Description
The purpose of this role is to work within a multidisciplinary team to provide an alcohol and drug assessment and treatment service as part of an alcohol care team, and to provide a nurse-led assessment service to the liver transplant programme.
The service works across The Royal Free and Barnet sites and is available 7 days a week. Post holders will work under the guidance and supervision of a Lead Nurse for Addictions (Lead Nurse Drug and Alcohol service).
Working with patients who have been referred to the alcohol liaison service, you will first assess and then provide evidence-based brief and extended brief interventions such as relapse prevention, motivational interviewing, and cognitive behavioural therapy. Nurse prescribers will have the opportunity to develop their practice and the service as we look to set up a 7-day-a-week ambulatory alcohol detox service.
All team members will be required to maintain good internal and external relationships, offering advice and expert opinion on patient management. You will provide teaching on your specialist area to teams across the hospital. You will design, implement, and carry out research, audit, and outcome measurement within the service and analyse outcome data.
Job Responsibilities:
- Assess and provide evidence-based interventions for patients with alcohol and drug problems
- Work collaboratively with different teams to provide comprehensive care
- Develop and implement research, audit, and outcome measurement within the service
- Provide teaching and expert opinion on patient management
Requirements:
- 1st level of registration RMN/RN Adult
- Relevant 1st Degree or evidence of relevant post-registration substance misuse education/qualification
- Master's level education or willingness to work towards
- Non-Medical Prescribing qualification or willingness to work towards
- Demonstrable experience of substance misuse nursing
- Significant period at Band 6, providing nursing management and support to patients with alcohol/drug problems
Benefits:
- Competitive salary: £58,133 to £65,261 a year
- Fixed-term contract for 9 months
- Full-time position