Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health / Addictions
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 37.5 hours per week (Full time 37.5 hours per week)
- Job ref
- 040-NMR509-0624
- Employer
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- ABSDAS North Team
- Town
- Abergavenny
- Salary
- £35,922 - £43,257 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Addictions Nurse
Band 6
If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Mental Health Nurse to join Aneurin Bevan Specialist Drug and Alcohol Service (ABSDAS).
ABSDAS is a community based service that provides treatment for drug and/or alcohol dependent adults aged 18 and over.
The post holder will work with complex service users to comprehensively assess their needs, identify options to meet those needs, and negotiate and review appropriate care within the parameters of ABSDAS eligibility criteria.
The post holder will deliver treatment, therapeutic intervention and support to those who have individualised, complex issues alongside their substance use. The nature of this role necessitates detailed, comprehensive and robust assessment and care, that addresses all aspects of someone's psycho social needs to promote progressive and positive change.
Main duties of the job
ABSDAS provides an extensive treatment and case management service to people experiencing problems with substance use and associated complexities including mental health, physical health, pregnancy and child protection issues. The Successful candidate will work with service users to comprehensively assess their needs and develop an appropriate care plan. This will aim to address their physical and psychological well-being in addition to their substance use.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy which opened in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Mental health nurse qualification
Desirable criteria
- Counselling/therapy qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant post qualifying experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with substance misuse/associated complexities
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mercia McDonagh-Constable
- Job title
- Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01873 735566
- Additional information
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