Band 7 Nurse Manager & Non Medical Prescriber

Band 7 Nurse Manager & Non Medical Prescriber

Location: Southend on Sea

Position Type: Indefinite Full-Time

We believe and are committed to providing opportunities to all people including those with Lived Experience. We encourage applications from all backgrounds including those in recovery from addiction, co-dependency or gambling, have experience of previous offending or homelessness.

What you will be doing?

The Band 7 Nurse and Non Medical Prescriber will contribute to, and be responsible for ensuring the most effective and best use of staff and resources. The post-holder will be responsible for the delivery and monitoring of high standards of nursing care and for nurturing a culture of continued learning and service development. This includes ensuring patients are assessed and admitted into the service according to their clinical needs, in accordance with relevant clinical protocols and policies, providing up-to-date evidence-based practice.

The post holder needs to be thoroughly familiar with all aspects of security and safety consistent with working within a custodial framework. They will also have responsibility to implement and monitor comprehensive assessments for patients admitted to the service with substance misuse issues, ensuring improved access throughout this prison population for all patients in need of substance misuse treatment/psychosocial programmes and ensuring continuity of care when discharged back into the community in line with local and national guidelines.

You will manage a specialist substance misuse prescribing service, offering nursing advice regarding substance misuse-related issues to nursing colleagues in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the plan of care for patients referred to this specialist service. This includes advice on treatment options, including the full array of substitute prescribing, dispensing of medication including controlled drugs, and managing all aspects of clinical safety.

You will be responsible for contributing to the targets set by Forward Trust. One of the key targets will be measuring outcomes, so co-operative working relationships with other partner agencies is vital to this role.

There will be occasions when the post holder will be expected to cover for the SMS Manager in his/her absence.

What we are looking for?

The successful candidate is driven to provide high-quality clinical assessment and treatment to substance-dependent users. You are motivated to deliver high standards of nursing care and interventions and demonstrate leadership qualities. You have a flexible and can-do approach to work, invested in providing great care to our clients.

What we offer:

• NMC Pin paid
• Revalidation Appraisal online portfolio including a journal subscription
• 6 days of CPD per year
• Retention interviews
• Support with your revalidation
• Training opportunities and career development
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
• Contributory Pension Scheme with employer-matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years of service and up to 9% thereafter
• Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary)
• Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)

To Apply:

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for the Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.