Specialist Substance Use Nurse
Job Introduction
Turning Points Leicestershire & Rutland Substance Use Service responds to the needs of people across the county, supporting a person-centred recovery . As a member of the team, you’ll make a real difference as you empower and enable people to change.
We are currently recruiting for a Registered Nurse (RGN) or Mental Health Nurse (RMN) to work in our Leicestershire & Rutland Substance Use Service as a Specialist Substance Use Nurse, where you’ll support people who are experiencing difficulties from drugs and alcohol usage and help them to make a difference to their lives.
Passionate about people, you’ll enjoy the opportunities provided to enhance your own life and career too, as you gain the experience and training you need to progress in your nursing career and be part of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) within a social enterprise. If you’re ambitious and ready for a fresh challenge with a sector leader, then this could be the opportunity for you.
Role Responsibility
You will undertake a diverse role working within an MDT, running well-being clinics in the community including full health and wellbeing assessments, Blood Borne Virus (BBV) screening and vaccinations, Fibroscan clinics , Phlebotomy clinics, supporting in the management of alcohol & opiate community detoxifications, administering IM Thiamine & SDepot Buprenorphine injections, and other harm reduction and well-being interventions to a range of service users at a range of locations.
You will have a real opportunity to help shape service delivery and contribute to delivering outstanding clinical services.
The Ideal Candidate
You will need to be a qualified nurse registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council. As an employee you will have access to RCNi to assist with revalidation, indemnity insurance and support and supervision from the nurse 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.
We value individual creativity and initiative and, whatever your role, you will be fully involved in identifying opportunities to improve the quality of our services and the service user experience. Your ideas will be listened to, and your suggestions implemented wherever possible. You will be supported in your role by extensive training to help develop your skills. Our learning culture encourages everyone to stay on top of the latest developments in their field and helps drive service improvement.
You will be required to travel to other hubs across the county, so your own vehicle or access to public transportation is essential.
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About us
As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.
We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.
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:
- 25 days’ paid holiday a year + Bank Holidays, increasing with each year of service up to 27 days + Bank Holidays. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.
- Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following this link to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees Turning Point Benefits.
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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