We are looking for a Substance Misuse Nurse to join our service in South Ayrshire.
Our team in South Ayrshire is recruiting for an experienced Substance Misuse Nurse, to join them in providing high
quality recovery care to a diverse service user group. If you are an enthusiastic and creative registered nurse,
passionate about changing people’s lives for the better, we’d love to hear from you.
We need your passion and dedication to help us change the lives of the people we support. You will be part of a
dynamic team who will value your input and ideas. Our clients will benefit from your clinical skill set,
experience and knowledge as you empower them to overcome their personal challenges. We truly believe that
education is a powerful tool, we are continuously learning how our clients want to be supported and reflecting
on ways to improve our services.
This is an extremely rewarding role, one from which you will have the opportunity to be part of a patient's
journey from end to end. We are certain this role will remind you of why you chose nursing as a career pathway.
As a leading charity supporting people with drug, alcohol, and mental health challenges, we operate over 80
services across England and Scotland, providing free and confidential support to more than 100,000 people each
year. Find out more about us on our website.
Please use the linked job description to support your application.
This role is full time and fixed term for 12 months. Some evening and weekend work will be required for this
post. The salary for the role is £28,101 - £30,000 per annum.
Job Description
As our Substance Misuse Nurse, you will provide a range of health and wellbeing and harm reduction interventions to
service users in accordance with the agreed model of service delivery. You will deliver high standards of
nursing care to those affected by substance misuse and be responsible for the assessment of care needs,
development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.
You will be an advocate for our patients, working closely with them to identify the physical, psychological,
spiritual and social support they need. You will work flexibly providing a high standard of nursing care in a
variety of settings, promoting the health and well-being of service users whilst maintaining a safe, caring and
therapeutic environment.
You will participate as an active member of the nursing and multi-disciplinary teams, accountable for your practice,
and work in partnership with other health care professionals, psycho-social case managers, patients and others
in the delivery of care. You will support the delivery of specific healthcare clinics or groups, designed to
support and educate clients, providing them with practical tools to overcome life’s challenges, this will
include pre-session planning and post-session evaluation.
The post is within the Connect4Change Service who provide multidisciplinary intensive, flexible, and assertive
outreach support for vulnerable people who:
- are 16+ and a resident of South Ayrshire
- may be disengaging from core alcohol or drugs
services
- and / or have had recent contact with emergency services due to their alcohol and drug
use
- and / or have experienced a recent non-fatal overdose
Please note that you must have current NMC registration as a Mental Health Nurse to be considered for this
position.
Company Benefits
- 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
- An extra day off for your birthday or a special occasion of your
choice
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption
leave
- 2 days paid volunteer leave per
year
- Auto-enrollment into We Are With You’s pension
scheme
- Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you
great savings on big high-street and online brands
- Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with
your wellbeing
- We have an excellent Refer a Friend
scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role! Our scheme allows you to recommend your
friends and family to work with us and earn a £500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please
note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable if your recommended friend completes their 6 months probation
period
Essential Skills
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration and post registration clinical experience
- Experience of
delivering nursing interventions in a community setting
- Demonstrable experience of comprehensive
assessment of need including risk assessments
- Knowledge of safe storage, handling and administration of
drugs in particular controlled drugs
- Be able to work constructively with a wide variety of groups and
individuals in a range of settings and work roles
- Be able to assess plans, implement and evaluate
service user care and act accordingly if untoward changes occurred
- Be able to positive engage service
users and treat the with respect and dignity
- Have effective written and communication
skills
- Ideally you will have experience of working in a drug and alcohol setting
Please note a driving license and access to a vehicle is required for this role.