Job summary
The applicant will be based working within West Middlesex Hospital with a variety of teams and services support patients with alcohol related admission. The service operates 7 days a week and the applicant will be required to work a shift pattern that includes evenings and weekends.
The applicant will engage with patients at a variety of stages in their care from the Emergency Department through to the discharge lounge.
Our aim is to improve the health outcomes of patients and minimise potential returns to hospital admission using a variety of tools and skills, including: Brief intervention, enhance brief intervention, Motivational Interviewing , comprehensive assessment and onward referral.
The team also support patients admitted and undergoing medically assisted withdrawal from alcohol to support with discharge planning and relapse prevention with the aim of positive outcomes for the patient.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Duties:
- To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team based in West Middlesex Hospital in the management and treatment provision of the specialist service to people with problematic use of novel psychoactive substances with associated problem drink and drug use attending the service/unit, including harm minimisation approaches, motivational interviewing, relapse prevention, care planning, individual intervention, health assessments and education and detoxification programmes.
- To be able to assess and case manage clients who inject drugs, in particular assessing injection sites and be conversant with the precepts of harm minimisation.
- To manage the transfer of individuals between agencies and services from West Middlesex Hospital to the patient Borough of residence.
- To counsel individuals about their substance use and related behaviours, using motivational interviewing, relapse management and other evidence-based interventions
- To provide clinical advice and support within West Middlesex Hospital to other colleagues within the health care setting and to other agencies concerned with substance misuse.
About us
The Addictions Directorate with CNWL Foundation Trust is a large, well-established provider which offers a wide range of specialist NHS drug and alcohol treatment interventions to the diverse and multicultural populations in Central and North West London. Our Drug and Alcohol services include 7 community services, 1 in-patient service. We also run a National Gambling Service and a Club Drug Clinic.
Our substance misuse services are dedicated to helping reduce the harm caused by substance misuse dependency; helping people overcome their dependency on substances and helping clients and their families rebuild their lives and enable recovery. We are committed to working in partnership with other providers and service users in local systems of treatment and recovery.
CNWL is committed to providing high quality, evidence-based treatment options and is a learning organisation which promotes staff competence and training and values clinical governance, audit and research. We are linked with Imperial College, University of London, University College London and numerous other local universities and are committed to evaluating our services and developing new and innovative approaches.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To manage the transfer of individuals between agencies and services from West Middlesex Hospital to the patient Borough of residence.
- To counsel individuals about their substance use and related behaviours, using motivational interviewing, relapse management and other evidence-based interventions
- To provide clinical advice and support within West Middlesex Hospital to other colleagues within the health care setting and to other agencies concerned with substance misuse.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To manage the transfer of individuals between agencies and services from West Middlesex Hospital to the patient Borough of residence.
- To counsel individuals about their substance use and related behaviours, using motivational interviewing, relapse management and other evidence-based interventions
- To provide clinical advice and support within West Middlesex Hospital to other colleagues within the health care setting and to other agencies concerned with substance misuse.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Mental Health nurse
Desirable
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience managing a caseload in the community
- Experience of working with addictions
- Experience of working with dual diagnosis clients and those experiencing mental health issues
- Experience in Risk Management and care planning
Desirable
- Experience of working with people who use club drugs and engage in 'chemsex'
- Experience of working in and delivering services to injecting drug users
- Experience of providing counselling interventions
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of different treatment models and pathways in substance misuse
- Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using good communication skills
- An understanding of safeguarding issues in relation to adults and children
- Good verbal, written and presentation skills.
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and to prioritise effectively
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to work within a harm minimisation model
- Motivational Interviewing skills / Relapse Management skills
- Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach, which considers the needs of the whole person.
- IT literate
Desirable
- Knowledge of prescribing issues in a drug service
Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics
Essential
- Non-judgemental
- Able to engage in frank discussions with clients about intimate and sexual topics
- Committed to multidisciplinary team work
- Committed to Service User involvement
- Flexible & responsive to a must have the ability to understand and implement the Equal and Diversity policy at a level appropriate to the job developing service.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Mental Health nurse
Desirable
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience managing a caseload in the community
- Experience of working with addictions
- Experience of working with dual diagnosis clients and those experiencing mental health issues
- Experience in Risk Management and care planning
Desirable
- Experience of working with people who use club drugs and engage in 'chemsex'
- Experience of working in and delivering services to injecting drug users
- Experience of providing counselling interventions
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of different treatment models and pathways in substance misuse
- Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using good communication skills
- An understanding of safeguarding issues in relation to adults and children
- Good verbal, written and presentation skills.
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and to prioritise effectively
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to work within a harm minimisation model
- Motivational Interviewing skills / Relapse Management skills
- Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach, which considers the needs of the whole person.
- IT literate
Desirable
- Knowledge of prescribing issues in a drug service
Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics
Essential
- Non-judgemental
- Able to engage in frank discussions with clients about intimate and sexual topics
- Committed to multidisciplinary team work
- Committed to Service User involvement
- Flexible & responsive to a must have the ability to understand and implement the Equal and Diversity policy at a level appropriate to the job developing 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).
