Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term contract for 12 months.)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (One late clinic weekly, covered on rota basis)
- Job ref
- 334-NUR-8037773-FR
- Employer
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Pier Road Project (Erith Health Centre
- Town
- Erith
- Salary
- £45,953 - £54,254 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Community Addiction's Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.
We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.
The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special.
As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.
Job overview
Job Purpose:
To co-ordinate recovery focused care packages for a defined caseload of clients with substance misuse issues. These clients may be situated in the core services, satellite clinics or primary care and will have multiple needs that require a high level of input both from the multidisciplinary team and the wider professional network. Care packages will include delivering a combination of physical health, harm reduction, psychosocial and recovery interventions to assist the clients in meeting their needs and developing their own recovery capital.
As a nurse the post holder will be expected to provide physical health and harm reduction interventions for all clients in treatment. They will take the lead on and develop specific specialist areas, protocols, provide mentoring and supervision to recovery workers and students. They will, be actively involved in any research that is undertaken and work closely with the rest of the team to ensure efficient and safe operation of the service on a daily basis.
Main duties of the job
To carry out comprehensive individual assessments, of clients, physical, psychological, mental health, forensic and social needs. Which is the basis for the clients individualised recovery plan
To be responsible for the clinical care of a defined caseload of clients on an individual basis with complex drug/alcohol related problems
To oversee and lead on allocated areas (medication management, BBVs, rough sleepers, women’s health, community alcohol detoxes etc)
To be involved in the development and monitoring of standards of care, clinical audit, research and outcomes
To regularly review Recovery plans with clients and ensure that goals are SMART .
To ensure that all activity and information is entered in the clinical note system, relevant service databases and within time frames specified. To comply fully with all NTDMS and trust data requirements
To dispense medication, administer vaccinations, injections and undertake testing. To deliver physical health screening and interventions as relevant to the client’s needs
To develop positive working relationships and advocate for clients with a wide range of statutory and voluntary organisations.
To be involved in the development and implementation of new practice, policies and guidelines
To be involved in the day to day running of the service ensuring that all clients’ needs are met and act-up for senior staff where required.
Working for our organisation
The Pier Road Project is a partnership comprised of Humankind, St Giles and SLaM. SLaM NHS Foundation Trust are the lead agency within this integrated model.
The Pier Road Project provides an excellent and first-class range of drug and alcohol treatment options to residents of this Borough. Our services are busy and dynamic, and we are currently evolving across the Borough. The main site is located in the Erith Health Centre.
Our services are provided by a multi-disciplinary team comprising of doctors, nurses, drug and alcohol recovery workers, social workers, psychologists, administrators and volunteers.
Group and individual treatments include harm reduction interventions, pharmacological interventions, psychosocial interventions, preparation for and referral to inpatient and residential services, health education and interventions, and recovery interventions.
The services are committed to improving knowledge, skills and on-going development and training of staff is supported and expected. Innovation and the development of evidence-based health care through research is highly valued and services regularly support and participate in research.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. To carry out comprehensive individual assessments, of clients, physical, psychological, mental health, forensic and social needs. This information then forms the basis on which an individualised recovery plan is formulated for each client
2. To be responsible for the clinical care of a defined caseload of clients on an individual basis with complex drug/alcohol related problems ensuring clinical care is delivered in accordance with Trust policies, national guidance and evidence-based practice
3. If qualified as a NMP to independently prescribe and deliver treatment packages for alcohol and drug clients, this will include the provision of independent prescribing for opiate substitute treatment, alcohol detoxification and relapse prevention
4. To supervise and co-manage satellite and primary care clinics along with recovery workers.
5. To deliver and design group interventions as required.
6. To oversee and lead on allocated areas of nursing practice. (medication management, BBVs, rough sleepers, women’s health, community alcohol detoxes etc)
7. To be involved in the development and monitoring of standards of care, clinical audit, research and outcomes to enhance and develop good clinical practice
8. Attend meetings and case conferences as appropriate with client, carers and other professionals, this includes child protection conferences, CPA's, Panel meetings, multiagency meetings. MARAC etc. Where necessary, data would need to be collated and reports supplied
9. To regularly review Recovery plans with clients and ensure that goals are SMART and cover all relevant domains of treatment. To ensure that all activity and information is entered in the clinical note system, relevant service databases and within time frames specified. To comply fully with all NTDMS and trust data requirements
10. To dispense medication, administer vaccinations, injections and undertake testing. To deliver physical health screening and interventions as relevant to the client’s needs (smoking cessation, sexual health, contraception, BBVs etc.)
11. To develop positive working relationships and advocate for clients with a wide range of statutory and voluntary organisations to include GPs, Community Mental Health Teams, General Hospitals, criminal justice system and appropriate others. To be involved in the development and implementation of new practice, policies and guidelines
12. To mentor and supervise recovery workers, students
13. To participate and cover specific duty, triage sessions as required. To be involved in the day to day running of the service ensuring that all clients’ needs are met and act-up for senior staff where required.
A high level of flexibility is required, and post-holders will be expected to travel and work across multiple sites
Person specification
Qualifications,
Essential criteria
- BSc (Hons) in Nursing certificate or Diploma in Nursing with post qualification experience which would include direct clinical experience working with and delivering treatment to people with substance misuse related problems.
- Post qualification professional development and training relevant to substance misuse work (ITEP, MI and solution focused training are desirable)
Desirable criteria
- Degree level qualification in nursing
- Non-medical prescriber
- Diploma or degree in addictions or related area of practice
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience and evidence of ability to produce formal written reports, presentations and draft policies for consultation
- Experience of supervising staff and students
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of liaison with statutory and non-statutory services
- Experience of the management of clients with substance use complex needs
Desirable criteria
- experience of working in community services
- Experience of delivering training to external partners
knowledge
Essential criteria
- A thorough understanding of and evidence of utilising this in the areas of harm reduction interventions to reduce risk related to substance misuse including injecting behaviour, overdose, BBV's, smoking, steroids, NPS, safer sexual practices etc.
- Knowledge of pharmacological interventions extensively used in the treatment of substance and alcohol dependency.
- Knowledge of and experience of implementation of relevant psychosocial interventions that are utilised to support clients in their recovery and sustaining abstinence
- Knowledge of safeguarding procedures, responsibilities and actions required to ensure relevant actions are taken when it is suspected that a client, children, and/or carers have been exposed to harm or abuse.
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- An enquiring mind that is willing to question, challenge situations and seek support where required.
- An understanding of the current trends and national issues affecting substance misuse services and their delivery.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Klara Sonska
- Job title
- Clinical Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01322357940
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