Substance Misuse Nurse

Location: Sutton, surrey, SM2

Salary: £35,392 per annum, plus benefits

Vacancy Type: Permanent

We are recruiting for a Substance Misuse Nurse based at HMP High down, Sutton, Surrey, (SM2)

Here at Forward Trust, we deliver a complex range of drug and alcohol services in the unique prison environment. Our support includes providing advice, health and wellbeing, motivational work, clinical services, and a wider range of group work and treatment programmes.

The Forward Trust services which are delivered within prison settings are commissioned by NHS England and are delivered in partnership with primary healthcare providers and HMPPS. Integration and partnership are integral to the work we do.

We believe that everyone can live a fulfilling life, whatever their past. Our work in prisons aims to support those affected by drug or alcohol issues to create lasting change and reduce dependency, homelessness, unemployment, and re-offending.

Role responsibilities

To provide high-quality clinical assessment and treatment to substance dependant prisoners, working in partnership with HM Prison Service and all other stakeholders.

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 Band 6 Nurse, you will demonstrate leadership and undertake managerial responsibilities if required, delivering clinical supervision to junior staff and deputising for the Lead Nurse when required.

You will provide high standards of nursing care through on-going clinical assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of treatment for drug and alcohol users.

Working with a high degree of autonomy and professional accountability to safely deliver healthcare, managing high risk areas and conduct risk assessments and attending clinical meetings, including clinical governance, groups and committees, and quality meetings.

Promote the health and well-being of patients, supporting their often complex needs to maintain their optimum level of physical and psychological health and the delivery of prescribed medication following patient assessment.

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

• You will be a current Registered General Nurse or Mental Health Nurse, with a minimum of 2 years post-registration experience and evidence of personal development.
• Knowledge of the safe storage and administration of medication together with knowledge & ability to comply with the NMC code of conduct, and the ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care and act accordingly.
• Ability and knowledge to conduct risk assessments and management, together with strong IT skills and good written and verbal communication skills and the ability to maintain accurate patient records.
• Demonstrate the ability to work under pressure, both independently and within a multidisciplinary team, using own initiative and decision-making skills and the ability to provide and accept feedback, support, and clinical supervision.
• Knowledge and an awareness of health issues related to substance misuse, a flexible approach to work and be committed to continuous professional development together with strong leadership and 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
• 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/36/substance-misuse-nurse.html

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