Job summary
Employer heading
Alcohol Specialist Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
To act, alongside the Band 7 Alcohol Care Team Manager, as a day-to-day expert for the Alcohol Care Team, working in collaboration with the multidisciplinary professionals both within and outside the Trust.
To act as an expert practitioner demonstrating and applying advanced skills and knowledge in the management of alcohol misuse.
To work closely with the Alcohol Care Team Manager and with the multidisciplinary professionals both within and outside the Trust to develop evidence-based practice in the Alcohol Care Team and to maintain clinical excellence thus promoting the delivery of quality care.
To Assist in the development of specialist protocols and the design and delivery of robust educational interventions that promote best practice in the management of patients experiencing, or at risk of alcohol-related ill health.
Closing date: Please be advised that this role will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please complete your application as soon as possible.
Main duties of the job
1.To promote the screening of patients attending the ED or admitted to the Trust for alcohol-related ill health
2.To support individual patient management and treatment plans within the Outpatients clinics and ward setting
3.To contribute to the development and maintenance of clinical care pathways linking secondary care with (1) primary care (2) other community settings.
4.To work closely with Band 7 Alcohol Care Team Manager to run independent nurse led clinics, providing education, information and support for patients experiencing, or at risk of, alcohol-related ill health and their families.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical
1.Work without direct supervision to maintain appropriate working relationships with both internal and external healthcare agencies e.g., community alcohol services and GP practices
2.Use validated screening tools to identify levels of health risk in relation to patients’ alcohol use and offer appropriate intervention/referral when necessary.
3.Admit and discharge patients from caseload in liaison with Band 7
4.Assess patient needs and plan appropriate specialist nursing care in an appropriate environment, in agreement with the individual patient and in liaison with Band 7
5.Document and maintain accurate records in line with Caldicott guidelines
6.Act in support of colleagues as a resource to improve the management of problem and dependent drinkers.
7.Collaborate in the provision of advice and support to other health care professionals and external agencies including Primary Care Services, including social care and housing.
8.Perform venepuncture
9.Perform baseline observations
10.Develop skills to take accurate alcohol histories
11.Performing Fibro scans (Training to be provided)
12.Develop skills to plan patient pathways in accordance with relevant NICE clinical guidelines for the management of alcohol users
13.Develop skills in the recognition of the need for :
i)Referral of patients to specialist alcohol services, where appropriate.
ii)Referral of patients for medical/surgical or psychiatric assessment where appropriate
iii)Referral of patients to other specialists for advice and treatment.
iv)Liaison with the voluntary agencies and the alcohol services in the community.
For further details of the role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
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Experience
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Knowledge
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Skills
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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
- Julius Mukarati
- Job title
- Alcohol Care Team-Lead Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
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