Hospital Liaison Substance Misuse Nurse
Job Description
Job summary
Change Grow Liveis one of the UKs leading health and social care charities and the Hospital Liaison Substance Misuse Nurse role is a varied one. You will be supporting people with multi-faceted issues related to the impact of substance use on their physical and mental health.
Nurses are an integral member of our multidisciplinary teams, offering specialist clinical interventions to people who use our services. Every person who comes into our service is treated as an individual, so understanding the importance of a whole person approach along with being curious, a good listener, a clinically robust practitioner and having a flexible approach are essential skills
At Change Grow Live we want to support you to recognise and achieve your goals:
- We hold regular national nurse and HCA forums, and you will have regular 1:1s and appraisals
- We actively support our nurses to revalidate with protected continuing professional development time, which totals up to 6 days per year.
- We also have a wide range of educational opportunities including free access to the RCNi learning platform and we pay for your NMC fee
- We offer you the opportunity to use the government backed Apprenticeship Levy fund to develop nursing practice in line with your specific role
- All our staff are encouraged to take a wellbeing hour every week and access personal well -being resources
Main duties of the job
- Undertake physical and mental health assessments.
- Appropriately sign post/refer to primary/secondary health care services for identified health issues.
- Undertake alcohol assessments, using the outcome to determine safe detoxification.
- Undertake community alcohol detoxification at the service or at the service users home.
- Assist in the titration process for people using opioids.
- Support opioid detoxification in the community.
- Provide education, health promotion, screening for blood borne viruses (BBV). Provide Hepatitis A/B vaccinations.
- Work within & consolidate integrated care & treatment pathways for those identified as being infected with BBVs.
- Undertake phlebotomy, as required.
- Use blood results to support the assessment of the current health status of individuals, the need for specialist medical referral and the suitability for community detoxification.
- Where indicated, refer for specialist inpatient services and liaise with hospital and inpatient unit staff.
- Contribute to CGLs Naloxone Strategy by training staff and individuals who use our services in the use of naloxone.
- Be proficient in basic life support, defibrillation and managing a medical emergency.
- Understand and adhere to the legislation surrounding the use of patient group directions (PGDs).
- Provide line management/supervision/support to HCAs, student nurses & volunteers.
About us
Believe in people
At Change Grow Live, above all else we believe in people. It's the one thing that acts as a foundation for all our work.
If you use our services: we understand what you're going through. We won't judge. We believe you can make positive changes in your life.
If you work or volunteer for us: we believe in your potential. We believe you can do brilliant, life-changing work.
Our mission and vision
Our mission is to help people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.
The vision we're working towards is to develop, deliver and share a whole person approach that changes society.
We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are.
We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and to make Change Grow Live a great place to work.
The safety of vulnerable children, young people and adults is our absolute priority. We will support you in your role to make sure that you are equipped to support the safety of people who use our services and those around them, to the highest standard possible
Job responsibilities
Main purpose of the role
As directed by the Lead/Cluster Lead Nurse, the post-holder will be an integral member of a multidisciplinary team offering specialist clinical interventions individuals accessing our services.
All members of staff are required to always act in accordance with Change Grow Live expectations of attitudes and behaviours. These attitudes and behaviours include, but are not limited to:
Representing Change Grow Live in a professional manner on all occasions.
Striving to improve and share good practice, and work towards continuous improvement
- Maintaining and promoting effective communication and shared good practice across the organisation as a whole and externally.
- To be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
- Adopting a co-operative approach to service delivery which draws on the strength, knowledge, and expertise of all individuals including individuals who use our services, staff, and volunteers
- Promoting mutual trust and respect as a guiding principle for all working relationships both internal and external
Reporting and working relationships
The role will report directly to the Lead/Cluster Lead Nurse.
Reporting relationships may change.
Role-specific responsibilities
Clinical Practice
Undertake physical and mental health assessments for people who access our services when indicated by clinical need and ensure appropriate sign posting/referral to primary care or appropriate secondary health care services for identified health issues.
Undertake assessments for all alcohol individuals who use our services as indicated in the Change Grow Live Alcohol Policy and Procedure, using the outcome to determine safe detoxification as required.
Assist in the titration process for opioid individuals who use our services as required by service need to ensure the service user achieves an optimum dose of opioid substitution therapy (OST). This process is supported by good communication to other team members, including community pharmacists.
Provide education, health promotion and screening for blood borne viruses (BBV). Provide Hepatitis A and or B vaccinations when indicated.
Work within and consolidate integrated care and treatment pathways for individuals who are identified as being infected with BBVs (Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and/or HIV).
Undertake community alcohol detoxification either at the service or at the service users home.
Support opioid detoxification in the community.
Undertake phlebotomy, as required, ensuring adherence to identified pathways for blood sample labelling, collection, obtaining results and signposting.
Use blood results to support the assessment of the current health status of individuals who use our services, the need for specialist medical referral and the suitability for community detoxification.
Where indicated, refer for specialist inpatient services (including detoxification) and liaise with hospital and inpatient unit staff.
Contribute to Change Grow Lives Naloxone Strategy by training staff and individuals who use our services in the use of naloxone. Ensuring naloxone is distributed to individuals who use our services at every opportunity.
Offer wound care assessment and basic wound dressing to individuals who use our services. Organise signposting to other services as required and ensure clear pathways into other treatment arenas as appropriate.
Have a demonstrable ability to manage emergency situations by being proficient in basic life support, defibrillation and managing a medical emergency e.g., anaphylaxis and overdose until the ambulance arrives.
Understand and adhere to the legislation surrounding the use of patient group directions (PGDs).
Utilise psychosocial intervention in both one-to-one and group settings to promote engagement in treatment services and ownership of recovery planning.
Communication
Develop therapeutic alliances with individuals who use our services and develop effective partnerships with them to support their individual recovery journeys, offering health promotion and harm reduction advice.
Ensure that there is good communication of treatments offered, treatment progress and outcome of any investigations to other healthcare agencies, including GPs.
Maintain a current knowledge of appropriate interventions. Ensure that all revalidation requirements are being met and communicated to line manager.
Develop and provide health education, regarding problematic alcohol and drug use and alcohol and drug detoxification.
Attend meetings appropriate to the development and maintenance of the role in agreement with and under the ...
