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Job Post Details

Senior Substance Misuse Nurse - job post

PPG Health In Justice
1.8 out of 5 stars
HMP Risley, Warrington WA3 6BP
£43,609 - £49,175 a year - Permanent
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Job details

Pay

  • £43,609 - £49,175 a year

Job type

  • Permanent

Shift and schedule

  • Monday to Friday

Location

HMP Risley, Warrington WA3 6BP

Benefits

Pulled from the full job description

  • Employee discount
  • Free parking
  • Canteen

Full job description

About The Role

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Substance Misuse Nurse to join our Primary Care Team at HMP Risley, a category C Prison located in Warrington.

HMP Risley is a male prison that has a population of 1000.

As a Senior Substance Misuse Nurse, you will be working in a team 7, you will be based within the healthcare department and you will also be wig based, we are looking for someone who has a background in Substance Misuse.

The site offers:

  • Free Parking
  • Staff Canteen
  • Gym Facility
  • Career and Development opportunities

Hours:

  • Monday - Friday
  • 37.5 hours per week
  • 9am - 5pm

Salary

This position is full time, you’ll receive an annual salary between £43,609 - £49,175 per annum FTE depending on experience.

How will we support you?

  • Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
  • Competency framework
  • Regional and national career development opportunities
  • Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
  • Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

What you'll be doing

As a Senior Substance Misuse Nurse, your responsibilities will vary. You will

  • Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, prioritising patient care to develop individualised packages of care through comprehensive assessment and recovery planning
  • Deliver a range of treatment options including clinical and psychosocial interventions in both a group and 1-1 setting with recovery at the centre of our healthcare wellbeing model
  • Be able to carry out comprehensive assessments, initiate and review individual recovery plans and confidently communicate the full range of treatment options available to service users.
  • Monitor therapeutic responses to medication and potential side effects and liaise with prescribers. You will work with individuals, on a 1-1 basis, providing advice and information
  • Support in group work delivery and liaise with prescribers and Recovery Practitioners on clinical interventions. You will occasionally be required to support dispensing
    • Have an understanding and commitment to recovery and a person centred approach.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesn’t stop there… we also offer:

  • Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
  • Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
  • 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

What we’ll look for in you

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We’re the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

  • we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
  • we act with integrity
  • we embrace diversity
  • we strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

  • Registered nurse with current NMC Adult / Mental Health
  • Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD).
  • RCGP 1 in Substance Misuse or willingness to undertake.
  • Experience of working with opiate dependant patients.
  • Sound clinical substance misuse knowledge.
    • A non-judgmental and compassionate approach.

Although not essential ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.

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