Description:
A successful candidate will provide comprehensive nursing care and support to individuals struggling with substance misuse disorders, contributing to their recovery and improved quality of life. This position requires a deep understanding of addiction, harm reduction principles, and a commitment to delivering evidence-based care.
The Role:
- Undertake physical and mental health assessments for people who access our services when indicated by clinical need and ensure appropriate sign posting/referral to primary care or appropriate secondary health care services for identified health issues.
- Undertake assessments for all alcohol service users as indicated in the Alcohol policy and using the outcome to determine safe detoxification as required.
- Assist in the titration process for opiate service users as required by service need 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 education, health promotion and screening for blood borne viruses (BBV).
- Provide Hepatitis B vaccinations when indicated.
- 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).
- 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.
- Use blood results to support the assessment the current health status of service users, the need for specialist medical referral and the suitability for community detoxification.
- Where indicated, refer for specialist inpatient services (including detoxification) and liaise with hospital and inpatient unit staff.
Requirements:
- Relevant NMP qualification (V300) and registration
- Strong written and spoken English
- Strong teamworking skills
- High level of self-motivation and a flexible approach
- Positive attitude and be naturally caring and compassionate