Are you ready to unlock your potential within a challenging, creative and fast-paced work environment? Do you want to escape your current job role and work with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past? Now is the time to break into offender healthcare and develop your career.
As part of the Kent Prison Healthcare contract awarded to Oxleas NHS Trust in 2022, we are looking for a compassionate, knowledgeable and motivated Substance Misuse Nurse to join our friendly team at HMP Swaleside.
Our healthcare team has a real impact on promoting health and well-being to those in prison, and we pride ourselves on using skills and strategies that instill hope for patients' future resettlement back into the community. We directly deliver Mental Health, Physical Health, Pharmacy, and Clinical Substance Misuse in an integrated healthcare delivery model to provide effective and responsive care to improve well-being and support better outcomes in the future.
As part of our substance misuse team, you will enjoy all the benefits of NHS AfC employment (including pension) with the opportunity to work within a forward-thinking service, which encourages career and personal development to all staff to increase their clinical and interpersonal skills.
Main duties of the job
In this impactful role, you'll be at the forefront of treatment management, directly influencing health outcomes. Your guidance and oversight will play a crucial role in the health and recovery of individuals under your care, making a significant difference in their lives. Your role will be instrumental in shaping our strategies and patient outcomes. Your insights and contributions will be invaluable, and you'll collaborate with a diverse group of professionals, contributing to the delivery of an integrated healthcare model. As a leader in our team, you will play a crucial role in maintaining the highest professional standards and clinical practices. Your mentorship and role-modelling of clinical excellence will foster a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring the best possible care for our patients. You will also champion health promotion initiatives that empower the prison population on substance misuse, focusing on preventative measures and aiming to diminish drug-related harm and improve the overall health and lives of those under our care. Join us in a role that offers endless opportunities for professional development. You'll be encouraged and supported to continue learning, pushing the boundaries of our understanding about substance misuse and its place within the criminal justice system. This is the beginning of a fulfilling professional journey where you can truly make a difference in Offender Healthcare.
Job responsibilities
JOB PURPOSE & KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
To provide specialist substance misuse care to offenders and to work as part of an integrated and multi-disciplinary health service. Responsibilities include:
Delivering a range of specialist interventions at primary and secondary care level, including referral management, screening assessment, triage, and evidence-based interventions. Facilitating one-to-one and group work, assertive outreach interventions, and managing a mixed and challenging caseload. Contributing to alternatives to the need for inpatient admission and assisting with early discharge from inpatient services through clinical interventions and complex case management. Performing robust assessments, screenings, and interventions for offenders with substance misuse concerns. Ensuring timely delivery of assessments and interventions, contributing to service performance targets. Collaborating with other specialist services for continuity of care and through the gate arrangements. Working closely with community mental health teams (CMHTs) to ensure appropriate sharing of information and continuity of care. Providing comprehensive reports and mental health expertise to multi-agency public protection panels (MAPPA), police, probation services, solicitors, and court liaison teams. Providing supervision to junior staff and receiving supervision as directed. Participating in resource centre services, delivering group therapy and specialist activities. Working in a psychologically minded way with offenders to achieve their agreed goals and quality health outcomes.
IMPORTANT PLEASE READ: All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.
Person Specification
Essential Registered Nurse Relevant post-registration training in one of the following areas: Substance misuse/dual diagnosis, Psychological therapies, RCGP Part 1 Certificate
Experience
Essential Minimum 2 years of working post-qualification as a Registered Nurse Experience in prison or secure settings Post-qualification experience in working within substance misuse services
Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Essential Clear understanding of Risk Assessment principles and procedures. Knowledge of substance misuse assessment, identification, and management of withdrawal symptoms. Ability to handle complex and sensitive material.
Employer details Employer name Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust Address HMP Swaleside Brabazon Road Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey ME12 4AX Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. #J-18808-Ljbffr
As part of the Kent Prison Healthcare contract awarded to Oxleas NHS Trust in 2022, we are looking for a compassionate, knowledgeable and motivated Substance Misuse Nurse to join our friendly team at HMP Swaleside.
Our healthcare team has a real impact on promoting health and well-being to those in prison, and we pride ourselves on using skills and strategies that instill hope for patients' future resettlement back into the community. We directly deliver Mental Health, Physical Health, Pharmacy, and Clinical Substance Misuse in an integrated healthcare delivery model to provide effective and responsive care to improve well-being and support better outcomes in the future.
As part of our substance misuse team, you will enjoy all the benefits of NHS AfC employment (including pension) with the opportunity to work within a forward-thinking service, which encourages career and personal development to all staff to increase their clinical and interpersonal skills.
Main duties of the job
In this impactful role, you'll be at the forefront of treatment management, directly influencing health outcomes. Your guidance and oversight will play a crucial role in the health and recovery of individuals under your care, making a significant difference in their lives. Your role will be instrumental in shaping our strategies and patient outcomes. Your insights and contributions will be invaluable, and you'll collaborate with a diverse group of professionals, contributing to the delivery of an integrated healthcare model. As a leader in our team, you will play a crucial role in maintaining the highest professional standards and clinical practices. Your mentorship and role-modelling of clinical excellence will foster a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring the best possible care for our patients. You will also champion health promotion initiatives that empower the prison population on substance misuse, focusing on preventative measures and aiming to diminish drug-related harm and improve the overall health and lives of those under our care. Join us in a role that offers endless opportunities for professional development. You'll be encouraged and supported to continue learning, pushing the boundaries of our understanding about substance misuse and its place within the criminal justice system. This is the beginning of a fulfilling professional journey where you can truly make a difference in Offender Healthcare.
Job responsibilities
JOB PURPOSE & KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
To provide specialist substance misuse care to offenders and to work as part of an integrated and multi-disciplinary health service. Responsibilities include:
Delivering a range of specialist interventions at primary and secondary care level, including referral management, screening assessment, triage, and evidence-based interventions. Facilitating one-to-one and group work, assertive outreach interventions, and managing a mixed and challenging caseload. Contributing to alternatives to the need for inpatient admission and assisting with early discharge from inpatient services through clinical interventions and complex case management. Performing robust assessments, screenings, and interventions for offenders with substance misuse concerns. Ensuring timely delivery of assessments and interventions, contributing to service performance targets. Collaborating with other specialist services for continuity of care and through the gate arrangements. Working closely with community mental health teams (CMHTs) to ensure appropriate sharing of information and continuity of care. Providing comprehensive reports and mental health expertise to multi-agency public protection panels (MAPPA), police, probation services, solicitors, and court liaison teams. Providing supervision to junior staff and receiving supervision as directed. Participating in resource centre services, delivering group therapy and specialist activities. Working in a psychologically minded way with offenders to achieve their agreed goals and quality health outcomes.
IMPORTANT PLEASE READ: All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.
Person Specification
Essential Registered Nurse Relevant post-registration training in one of the following areas: Substance misuse/dual diagnosis, Psychological therapies, RCGP Part 1 Certificate
Experience
Essential Minimum 2 years of working post-qualification as a Registered Nurse Experience in prison or secure settings Post-qualification experience in working within substance misuse services
Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Essential Clear understanding of Risk Assessment principles and procedures. Knowledge of substance misuse assessment, identification, and management of withdrawal symptoms. Ability to handle complex and sensitive material.
Employer details Employer name Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust Address HMP Swaleside Brabazon Road Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey ME12 4AX Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. #J-18808-Ljbffr
