Substance Misuse Nurse - Clouds House, Wiltshire

Location: Wiltshire

Salary: £29,970 per annum, plus benefits

Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full Time

We are currently recruiting for a Substance Misuse Nurse based at Clouds House, Wiltshire.

Here at Forward Trust, Clouds House is one of Forward’s residential substance misuse treatment centres in East Knoyle, Wiltshire.

Clouds House delivers a structured interpersonal and 12 Step treatment programme, designed to help those with substance and behavioural addiction maintain abstinence and develop long term sustainable recovery.

Over the last 40 years Clouds House has helped over 12,000 clients work towards a life in recovery and helped to create a growing recovery culture through our alumni. Our ambition is to significantly increase recovery capital, whilst offering treatment to as many clients, irrespective of means, as possible.

We believe and are committed to providing opportunities to all people including those with ‘Lived Experience’ we encourage applications from all backgrounds including those in recovery from any addiction or who have experience of previous offending or homelessness.

About the role

To provide and supervise the delivery of high standards of nursing care for the treatment and support of substance dependency. To deliver care to clients in accordance with up-to-date evidence based professional practice, National Guidelines and Forward Trusts policies.

The main focus of this post is to work confidentially as an autonomous practitioner in the medical centre and as part of the wider multidisciplinary team, who are responsible for the delivery and monitoring of high standards of all relevant substance misuse interventions to clients presenting for substance misuse treatment. Maintain the model of treatment, its structure and ethos in day to day practice. Be a proactive member of the treatment team.

Working within a health improvement framework, the post holder will provide holistic assessment, brief interventions, assess and monitor medical detoxification prescribed and other prescribed medications, treatment, crisis intervention and monitoring of the general physical and psychological health and wellbeing as required in the context of behaviour change leading to healthier lifestyle, triage for medical assessment by ANP, GP and/or psychiatrist.

Key responsibilities

• To provide interventions and support for drug and alcohol users with complex needs as part of a 12 Step recovery programme. This may include triage, assessment; administration of controlled drugs and other prescribed medication, assessing and monitoring medical detoxifications, crisis intervention and support.
• To liaise with other professionals and members of the wider multidisciplinary treatment team, in the planning and delivery of nursing care.
• Promote the health and well-being of clients and maintain a safe, caring and therapeutic environment, which minimises risk at all times.
• Ensure that Forward policies and procedures relating to service provision are strictly adhered to.
• To undertake initial health needs assessment on admission, to include mental health and substance use history and current use.
• Develop, implement & regularly review care plans, ensuring the needs of each patient is met including, discharge and liaise with other agencies as/if appropriate.

The ideal candidate will have

• A Degree or Adv. Diploma in Nursing - RGN, RMN or RNLD; with current UK Registration, a Diploma/Degree in Substance Misuse or equivalent would be advantageous (or willingness to undertake).
• The ability to work within a multidisciplinary team and sound clinical knowledge, good time management and organisational skills, together with assessment skills, including an understanding of risk assessments and the ability to work within a Recovery model (12 Step).

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/128/substance-misuse-nurse--clouds-house-wiltshire.html

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