Part Time Band 6 Community Nurse

Location: Thanet

Salary: £23,667 per annum plus benefits

Vacancy Type: Permanent, Part Time

Here at the Forward Trust, we are looking for a Band 6 Community Nurse to join us on a part time basis. 

As a Band 6 Nurse, you will work to provide and supervise the delivery of high standards of nursing care for the treatment and support of substance dependency to service users in accordance with up-to-date evidence based professional practice, national guidelines and Forwards policies. 

The main focus of this post is to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team who are responsible for the delivery and monitoring of high standards of all relevant substance misuse interventions to service users presenting for substance misuse treatment, including triage and assessment of needs in conjunction with case managers Working within a health improvement framework, the post holder will provide assessment, brief interventions, prescribed drug treatment, case management, crisis intervention, group work, 1-1 work, supervision and all aspects of required nursing care. 

In addition, the post holder may facilitate access to primary care and mental health services, monitoring of the general physical and psychological health and wellbeing as required in the context of behaviour change leading to healthier lifestyle. 

Please note this role is offered on a part time basis. All prison-based roles will require enhanced DBS and HMPPS security vetting. Please note this process can take up to 8-12 weeks. All offers are subject to receiving both HMPPS vetting and DBS clearances.

Checks will require you to provide information on the below:

• Yourself (personal information, financial information, police information, criminal history).
• Your family (parents, parents’ partners, siblings, partner(s), children).
• Co-residents.
• Associations that may cause a conflict of interest with your role or the prison service.
• Background checks across police information systems on you, your family and other associates.
• Credit reference checks.
• Social media and Open-Source checks (these are checks on content about you that's publicly available on the internet to ensure there's nothing linked to you that could undermine public trust and confidence in the prison service).
• Other government and overseas agency or police checks.

The Ideal Candidate

Please see a list of skills and experience needed below for this role:

• Evidence of personal development since entering the NMC register
• Knowledge of the safe storage and administration of medication
• Knowledge and ability to comply with the NMC Code of Conduct
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care and act accordingly if concerns present themselves
• Ability and knowledge to carry out risk assessments and management
• Strong IT Skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to maintain accurate patient records within the standards required locally, the Forward Trust and NMC
• Demonstrate the ability to work under pressure
• Understand the different roles within a multidisciplinary team and be able to work effectively within this
• Ability to provide and accept feedback, support and clinical supervision
• Knowledge and an awareness of health issues related to Substance Misuse
• Flexible approach to work
• Ability to travel to other sites
• Committed approach to continuous professional development and the revalidation process
• Dignified and holistic approach to care
• Leadership skills (motivating, use of initiative, change management)
• Ability to lead and facilitate decision-making processes
• Organisational skills

About Us

We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.

We are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Equally the wellbeing and the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us an employee, we will offer you the following benefits:

• Flexible working
• Training and development opportunities
• Simply Health Cashback Scheme (optional)
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme 
• Cycle to work scheme
• Crisis Loan Scheme
• Electric Car Scheme
• 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata'd for part time employees)
• Access to Blue Light Card
• 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays 
• Contributory Pension Scheme – Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years’ service and up to 9% thereafter 
• Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary) 
• Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for the Forward Trust, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to their website to complete your application.

https://careers.forwardtrust.org.uk/vacancies/204/part-time-band-6-community-nurse.html

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