Job summary
Our team in Wigan & Leigh are recruiting for an experienced Clinical Lead, to join them in providing high quality recovery care to a diverse service user group. If you are an enthusiastic and creative registered nurse or pharmacist, passionate about changing people's lives for the better, we'd love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Reporting into the Head of Service Delivery, you will lead on and be responsible for the provision of clinical care in our services, ensuring that our standards of care allow service users to achieve their recovery goals. A dynamic leader, you will guide and support clinical staff working within the service, working hand in hand with the service manager to foster a continuous improvement mindset and ensuring that evidence based best clinical practice is delivered in line with national, organisational and local standards.
You will promote a care quality governance structure that is built on open engagement, enquiry and learning, whilst working collaboratively across professional and organisational boundaries, to maximise the potential for delivering excellent care quality. It will be vital for you to develop strong and positive relationships with key stakeholders and commissioners for the continuity of service, as well as leading on delivering opioid substitution and detoxification treatment, alcohol detoxification and relapse prevention treatment and other clinical interventions.
About us
Everyone should feel comfortable getting the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol or mental health.
At We Are With You we work with people on their own goals, whether that's staying safe and healthy, making small changes or stopping an unwanted habit altogether. We give people support in a way that's right for them either face to face in their local service, community or online.
We provide a free and confidential service without judgement to more than 100,000 people a year.
We use our expertise to improve the help available and raise awareness around drugs, alcohol and mental health so that more people can get support.
We Are With You.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The advertised salary banding is based on experience and qualifications.
Please note that this advert may close early should sufficient applications be received.
Above all, we are looking for someone who is passionate about what we do, with a positive and engaging approach to our service users and staff
Benefits
Competitive salary28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays (change holiday entitlement where required)2 days paid volunteer leave per yearAuto-enrollment into We Are With You's pension schemeAccess to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brandsFlexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeingWe have an excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role! Our scheme allows you to recommend your friends and family to work with us and earn a £500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable if your recommended friend completes their 6 months probation period
Should you be successful in your application, you will be required to provide 3 years worth of references and where applicable, will need to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
Additional Information
All applicants need to submit a CV and a covering letter on why you should be considered for this role. Applications will not be accepted if no covering letter is included. Please note that this role may close early should sufficient applications be received, so early application is advised.
As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our goals of radically improving people's lives. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people and armed forces veterans.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The advertised salary banding is based on experience and qualifications.
Please note that this advert may close early should sufficient applications be received.
Above all, we are looking for someone who is passionate about what we do, with a positive and engaging approach to our service users and staff
Benefits
Competitive salary28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays (change holiday entitlement where required)2 days paid volunteer leave per yearAuto-enrollment into We Are With You's pension schemeAccess to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brandsFlexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeingWe have an excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role! Our scheme allows you to recommend your friends and family to work with us and earn a £500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable if your recommended friend completes their 6 months probation period
Should you be successful in your application, you will be required to provide 3 years worth of references and where applicable, will need to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
Additional Information
All applicants need to submit a CV and a covering letter on why you should be considered for this role. Applications will not be accepted if no covering letter is included. Please note that this role may close early should sufficient applications be received, so early application is advised.
As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our goals of radically improving people's lives. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people and armed forces veterans.
IND H
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level nurse registration or registered pharmacist (GPhC)
- Successful completion of a qualification to fulfil the role of supplementary/independent prescriber, holding appropriate entry on the NMC register or GPhC register
- Completion of a postgraduate course/study programme relevant to substance misuse
- Drivers licence and access to a vehicle
Experience
Essential
- Proven ability to use initiative, organise own workload and recognise own person and professional limitations
- Demonstrable experience and successful track record of responsibility and development of others
- Experience of harm minimisation in drug treatment
- Ability to work as a team player in a collaborative and supportive manner
- Willingness to work in different locations to include where clinical cover is required
- Ability to develop proactive through clinical audit
- At least 5 years experience of working with substance misuse clients
- Experience of providing a supervisory role within a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of working in partnership with a range of statutory and non statutory agencies
- Experience and awareness of relationship between offending and substance misuse and need of special groups
- Experience of facilitating clinical supervision in an individual and group setting
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Able to meet We Are With You's safeguarding requirements of a satisfactory enhanced DBS/PVG certificate
- Ability to work flexible and unsocial hours as required
- Commitment to the organisation's Guiding Principles and Behaviours
- Experience / knowledge of criminal justice systems
Desirable
- A full job description will be available upon request.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level nurse registration or registered pharmacist (GPhC)
- Successful completion of a qualification to fulfil the role of supplementary/independent prescriber, holding appropriate entry on the NMC register or GPhC register
- Completion of a postgraduate course/study programme relevant to substance misuse
- Drivers licence and access to a vehicle
Experience
Essential
- Proven ability to use initiative, organise own workload and recognise own person and professional limitations
- Demonstrable experience and successful track record of responsibility and development of others
- Experience of harm minimisation in drug treatment
- Ability to work as a team player in a collaborative and supportive manner
- Willingness to work in different locations to include where clinical cover is required
- Ability to develop proactive through clinical audit
- At least 5 years experience of working with substance misuse clients
- Experience of providing a supervisory role within a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of working in partnership with a range of statutory and non statutory agencies
- Experience and awareness of relationship between offending and substance misuse and need of special groups
- Experience of facilitating clinical supervision in an individual and group setting
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Able to meet We Are With You's safeguarding requirements of a satisfactory enhanced DBS/PVG certificate
- Ability to work flexible and unsocial hours as required
- Commitment to the organisation's Guiding Principles and Behaviours
- Experience / knowledge of criminal justice systems
Desirable
- A full job description will be available upon request.
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.
