Job summary
This post is eligible for a Golden Hello payment of £2,750 for new starters who are external to the Trust. This is payable in 3 instalments over a 2 year period. This payment is only eligible to new starters who do not already hold a contract of employment with the Trust. This post also includes paid enhancements for unsocial hours working during night, weekends and bank holidays.
To take a lead role in providing the successful and effective delivery of Substance Misuse services in HMP Services Offender Health. To work as a senior substance misuse nurse within a multi-disciplinary team in a prison setting, providing care to patients with complex substance misuse problems, from the point of entry into the prison system to re-entry into the community so that re-offending is reduced, and the health and social functioning of prisoners is improved.
Main duties of the job
To provide high quality patient care through assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care for people with substance misuse problems working to both harm reduction and health promotion / recovery agendas.
To provide leadership to junior staff by maintaining professional standards, ensuring adherence to all relevant policies and procedures to ensure the delivery of high-quality care
To co-ordinate and lead the provision of psychosocial interventions.
To provide effective substance misuse care services for prisoners, which deliver against required standards, e.g. Key Performance Indicators, Prison Health Performance Quality Indicators and demonstrate value for money, improve the mental health of individuals, enabling the service to compete as provider of choice to local commissioners.
About us
We have a huge variety of opportunities in our expansive Trust covering geographically from South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire to Leicester, providing mental health inpatient and community services, community health services, forensic mental health services and secure prison healthcare across the East Midlands.
We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences. We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
To co-ordinate and lead the team in the provision of clinical and psychosocial interventions.
To provide guidance and support to junior members of the team regarding standards of care for patients.
To provide advice, guidance and leadership in respect of mental health and concurrent substance misuse needs.To provide clinical and managerial supervision to team members.
To attend and participate in team meetings, helping to promote new ideas, methods and assist in their implementation.
To manage on a daily basis a number of staff including responsibility for:- Appraisals- Supporting the recruitment and retention process- Contribute to the management of sickness absence- Contribute to the learning and development needs of others
Job description
Job responsibilities
To co-ordinate and lead the team in the provision of clinical and psychosocial interventions.
To provide guidance and support to junior members of the team regarding standards of care for patients.
To provide advice, guidance and leadership in respect of mental health and concurrent substance misuse needs.To provide clinical and managerial supervision to team members.
To attend and participate in team meetings, helping to promote new ideas, methods and assist in their implementation.
To manage on a daily basis a number of staff including responsibility for:- Appraisals- Supporting the recruitment and retention process- Contribute to the management of sickness absence- Contribute to the learning and development needs of others
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level registered nurse, RGN or RNMH
- Significant demonstrable experience within the substance misuse field with evidence of appropriate continued learning
Desirable
- Certificate/Diploma in Counselling
- Advanced professional qualifications (RCGP)
- ENB 998
- Non Medical Prescribing Course (or willingness to attend)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with and interviewing clients on a 1:1 basis and building good service user relations
- Experience of close working relationships with a variety of statutory agencies and other external organisations
- Significant experience of planning and being in charge of a ward/unit
Desirable
- Experience of working in criminal justice setting
- Experience of carrying out PADs and supervision
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of current substance misuse related issues
- Awareness of other issues relevant to healthcare within criminal justice
- Understanding of relevant Local and National Strategy
- Knowledge and understanding of the interface across clinical pathways
- Extensive knowledge of a range of therapeutic approaches to care
- Knowledge and understanding of risk assessment and implementation
- Autonomous decision making
- Experience of clinical leadership
Desirable
- Awareness of local networks to support the delivery of SMS
- Understanding of problematic drug misusing issues in offenders
Skills
Essential
- Excellent patient focussed assessment skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Negotiation and mediation skills
- Leadership skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication at all levels
- Ability to engage with and develop a rapport with the client group
- Ability to participate in and understand multi professional teamwork
- Ability to establish therapeutic relationships with clients
- Effective problem solving and decision making skills
Desirable
- Evidence based therapeutic skills
- Experience of training delivery
- Demonstrable project management skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level registered nurse, RGN or RNMH
- Significant demonstrable experience within the substance misuse field with evidence of appropriate continued learning
Desirable
- Certificate/Diploma in Counselling
- Advanced professional qualifications (RCGP)
- ENB 998
- Non Medical Prescribing Course (or willingness to attend)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with and interviewing clients on a 1:1 basis and building good service user relations
- Experience of close working relationships with a variety of statutory agencies and other external organisations
- Significant experience of planning and being in charge of a ward/unit
Desirable
- Experience of working in criminal justice setting
- Experience of carrying out PADs and supervision
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of current substance misuse related issues
- Awareness of other issues relevant to healthcare within criminal justice
- Understanding of relevant Local and National Strategy
- Knowledge and understanding of the interface across clinical pathways
- Extensive knowledge of a range of therapeutic approaches to care
- Knowledge and understanding of risk assessment and implementation
- Autonomous decision making
- Experience of clinical leadership
Desirable
- Awareness of local networks to support the delivery of SMS
- Understanding of problematic drug misusing issues in offenders
Skills
Essential
- Excellent patient focussed assessment skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Negotiation and mediation skills
- Leadership skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication at all levels
- Ability to engage with and develop a rapport with the client group
- Ability to participate in and understand multi professional teamwork
- Ability to establish therapeutic relationships with clients
- Effective problem solving and decision making skills
Desirable
- Evidence based therapeutic skills
- Experience of training delivery
- Demonstrable project management skills
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
