Sanctuary Health has a permanent job vacancy for an experienced and dedicated Health and Wellbeing Nurse to work in the Alcohol Liaison Team based in Watford. The ideal candidate will possess highly developed specialist knowledge of nursing and be registered with the NMC.
The salary for this permanent Health and Wellbeing Nurse role is £27,567.61 - £33,568.73 per annum.
Main purpose of the job:
- As directed by the Lead Nurse, the post-holder will be an integral member of a multidisciplinary team offering specialist clinical interventions to a cohort of service users at the above named service.
Main Duties/Responsibilities:
- Undertake Health and Wellbeing assessments for all opiate service users and users of other drugs when indicated by clinical need.
- Undertake Nurse Alcohol Assessments for all alcohol service users as indicated by the CGL Alcohol policy, using results to determine safe detoxification as required.
- Provide titration for opiate service users as part of the health and wellbeing clinics to ensure the service user achieves an optimum dose of OST. This process is supported by good communication to other team members, including community pharmacists.
- Provide screening for blood borne viruses (BBV), through dry blood spot testing.
- Work within and consolidate integrated care and treatment pathways for individuals who are identified as being infected with BBV/s (Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and/or HIV).
- Following health and wellbeing assessments ensure appropriate sign posting to primary care or referral to appropriate secondary health care services for identified health issues.
- Undertake community alcohol detoxification either at the service or at the service user's home.
- Support Opiate detoxification in the community.
- Undertake phlebotomy, as required, ensuring adherence to identified pathways for blood sample labelling, collection, obtaining results and signposting.
Requirements of the Health and Wellbeing Nurse:
- Valid NMC registration
- UK Nursing experience
- Registered Nurse Level 1/Diploma/BSc in Nursing
- Relevant recent experience of working within drug and alcohol treatment.
Contact:
This Health and Wellbeing Nurse role is advertised by Victor Rosado; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
