Description
The Integrated Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) role will work with the Substance Misuse Service (ISMS) remotely. This Service provides support, treatment, and interventions for people within the criminal justice system who present with drug/alcohol and complex health needs which may be contributing towards the offending issues.
The ANP Role will provide clinical assessments, prescribe and deliver ongoing treatment planning for individuals presenting with substance dependency and social vulnerabilities. Working within a multidisciplinary criminal justice partnership, the post holder contributes to therapeutic interventions, harm-reduction strategies, and recovery-focused care pathways designed to improve health outcomes and support rehabilitation.
The role combines advanced clinical practice with offender health principles, supporting individuals through engagement, stabilisation, treatment, and transition between court-ordered Drug Rehabilitation Requirements (DRR) through to custody and community services. The ANP plays a key role in reducing drug- and alcohol-related harm, improving wellbeing, and supporting safer reintegration into society through evidence-based clinical interventions and collaborative working with healthcare, probation, court, prison, and third-sector partners.
Main duties of the job
- Undertake advanced clinical assessments for substance use
- Initiate, titrate, and review Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST)
- Prescribe medication
- Assess withdrawal risk using recognised clinical tools
- Provide harm reduction interventions
- Contribute to Multidisciplinary individualised care plans
- Conduct risk assessments including:
- Safeguarding
- Overdose risk
- Self-harm risk
- Deliver trauma-informed and recovery-oriented care
- Support continuity of care on admission, transfer, or release (secure settings)
- Participate in complex case reviews
- Prescribe within scope of competence and national guidelines
- Monitor medication effectiveness and safety
- Undertake medication reviews
- Ensure safe storage and administration of controlled drugs
- Work collaboratively with:
- GPs
- Psychologists
- Recovery workers
- Pharmacists
- Probation and Custodial staff (secure estate)
- Participate in MDT meetings
- Provide specialist clinical advice to colleagues
- Support clinical governance and quality improvement
- Contribute to service audits and evaluations
- Mentor junior staff and nursing teams
- Promote best practice in substance misuse care
- Assist with pathway development and innovation
- Identify safeguarding concerns for adults and children
- Follow statutory safeguarding procedures
- Participate in safeguarding meetings and documentation
- Maintain accurate electronic patient records
- Report incidents via organisational systems
- Adhere to:
- NICE guidelines
- HIW standards
- National drug treatment frameworks
- Provide education on:
- Overdose prevention
- Physical health improvement
Benefits
- Pension salary scheme available
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): confidential 24/7 support
- Access to perks at work
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