Band 6 Substance Misuse Nurse

Location: Clouds House

Salary: £35,392 per annum plus benefits

Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full Time

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.

Roles Responsibilities

To provide high-quality clinical assessment and treatment to substance dependant clients in a residential setting, working in a multi-disciplinary team. You will ensure the delivery and monitoring of high standards of nursing care and relevant substance misuse interventions to all Service Users in accordance with the standards set out in the NMC Code of Conduct. As a Senior Nurse, you will demonstrate leadership and undertake managerial responsibilities when required.

Please be aware our roles are not subject to any form of visa sponsorship. We kindly ask that candidates declare any current visa arrangements at application stage.  

The Ideal Candidate

• Please see below a list of skills and experience needed for this role.
• A Minimum of 2 years post-registration experience
• 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
• Excellent 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)

Diversity at Forward Trust

The Forward Trust commits to providing opportunities to everyone. We want to ensure we have a diverse team with a range of lived and professional experiences. This includes those with ‘Lived Experience’ of addiction, offending, or homelessness.

When we recruit, we welcome applications from everyone. This is inclusive of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion and/or belief, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity and socio-economic background. Where operationally possible, we will consider flexible working requests and make reasonable adjustments for all roles.

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/217/band-6-substance-misuse-nurse.html

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