Substance Misuse Nurse

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives.

Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our teams apply these daily, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.  

Our Nurses play an integral part in Change Grow Lives mission to help people change the direction of their lives, to grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you would offer specialist clinical interventions to people who use our services.

This is an excellent opportunity for an energetic and passionate Substance Miuses Nurse to help shape our vision in how we provide clinical services to individuals whose lives have been affected by drugs and alcohol.  

Where: Tower Hamlets 

Hours: 37.5 per week

Allowances: £4,133.14 Inner London Weighting Pro Rata

Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.

Responsibilities

The Substance Misuse Nurse role is a varied one, the successful candidate will be an integral member of a multidisciplinary team, offering specialist clinical interventions to people who use our services.

In our services no two days are the same. Every person who comes into our service is treated as an individual, so understanding the importance of a whole person approach along with being curious, a good listener, a clinically robust practitioner and having a flexible approach are essential skills.

About the role:

• Undertake physical and mental health assessments for people who access our services when indicated by clinical nee d andensure appropriate sign posting/referral to primary care or appropriate secondary health care services for identified health issues.
• Provide education, health promotion and screening for blood borne viruses (BBV). Provide Hepatitis B vaccinations when indicated.
• Contribute to CGL’s Naloxone Strategy by training staff and service users in the use of Naloxone. Ensuring Naloxone is distributed to service users at every opportunity.
• Develop therapeutic alliances with people who have substance misuse problems and develop effective partnerships with them.
• Ensure that procedures are constantly reviewed to promote best practice and evidenced based practice in accordance with UK Guidelines on Clinical Management, NICE guidance, and CGL clinical protocols and procedures.
• Provide harm reduction advice to injecting service users, providing information and equipment and ensure all equipment is disposed of safely.
• Record and input client data and information in order that the service operates within contractual, administrative, and financial requirements.
• Provide nursing input with Community Alcohol Detoxes.

About you:

• First level registered nurse with recent relevant post qualification experience and a current PIN
• Relevant recent experience of working within drug and alcohol treatment (desirable but not essential)
• Sound and demonstrable knowledge of harm reduction and health promotion interventions
• Ability to assess and recovery plan service users and formulate written
  reports, as necessary.
• Clinical auditing skills to inform evaluation of the service and identify areas for development.
• Employ a professional, empathetic, and non-judgmental attitude towards
  service users and all stakeholders.
• An understanding of the importance of professional integrity in relationships with service users, peers, and other relevant professionals

We want to support you to recognise and achieve your goals:

• We hold regular national nurse and HCA forums, and you will have regular 1:1s and appraisals
• We actively support our nurses with revalidation with protected continuing professional development time, which totals up to 6 days per year.
• We also have a wide range of educational opportunities including free access to the RCNi learning platform and we reimburse your NMC fee
• We offer you the opportunity to use the government backed Apprenticeship Levy fund to develop nursing practice in line with your specific role
• All our team members are encouraged to take a wellbeing hour every week and access personal well -being resources
• Our nursing pay is competitive with the NHS Agenda for Change pay bands

What we will give to you: 

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days”.
• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme 
• Contributory pension scheme 
• A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc. 
• A friendly and supportive team 
• Training, career development & progression opportunities 
• Protected monthly CPD. 

Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.

If this sounds like you and you’d like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we’d love to talk to you.