Specialist Addictions Practitioner / Nurse

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the position of a Specialist Addictions Nurse (substance misuse) to work within the Community Alcohol Team (LYPFT) at Forward Leeds, a CQC rated OUTSTANDING integrated drug and alcohol service in Leeds service (2022).

Forward Leeds is a partnership organisation, and the successful candidate will be employed by Leeds and York Partnership NHS and have all the benefits that this offers including: NHS pension and NHS terms and conditions.

We are looking for a committed, highly motivated and forward-thinking applicant whose competencies lie in substance misuse treatment,

The post is based primarily in locality clinics within GP practices and health centres around Leeds and aims to increase the availability and accessibility of pharmacological and psychosocial interventions to people that have dependency on alcohol and other co-morbidities; and require timely, safe and effective access to medicines.

This post will sit within the existing Community Alcohol Team at Forward Leeds, as part of the Specialist Addictions Service.

Main duties of the job

The CCG team is made up of NMP's and a support worker. The wider Specialist service is made up of NMP's, medics, nurses, psychologist, addiction therapists, occupational therapists, social workers, and midwives, all of which work collaboratively to ensure the best treatment and outcomes for service users. We offer a friendly, supportive, innovative and progressive environment where you will be encouraged to develop your advanced clinical skills and competencies with the help of regular training and supervision opportunities.

The job role will include providing specialist addiction treatment, including psychosocial and pharmacological interventions, harm reduction, & risk management to service users who are experiencing difficulties with their alcohol use. The LYPFT team is trauma-informed and offers a formulation driven, psychological model.

The applicant would ideally have an NMP qualification, however although this is desirable it is not essential as the successful candidate will be supported to complete this qualification if required.

The role also requires experience of case load management, a knowledge of working with addiction problems, and ideally will have knowledge and experience of delivering specialist addictions psychosocial interventions

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching,research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme (LYPFT pays 20.6% into your scheme each year), coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more organisations such as Blue Light Card, Health Service Discounts and NHS Discount Offers.

We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank. Bank-only workers can choose the hours they want to work and will have the opportunity to gain additional experience, keep skills up to date, develop new ones and earn extra money without having to commit to a permanent role. For an informal discussion or more information please contact the team bankstaffingdepartment.lypft@nhs.net

Date posted

06 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

173-73423-RSP-A

Job locations

Forward Leeds Armley Park Court

Leeds

LS12 2AE

Job description

Job responsibilities

The candidate will provide caseload management to people experiencing problematic drinking who require specialist input to support their treatment goals. They will offer a comprehensive assessment and develop a plan of care alongside the service user and work closely with their support networks if appropriate and identify the specific interventions that will best support them.

Where appropriate they will provide pharmacotherapy; community alcohol detoxification and/ or relapse prevention prescribing. The candidate will be part of the MDT where they will share their knowledge and expertise with their colleagues in order to ensure the

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

RMN or allied health professional
Qualification in psycholsocial or psychological interventions
NMP qualification or willing to work towards this.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with people with Addiction problems
Experience of delivering pharmacotherapy or have an awareness of prescribing in addictions
Evidence of working in a multi-disciplinary team

Skills

Essential

Full driving licence - car driver

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

RMN or allied health professional
Qualification in psycholsocial or psychological interventions
NMP qualification or willing to work towards this.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with people with Addiction problems
Experience of delivering pharmacotherapy or have an awareness of prescribing in addictions
Evidence of working in a multi-disciplinary team

Skills

Essential

Full driving licence - car driver

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.