Job summary
The Band 7 Substance Misuse Nurse at the Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a senior nursing specialist role responsible for delivering expert assessment, clinical care, and care co-ordination for patients with drug and alcohol misuse issues within the hospital setting. This role is clinical, autonomous, and leadership-focused, bridging acute care with community treatment pathways and supporting multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, effective, person-centred care.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Practice
- Perform comprehensive assessment of patient nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery according to changing health care needs.
- Collect, collate, evaluate and report information, maintaining accurate patient records.
- Involve patients and carers/relatives in the planning and delivery of care.
- Work collaboratively with other professionals and agencies to ensure patient needs are met, especially in relation to ongoing care needs and discharge arrangements.
- Prescribe medications within agreed protocols.
- Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and carers/relatives.
Professional Leadership
- Provide specialist, expert clinical knowledge to clinical colleagues, patients and carers/relatives.
- Undertake clinical supervision of nursing colleagues on an individual or group basis.
- Participate in the development of services and assists the Ward Manager/Matron to implement change.
- Ensure the effective and efficient use of physical and financial resources.
- Monitor health, safety and security of self and others and promote best practice in the ward area.
Education and Development
- Provide education and development opportunities for others.
- Develop own "expert" clinical knowledge and participate in the development of others clinical knowledge.
- Ensure own compliance and compliance of others with regards to mandatory training and PREP requirements.
About us
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Teaching and assessing
- NMC registered nurse
Desirable
- Post registration drug and alcohol qualification or relevant experience
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- Participated in service development and implementation of change
- Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding
- Able to present written information in a logical manner
- Basic IT skills in word processing and spreadsheets
- Able to manage own workload and work with minimal supervision
- Assertive
- Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the health care setting
Experience
Essential
- General post registration experience
Desirable
- Working in the drug and alcohol field
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues
- Knowledge of professional and NHS issues
Trust Values, Equal Opportunities & Other Requirements
Essential
- Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values
- Commitment and adherence to equality, diversity and inclusion
- Motivated to further personal and professional development
- Commitment to the principle of equal opportunities for all
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Teaching and assessing
- NMC registered nurse
Desirable
- Post registration drug and alcohol qualification or relevant experience
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- Participated in service development and implementation of change
- Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding
- Able to present written information in a logical manner
- Basic IT skills in word processing and spreadsheets
- Able to manage own workload and work with minimal supervision
- Assertive
- Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the health care setting
Experience
Essential
- General post registration experience
Desirable
- Working in the drug and alcohol field
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues
- Knowledge of professional and NHS issues
Trust Values, Equal Opportunities & Other Requirements
Essential
- Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values
- Commitment and adherence to equality, diversity and inclusion
- Motivated to further personal and professional development
- Commitment to the principle of equal opportunities for all
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
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
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).
