Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and nearly 1000 reviews is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Hospital Liaison Substance Misuse Nurse to work in Watford on a full-time basis.
The salary for this permanent Hospital Liaison Substance Misuse Nurse job is £36,635 - £42,743 per annum.
Main Duties:
- Set up effective communication and referral pathways with hospital based specialist teams.
- Act as a point of contact for acute referrals.Participate with acute services to create/maintain a process for targeting repeat attendees, implementing an investigation system that enables wider services to critically evaluate the circumstances around an individual’s hospital admission.
- Provide support to acute hospital services to avoid unnecessary admission to hospital of people who can be supported and treated at community addiction services.
- Develop specific links with identified specialist acute services and provide in reach to hospital wards including Gastroenterology/ Hepatology; Orthopaedic-falls prevention services; specialist clinics (i.e. Hypertensive Disease); observation ward; A&E.
- Provide advanced assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care to a small, complex, specialist caseload of patients who misuse alcohol and/or drugs, while they remain in a hospital setting or as part of the discharge to community plan.
- Provide expert advice and guidance to clinical staff on the appropriate management of those identified as misusing alcohol and/or drugs in order to prevent further complications from their conditions both in the short term and the long term.
Requirements of the Substance Misuse Nurse:
- Qualified Registered Nurse: Must hold a current PIN with recent post-qualification experience.
- Experience in Substance Use Care: Prior experience in drug and alcohol treatment is an advantage but not mandatory.
- Expertise in Harm Reduction: Strong knowledge and practical application of harm reduction strategies and health promotion techniques.
- Client Assessment and Planning: Skilled in evaluating service users, creating tailored recovery plans, and preparing comprehensive written reports.
- Service Evaluation Skills: Ability to conduct clinical audits to assess service quality and identify areas for enhancement.
- Compassionate and Professional: Demonstrates a caring, non-judgmental, and professional demeanor in all interactions with service users and stakeholders.
- Commitment to Integrity: Values the importance of maintaining professional ethics and integrity in relationships with service users, colleagues, and other professionals.
Contact:
This Hospital Liaison Substance Misuse Nurse job is advertised by Ryan Mann; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award. Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
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