Band 5 Substance Misuse Nurse - HMP Bronzefield - Part Time - Surrey

Band 5 Substance Misuse Nurse - HMP Bronzefield - Part Time - Surrey Permanent29,970 to 36483 pro hours

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Responsibilities

• Clinical Assessment & Care Planning: Conduct comprehensive assessments of individuals with substance misuse issues, developing and implementing personalised care plans.
• Treatment Delivery: Administer and monitor prescribed treatments, including medication-assisted therapies, ensuring adherence to clinical guidelines.
• Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Work closely with a multidisciplinary team, including healthcare professionals, prison staff, and external agencies, to provide holistic care.
• Health Promotion & Education: Deliver health education and advice to service users, promoting recovery and well-being.
• Record Keeping & Reporting: Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records, ensuring compliance with legal and professional standards.
• Safeguarding & Risk Management: Identify and address safeguarding concerns, implementing appropriate risk management strategies.

As a Band 5 Substance Misuse Nurse with The Forward Trust, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality, nurse-led clinical and psychosocial interventions to individuals with substance misuse issues in a prison setting. This dynamic and challenging environment offers the opportunity to utilise and expand your nursing skills while making a tangible impact on the lives of those in your care.

About Forward Trust

We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.

Essential Requirements

• Registered Nurse (RN) with a valid NMC PIN.
• Minimum of one year post-registration experience.
• Experience or a keen interest in substance misuse nursing.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.

Desirable

• Experience in a prison or secure healthcare setting.
• Knowledge of substance misuse treatment protocols and harm reduction strategies.
• Additional qualifications or training in substance misuse or mental health nursing

Benefits

• Flexible working
• Training and development opportunities
• Simply Health Cashback Scheme (optional)
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Crisis Loan Scheme
• Electric Car Scheme
• 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata'd for part time employees)
• Access to Blue Light Card
• 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
• Contributory Pension Scheme Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years service and up to 9% thereafter
• Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary)
• Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)

Diversity

Diversity at Forward Trust The Forward Trust commits to providing opportunities to everyone. We want to ensure we have a diverse team with a range of lived and professional experiences. This includes those with Lived Experience of addiction, offending, or homelessness. When we recruit, we welcome applications from everyone. This is inclusive of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion and/or belief, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity and socio-economic background. Where operationally possible, we will consider flexible working requests and make reasonable adjustments for all roles.

Employee Screening and Eligibility to Work

We recognise the importance of safeguarding, dependent on role you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service Check, details of which will be shared with you at interview. If successful in your application, you will be required to provide eligibility to work evidence in line with the Eligibility to Work in the UK requirements.

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