Band 6 Substance Misuse Nurse - HMP Highdown
The Forward Trust
The closing date is 31 May 2024
Job summary
Are you passionate about helping people and looking for a new challenge?
Do you want to work for a company where you are valued and be a person who can make a difference?
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of high standards of nursing care and psychosocial interventions to patients admitted to the service according to their clinical needs and in accordance with up-to-date evidence based practice and relevant clinical protocols and policies. The post holder needs to have an understanding of all aspects of security and safety consistent with working within a custodial framework.
Essential criteria for this role
- Registered nurse
- 1-year minimum post registration experience
About us
Who we are?
For more than 30 years, Forward have been working with people building positive and productive lives, whatever their past. 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 believe and are committed to providing opportunities to all people including those with Lived Experience we encourage applications from all background including those in recovery from addiction, co-dependency or gambling, have experience of previous offending or homelessness.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide interventions and support for drug and alcohol users with complex needs as part of a recovery plan. This may include triage, assessment; administration of controlled drugs, and other prescribed medication, group facilitation and 1:1 key working
- To participate in effective assessment of care needs, providing a high standard of care to clients in keeping with the philosophy and operational policies of the Prison, in addition to Forward policies and procedures.
- Develop, implement & evaluate programmes of care using a problem solving approach that ensures the needs of each individual patients are met throughout their admission, including detailed arrangements for through-care, transfer/discharge.
- To participate in delivering training on substance misuse issues to wider stakeholders
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide interventions and support for drug and alcohol users with complex needs as part of a recovery plan. This may include triage, assessment; administration of controlled drugs, and other prescribed medication, group facilitation and 1:1 key working
- To participate in effective assessment of care needs, providing a high standard of care to clients in keeping with the philosophy and operational policies of the Prison, in addition to Forward policies and procedures.
- Develop, implement & evaluate programmes of care using a problem solving approach that ensures the needs of each individual patients are met throughout their admission, including detailed arrangements for through-care, transfer/discharge.
- To participate in delivering training on substance misuse issues to wider stakeholders
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - Current Registered General Nurse, Mental Health Nurse
Desirable
- - Mentorship Qualification
Experience
Essential
- -A Minimum of 2 years post-registration experience
- -Ability to maintain accurate patient records within the standards required locally, the Forward Trust and NMC
- -Working knowledge of SystmOne
- -Knowledge of the safe storage and administration of medication
- -Ability and knowledge to carry out risk assessments and
- management
- -Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care and
- act accordingly if concerns present themselves
- -Good written and verbal communication skills
Desirable
- -Experience of working within a secure environment
- -Audit process and an ability to use audit tools
- -Ability to provide and coordinate clinical and management
- supervision
- -Experience working within a recovery model
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - Current Registered General Nurse, Mental Health Nurse
Desirable
- - Mentorship Qualification
Experience
Essential
- -A Minimum of 2 years post-registration experience
- -Ability to maintain accurate patient records within the standards required locally, the Forward Trust and NMC
- -Working knowledge of SystmOne
- -Knowledge of the safe storage and administration of medication
- -Ability and knowledge to carry out risk assessments and
- management
- -Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care and
- act accordingly if concerns present themselves
- -Good written and verbal communication skills
Desirable
- -Experience of working within a secure environment
- -Audit process and an ability to use audit tools
- -Ability to provide and coordinate clinical and management
- supervision
- -Experience working within a recovery model
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
