Job summary
The Club Drug Clinic is a cutting edge NHS service for people who are experiencing problems with their use of club drugs and novel psychoactive substances. It has gained an excellent reputation for innovation and high quality patient care.
We're looking for a Band 7 nurse manager to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will oversee the safe and effective daily running of the service as well as providing care to a small caseload of clients. There will be opportunities to be involved in teaching and training, research and service development. This is a rare opportunity for an experienced substance misuse nurse to develop their knowledge and expertise in a highly specialised and innovative area of treatment.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be an energetic and enthusiastic senior nurse with experience in the field of addictions and a proven track record of delivering high quality services in either the NHS, social care or the private sector. Knowledge of Club Drugs and novel psychoactive substances is highly desirable, as well as experience working with the LGBT community. The post-holder will be provide management and leadership to the multi-disciplinary team and ensure the safe daily running of the clinic, as well as holding keyworking responsibility for a small caseload of clients.
There may be some expectation of evening work, to be discussed with the successful applicant.
The statutory requirement to be fully Covid-19 vaccinated as a condition of deployment from April 2022 is subject to legislative review. The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users and we will therefore be seeking proof of vaccination or medical exemption during the recruitment process.As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings
About us
The Club Drug Clinic is a unique service and this would be a great next step for a nurse experienced in the area of substance misuse. The team is extremely supportive and genuinely multi-disciplinary. We proactively liaise with mental health, sexual health and addictions colleagues and form part of a much larger Addictions Directorate covering a wide range of services including gambling and gaming. There will be opportunities to be involved in research and innovation as well as team leadership and 1-1 client care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for details.
Main duties include:
To be responsible for the safe daily operation of the service. This means ensuring that all administrative and clinical systems are in place to deliver effective, high quality, evidence based treatment and recovery interventions for service users.
To work as a lead member of a multidisciplinary team responsible for the delivery of treatment and recovery interventions to users of club drugs and novel psychoactive substances.
To provide case management and direct clinical care to a defined number of complex clients including clients dual diagnosed with mental health and physical health issues, concurrent with substance misuseTo use agreed and established Outcome Monitoring Tools (TOP) and any other relevant quality measures.
To provide clinical advice and support to other colleagues within the health care setting and to other agencies concerned with substance misuse.To ensure full risk assessments and risk management is delivered effectively.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for details.
Main duties include:
To be responsible for the safe daily operation of the service. This means ensuring that all administrative and clinical systems are in place to deliver effective, high quality, evidence based treatment and recovery interventions for service users.
To work as a lead member of a multidisciplinary team responsible for the delivery of treatment and recovery interventions to users of club drugs and novel psychoactive substances.
To provide case management and direct clinical care to a defined number of complex clients including clients dual diagnosed with mental health and physical health issues, concurrent with substance misuseTo use agreed and established Outcome Monitoring Tools (TOP) and any other relevant quality measures.
To provide clinical advice and support to other colleagues within the health care setting and to other agencies concerned with substance misuse.To ensure full risk assessments and risk management is delivered effectively.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oQualified RMN / RN
- oEvidence of continuing personal development and post-registration training in the nursing care, assessment and treatment substance misuse clients.
- oRelevant post graduate qualification
Desirable
- oDegree/ Masters in Drugs and Alcohol Studies or equivalent qualification
- oCompleted the Motivational Interviewing Training Module
- oAdvanced assessment skills
Experience
Essential
- oExtensive post-registration experience
- oPrevious experience working in an addictions service
- oExperience of providing motivational interventions
- oExperience in undertaking Risk Assessments and Risk Management
- oExperience of teaching others and willingness to undertake Teaching and Assessing qualification within six months of commencing post.
- oExperience of case management and liaison with other service providers
Desirable
- oAdvanced assessment skills
- oExperience of working in a mental health service
- Experienced in the supply and administration of Hepatitis vaccines
- oExperience of providing line management in a team
- oExperience of working with people who use club drugs and NPS
- oExperience of working with the LGBT community
Knowledge
Essential
- oSound clinical knowledge and understanding of current NHS policies
- oGood verbal, written and presentation skills.
- oGood interpersonal skills in order to communicate and negotiate effectively, both inside and outside the Trust
- oAbility to work independently and to prioritise effectively
- oAbility to assess and treat people with dual diagnosis
- oAbility to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach, which considers the needs of the whole person.
- oAble to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using good communication skills
- oUnderstanding of Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults
- oIT literate: competent using Microsoft Word and able to report clinical activity data on patient information systems.
- oExperience of managing a caseload within the community
- oUp to date medicines management competencies
Desirable
- oExperience of group facilitation
- oAwareness/knowledge of research skills
- oAwareness of counselling models
- oMotivational Interviewing skills / Relapse Management skills
- oKnowledge of SystmOne
Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics
Essential
- oCommitted to multidisciplinary team work
- oCommitted to User involvement
- oFlexible & responsive to a developing service. The post holder must have the ability to understand and implement the Equal and Diversity policy at a level appropriate to the job
- oAbility to engage with service users about intimate and sexual topics
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oQualified RMN / RN
- oEvidence of continuing personal development and post-registration training in the nursing care, assessment and treatment substance misuse clients.
- oRelevant post graduate qualification
Desirable
- oDegree/ Masters in Drugs and Alcohol Studies or equivalent qualification
- oCompleted the Motivational Interviewing Training Module
- oAdvanced assessment skills
Experience
Essential
- oExtensive post-registration experience
- oPrevious experience working in an addictions service
- oExperience of providing motivational interventions
- oExperience in undertaking Risk Assessments and Risk Management
- oExperience of teaching others and willingness to undertake Teaching and Assessing qualification within six months of commencing post.
- oExperience of case management and liaison with other service providers
Desirable
- oAdvanced assessment skills
- oExperience of working in a mental health service
- Experienced in the supply and administration of Hepatitis vaccines
- oExperience of providing line management in a team
- oExperience of working with people who use club drugs and NPS
- oExperience of working with the LGBT community
Knowledge
Essential
- oSound clinical knowledge and understanding of current NHS policies
- oGood verbal, written and presentation skills.
- oGood interpersonal skills in order to communicate and negotiate effectively, both inside and outside the Trust
- oAbility to work independently and to prioritise effectively
- oAbility to assess and treat people with dual diagnosis
- oAbility to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach, which considers the needs of the whole person.
- oAble to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using good communication skills
- oUnderstanding of Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults
- oIT literate: competent using Microsoft Word and able to report clinical activity data on patient information systems.
- oExperience of managing a caseload within the community
- oUp to date medicines management competencies
Desirable
- oExperience of group facilitation
- oAwareness/knowledge of research skills
- oAwareness of counselling models
- oMotivational Interviewing skills / Relapse Management skills
- oKnowledge of SystmOne
Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics
Essential
- oCommitted to multidisciplinary team work
- oCommitted to User involvement
- oFlexible & responsive to a developing service. The post holder must have the ability to understand and implement the Equal and Diversity policy at a level appropriate to the job
- oAbility to engage with service users about intimate and sexual topics
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).
