Alcohol Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for 2 Band 7 dedicated, experienced and motivated Nurses to join our Team as our Alcohol Clinical Nurse Specialist to be part of the Dudley Integrated Liver Service.

Dudley Integrated Liver Service (DILS) will be launched in early 2022 strengthening our well established Gastroenterology Team, working alongside our existing in house and community partners.

The Alcohol CNS will be responsible for the management and development of the Trusts Alcohol Liaison Team supported by Liver Lead Consultant, Matron for Gastroenterology, Management Team and DILS Coordinator.

This is a new service that has been established within the organisation and we are looking for enthusiastic, driven and dedicated Nurse to join the team, in return, we offer a working environment that will help you grow your skills and experience and get the best out of life.

If you would like to be part of a new innovative service at The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, we welcome your application.

This role falls under the Government mandatory requirement of vaccination against coronavirus. Unless you are medically exempt, the Trust will be required to ensure that you are fully vaccinated against Covid-19. To be considered for this role you must be able to evidence that you have received both doses of the coronavirus vaccination or that you are medically exempt.

Candidates will be asked to present a Presentation on a set topic. This will be emailed to candidates at Shortlisting.

Main duties of the job

The Alcohol Clinical Nurse will be responsible for the management and development of the Trusts Alcohol Liaison Service. The post holder will be a professional role model; implementing evidence based clinical practice in the area of alcohol dependency and misuse, and working closely with the existing Blood Borne Virus and Hepatology Clinical Nurse Specialists to create the Dudley Integrated Liver Service. The post holder will promote an evidence-based alcohol withdrawal management service and act as a resource for a cross-site, multi-disciplinary team of colleagues involved in the management and prevention of the physical and psychosocial adverse consequences of alcohol misuse and liver disease.

The post holder will develop protocols and educational tools to ensure appropriate referral to Trust & community-based alcohol services, with a focus on avoiding unnecessary hospital admission & will organize appropriate monitoring and audits of compliance, performance and outcome of standards compatible with best practice. The post holder will promote and maintain high professional and organisational standards, providing an exemplary, evidence based, alcohol service for patients and their families. In collaboration with other team members the post holder will deliver efficient use of facilities, manpower and other resources. The post holder will be expected to work cross site and occasionally at community venues.

About us

At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision ofexcellent health care, improved health for all. We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.

We are committed to becoming a diverse and an inclusive employer and where people feel sense of belonging. Seeking to expand diversity within our teams, we positively encourage applications from under-represented groups such as BAME, disabled and LGBTQ+ groups. We are also under-represented in-terms of gender within nursing roles and we would welcome applications from people from male and non-binary backgrounds.

We are committed to home life balance through flexible working and making reasonable adjustments where possible.