Job Location : Greater Manchester, UK
Job Introduction
At Turning Point, we are recognised leaders in helping people recover from addiction and gain control of their lives. By providing the right support at the right time and making sure that people can find all the help they need, we have grown into one of the largest providers of substance misuse services in England and Wales.
We are currently recruiting for a Registered Nurse (RGN), Mental Health Nurse (RMN) or Non-Medical Prescriber (NMP to work across our Inspiring Recovery service as a Senior Specialist Substance Misuse Nurse, where you’ll have the chance to make a real difference to the lives of the people we support who are experiencing difficulties from drugs and alcohol usage.
Please not that we are accepting applications from qualified nurses and NMP's for this position and salary range for is dependant on experience and qualifications:
Role Responsibility
The Senior Specialist Substance Misuse Nurse will be responsible for the overall day to day leadership and development of Turning Point’s clinical staff alongside the Clinical Operations Manager and Clinical Lead. The role will include providing clinical supervision to the Specialist Substance Misuse Nurses.
The Senior Specialist Substance Misuse Nurse will support and advocate adherence to evidence based clinical practice in the area of alcohol dependency and substance misuse to ensure that the service provides exemplary, evidenced based, integrated services for patients. Working closely with the existing staff to develop, implement and promote our evidence-based substance misuse withdrawal management protocols and act as point of contact for a cross-site, multi-disciplinary team of colleagues involved in the management and prevention of the physical and psychosocial adverse consequences of substance misuse. Key responsibilities will also include to support the development of protocols, care pathways and educational tools to ensure appropriate referral to community-based services.
The Senior Specialist Substance Misuse Nurse will support the organization and co-ordination of appropriate monitoring and audits of compliance, performance and outcome of standards compatible with best practice. In collaboration with other team members the post holder will deliver efficient use of facilities and resources. The post holder will be expected to work cross site and occasionally may be expected to work at Turning Point community venues.
The Ideal Candidate
You will need to be a qualified nurse registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council or Nurse prescriber. As an employee you will have access to RCNi to assist with revalidation, indemnity insurance and support and supervision from the Clinical Operations Manager and Clinical Lead. And of course, we’re looking for a Nurse who loves talking to people with different needs, is genuinely interested in helping them, and possesses a deep level of empathy, understanding and patience.
Essential Requirements:
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What Benefits Will I Receive?
We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package that includes:
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
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