Job Title: Dual Diagnosis Nurse
Location: Camden
Type: Permanent
Shift Pattern: 37.5hrs per week, full-time
Salary: £36,635 - £42,743 per annum
Are you a passionate and dedicated Dual Diagnosis Nurse looking for a new challenge? Sanctuary Personnel are recruiting for a Staff Nurse to join our client, a dynamic Multi-Disciplinary Team
Benefits Include:
- 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days”.
- Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
- Contributory pension scheme
- Annual reimbursement of your NMC fee
- Dedicated and protected professional development time.
- Access to excellent training programmes including the RCNi learning platform.
- A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
- A friendly and supportive team
- Training, career development & progression opportunities
- Protected monthly CPD.
- Our nursing pay is competitive with the NHS Agenda for Change pay bands
Main duties:
- Undertake physical and mental health assessments for people who access our services when indicated by clinical need and ensure appropriate sign posting/referral to primary care or appropriate secondary health care services for identified health issues.
- Provide education, health promotion and screening for blood borne viruses (BBV). Provide Hepatitis B vaccinations when indicated.
- Contribute to CGL’s Naloxone Strategy by training staff and service users in the use of Naloxone.
- Ensuring Naloxone is distributed to service users at every opportunity.
- Develop therapeutic alliances with people who have substance misuse problems and develop effective partnerships with them.
- Ensure that procedures are constantly reviewed to promote best practice and evidenced based practice in accordance with UK Guidelines on Clinical Management, NICE guidance, and CGL clinical protocols and procedures.
- Provide harm reduction advice to injecting service users, providing information and equipment and ensure all equipment is disposed of safely.
- Record and input client data and information in order that the service operates within contractual, administrative, and financial requirements.
Essential Requirements:
- Recent UK Nursing experience
- NMC Registered
- First level registered nurse with recent relevant post qualification experience and a current PIN
- Relevant recent experience of working within drug and alcohol treatment (desirable but not essential)
- Sound and demonstrable knowledge of harm reduction and health promotion interventions
- Ability to assess and recovery plan service users and formulate written reports, as necessary.
- Clinical auditing skills to inform evaluation of the service and identify areas for development.
- Employ a professional, empathetic, and non-judgmental attitude towards service users and all stakeholders.
- An understanding of the importance of professional integrity in relationships with service users, peers, and other relevant professionals
As your experience and expertise grow, so will your opportunities for progression within their organisation.
Disclosure:
All roles are subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI, or Disclosure Scotland. They are an equal opportunities employer and will cover the cost of the DBS check.
Join our client and make a difference in the lives of those who need it most. Apply today through Sanctuary Personnel!
