Substance Misuse Nurse - Community Drug and Alcohol Team

Location
Job type Permanent
Salary £29110.00 - £37676.00 per annum
Reference HQ00113166_1604581641

Sanctuary Health has a permanent vacancy for an experienced and dedicated Band 5 Substance Misuse Nurse to fill a full-time role within a Community Drug and Alcohol Team based in Guernsey. The ideal candidates will possess highly developed specialist knowledge of substance misuse nursing and be registered with the NMC.

The salary for this permanent Substance Misuse Nurse job is £29,111 - £37,676 per annum.

Summary:

  • The post holder will work as part of the Community Drug & Alcohol Team assisting with a holistic approach to improve the mental and physical health of service users in a variety of settings.

Main Duties/Responsibilities:

  • Assist the band 6 senior nurses to plan, prepare and carry out detoxification in the community, in peoples own homes and as inpatient detoxification if indicated. They will also assist with titration, transfer and stabilisation of opiate substitute medication.

  • Assist with the assessment (risk), treatment and planning of service users receiving opiate substitute medication.

  • Provide care and other prescribed interventions as appropriate and with supervision where required in a variety of settings setting, in accordance with the agreed CDAT Operational Policy.

  • Facilitate and co facilitate groups from service users in recovery.

  • The post holder will communicate effectively, on all levels with all people from a wide range of services and professions, service users and relatives/ carers.

  • To be empathic and non-judgmental when working with service users who have drug, alcohol and or mental and physical health difficulties and will be guided by established policies and procedures within the clinical setting.

Requirements of the Substance Misuse Nurse:

  • Degree or equivalent within Nursing

  • NMC registration and a valid live pin

  • Must have recent UK Nursing experience

  • Recent experience working as a Substance Misuse Nurse

  • Must have a current valid driving licence

Benefits of Working for Sanctuary Personnel:

  • Daily payroll

  • Free DBS and compliance service

  • Access to exclusive roles that aren't available with other agencies

  • Your own dedicated consultant with extensive substance misuse knowledge

  • Refer a Friend bonus - get £250 for each candidate you refer who we successfully place

  • Find your own job bonus - Receive £250 for bringing your own position to us

  • Clinical governance support

  • In house payroll system

  • Revalidation

  • Industry leading shift booking system

  • Nationwide coverage including the Channel islands

Contact:

This Substance Misuse Nurse job is advertised by Stuart Munns; 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.