Bank Specialist Recovery Nurse Isle of Wight

Job summary

Flexible working for the Trust Bank

Location is Inclusion - Newport, Isle of Wight

Please note we do not accept CV's

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Provision of drug and alcohol treatment to Service Users within the locality.

Provision of BBV, wellbeing clinics and physical healthcare treatments and immunisation to Service user's in line with the public health agenda

Provide and lead on the provision of community alcohol and drug detox

Main duties of the job

To provide a clinical service to drug users consistent to their needs including individual treatment and care packages underpinned by a sound evidence base.

To develop and maintain effective liaison with other agencies including Drug Intervention Programme Teams, non-statutory services, specialist drug and alcohol services, community mental health teams, social work teams and local G.P.s.

To contribute to the development of service protocols and policies in line with national guidance.

To ensure that accurate notes of all consultations with service users are recorded clearly and fully in clinical notes.

To signpost service users to other services, which will meet their needs in accordance with the objectives in their care plan and to ensure appropriate liaison is maintained.

To provide tailored treatment interventions including general health assessments and screening, community detoxification, medication titration, stabilization programs and relapse prevention plans with a particular focus on taking the lead for those with blood borne virus infections or related health problems.

To provide information to the Director, the Clinical Governance Lead and Team Manager when required to do so.

To be a specialist resource within the team with regards to blood borne virus infections, to inclusion and to multi-agency partners.

About us

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) is an award winning organisation with over 9000 employees. We are one of the largest integrated Health and Social Care providers, covering services across North & South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight and Essex.

Demonstrating our strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and in context of our objective aligned to the growth of diversity across the workforce; we are particularly seeking applications from individuals who may be from under-represented groups, such as black, Asian or other ethnic groups, individuals with a disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria.

We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.