Job summary
- Main area
- Health & Justice
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Health & Justice Services work to a 7 day working week)
- Job ref
- 333-D-HJ-1845
- Employer
- Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- HMP Feltham B
- Town
- Feltham
- Salary
- £53,751 - £60,651 per annum incl. of HCAS Outer (pro rata if P/T)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/08/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 10/09/2025
Employer heading
Substance Misuse Lead Nurse - HMP Feltham B
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner and works in partnership to provide responsive and dependable primary care, mental health, intellectual disability and substance misuse services to the diverse and culturally rich communities we serve.
In our quest to deliver patient-focused quality care we are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic Substance Misuse Lead Nurse to join our forward thinking, friendly and expanding Health & Justice team at HMP Feltham B.
By joining our Prisons Health Care Team, you will not only look after the healthcare needs of our patients residing in secure environments, but who also can have a real impact on promoting health and well-being. Our healthcare services work to a 7-day week working model, to ensure our patient's healthcare is always managed and maintained to the highest of standards.
Our motto is “Caring NOT Judging” so by working in partnership with the criminal justice system and other agencies, we provide responsive, dependable and high-quality primary care and mental health services to those who may have offended and those at risk of offending in the communities we serve, to improve their health status and to encourage social inclusion.
We offer a great range of career pathways to support our nurses through their journey, see the list of endless opportunities under the working for your organisation tab.
Main duties of the job
- As Substance Misuse Clinical Team Leader Band 7, you will provide clinical support for clients with substance dependence.
- You will also have qualification as an NMP or willingness to undertake Non-Medical Prescribing training.
- You will ensure management of complex clients, providing advice and guidance on clinical interventions to a team of practitioners, as well as psychosocial workers and agencies concerned with substance misuse.
- As the SMS Lead, you will demonstrate leadership and undertake both clinical and managerial responsibilities.
- You will be responsible for ensuring effective and best use of the nursing provision, psychosocial provision and all clinical resources.
Working for our organisation
Along with the fully established benefits such as Monthly supervision; Annual personal development plans/appraisals; Support and guidance with Revalidation; Hidden Gem and annual award ceremonies. We are also able to offer access to a full range of internal and external training opportunities across our services.
Our Health and Justice healthcare services present unique and diverse learning, development, and leadership opportunities for nurses, where you will have the potential to make a significant difference to the lives of adults, children and young people who often experience a wide range of health inequalities.
We have a clinical leadership career pathway in place to ensure you feel supported and valued via our career pathway programme that facilitates lifelong learning and development enabling you to progress within you career within Health & Justice.
We will support you to ensure you develop your clinical and leadership skills this includes:
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Induction programme
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Career coaching
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Clinical supervision
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Reflective Practice
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Ongoing support from professional nurse advocates
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NHS Leadership Academy leadership course
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Bespoke health and justice clinical competencies
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External training courses in enhanced and advanced practice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about the advertised role, please refer to the job description & person specification included in the documents section of this advert.
Clinical:
- Ensure you and your team provide high standards of nursing care through on-going clinical assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of treatment for drug and alcohol users.
- Work with a high degree of autonomy and professional accountability to safely deliver the service needs
- Manage sensitive information empathically. This includes sharing and discussing a patient’s changing condition or needs with other relevant professionals.
- Lead on inter-professional and multidisciplinary working with the aim of ensuring continuity of care.
- Continuously evaluate, develop, and implement improvements for clinical and psychosocial service delivery.
- Participate and support staff in the safe management of high- risk areas and carry out risk assessments including:
- Handling hazardous material and body fluids
- Challenging behaviour and high-risk situations
- Adult/child safeguarding concerns
- Illicit Drug Use
- Promote the health and well-being of patients, supporting their often-complex needs to maintain their optimum level of physical and psychological health.
- Manage and support the delivery of bio-psychological and clinical care planning.
- Ensuring that needs assessments and treatment plans are reviewed and maintained in line with NMC and local guidelines.
- Ensure the 6 ‘C’s are embedded in your clinical practise and the practise of your junior staff.
- Ensure that all aspects of professional behaviour and standards are practised in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct at all time
Person specification
Attitudes, aptitudes personal characteristics
Essential criteria
- Committed to multidisciplinary team work
- Committed to User involvement
- The post holder must have the ability to understand and implement the Equal and Diversity policy at a level appropriate to the job
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Sound clinical knowledge and understanding of current NHS policies and national drug issues/policies
- Good verbal, written and presentation skills
- Ability to work independently and to prioritise effectively.
- Ability to assess and treat people with dual diagnosis
- Up to date medicines management competencies.
- IT literate: competent using Microsoft Word and able to report clinical activity data on patient information systems.
- Experience of managing a caseload within the community
- Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach which considers the needs of the whole person
- Management experience
- Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using good communication skills.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with stimulant users and people with alcohol problems.
- Experience of group facilitation.
- Awareness/knowledge of research skills.
- Awareness of counselling models
- Motivational Interviewing skills / Relapse.
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant post-registration experience
- Substantial experience working in a drug and alcohol service.
- Experience of practising as an Independent Nurse Prescriber
- Experience of providing line management in a team
- Experience in undertaking Risk Assessments and Risk Management
- Experience of teaching others and willingness to undertake Teaching and Assessing qualification within six months of commencing post.
Desirable criteria
- Community Nursing Experience.
- Experience of working in and delivering services to injecting drug users.
- Experienced in the supply and administration of Hepatitis vaccines.
- Advanced assessment skills
- Experience of practising as an Independent Nurse Prescriber.
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RMN / RGN
- Evidence of continuing personal development and post-registration training in the nursing care assessment and treatment substance misuse clients.
- Relevant post graduate qualification
- V300 Independent Nurse Prescriber or applicant who is currently enrolled in an Independent Nurse Prescribing course
Desirable criteria
- Degree/ Masters in Drugs and Alcohol Studies or equivalent qualification.
- Completed the Motivational Interviewing Training Module.
- Advanced assessment skills.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Victor Benson
- Job title
- Health & Wellbeing Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
We are a friendly team and encourage any prospective candidate to contact us with any questions and/or to book an informal visit.
You can also find more information on our services and the work we do within the Health & Justice Directorate please do look at our new website https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/health-and-justice
Our healthcare services work to a 7-day week working model, to ensure our patient's healthcare is always managed and maintained to the highest of standards.
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