welcome people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, protected characteristics, and with all backgrounds and experiences.
Job overview
We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a mental health nurse to join our clinically led alcohol provision within Derby Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service.
Derby Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service is a partnership service that provides an integrated health service for Derby City residents who identify a substance misuse related need. Our approach embeds the notion of health, well-being, and recovery.
The post holders will be part of Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust’s Substance Misuse Team (Derby City) offering alcohol interventions to service user who have an identified alcohol support need.
The post holders will work with service users who have a range of complex health issues alongside their substance misuse need; the post holder will work in a trauma informed way.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will carry a case load, supporting service users with an alcohol support need where complexity associated with mental and physical health is also a consideration. They will also provide outreach work and liaise with primary and secondary care to assess and plan treatment interventions where indicated.
Working for our organisation
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of making a positive difference in people's lives.
CQC rated us as 'GOOD overall, commenting on how our colleagues treated patients with compassion and kindness and felt positive and proud about working for the trust.
Benefits include:
- Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
- 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years service
- Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
- Health service discounts and online benefits
- Incremental pay progression
- Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
- Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
- Structured learning and development opportunities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- RMN
Desirable criteria
- Supervision Competency
Experience
Essential criteria
- Worked with service users with an alcohol misuse support need
Desirable criteria
- Multidisciplinary working
Skills
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with complex mental and physical health needs
Desirable criteria
- Communication skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mrs Amrita Atwal
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 790 0265
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Recruitment Team
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
1st Floor Kingsway House (Entrance D)
Kingsway
Derby
DE22 3LZ
- Telephone
- 07900 135638
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