Substance Misuse Nurse

Job title:

Substance Misuse Nurse

Company

NHS

Job description

Are you ready to unlock your potential within a challenging, creative and fast paced work environment? Do you want to work with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past?This is an excellent opportunity for a Registered Nurse with a passion for Substance Misuse Services to join our team of diverse, talented healthcare professionals to deliver care that is not only efficient but deeply centred on the patient.Our healthcare team have a real impact on promoting health and well-being to those in prison and we pride ourselves on using skills and strategies that instil hope for patient’s future resettlement back into the community. We directly deliver Mental Health, Physical Health, Pharmacy and Clinical Substance Misuse in an integrated healthcare delivery model to provide effective and responsive care to improve wellbeing and support better outcomes in the future.Our Band 5 nurses are all given the opportunity to undertake a development pathway, where a clear competency framework is set to aid your professional development. This pathway will focus on both clinical and personal skills to enable your to apply for more senior positions once your competencies have been met.We strongly encourage applications from both newly qualified registered nurses (who will initially be offered a preceptorship position) and experienced Band 5 nurses looking for a career in offender healthcare, with a structured progression pathway to aid your development.Main duties of the jobAt HMP Bristol, we deliver a nurse-led integrated primary care service and operate a specialist practice-based clinical model of care.As a registered nurse you will provide high quality primary care services and a range of specialist interventions for offenders. In this role you will have a specialist interest or experience in supporting those with identified substance misuse/dependency issues and related physical health conditions within a local remand prison.You will be delivering high quality clinical care within the Integrated Healthcare Service for the prison, demonstrating robust expert clinical skills and providing evidence-based nursing practice to those in prison.This position isn’t just a job; it’s a chance to blend your clinical knowledge, personal skills and a commitment to delivering the highest standards of care in an environment that is as rewarding as it is challenging.Please note, HMP Bristol operate a 24/7 healthcare service. Night working will be occasionally required.About usOxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We’re Kind
• We’re Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

DetailsDate posted29 May 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 5Salary£29,970 to £44,962 a year pa incContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number277-7239256-BRISJob locationsHMP Bristol19 Cambridge RoadBristolBS7 8PSJob descriptionJob responsibilities

• Practice under direction and demonstrate evidence-based clinical decision-making, including risk assessment and care planning.
• To support and inspire colleagues within the service to improve standards and quality and to develop professional practice.
• Responsible for assessing, delivering, and evaluating nursing care for defined offender groups.
• Implement and evaluate care delivery for offenders with substance misuse needs, as delegated by senior staff.
• Understand partner organizations and work collaboratively to coordinate care.
• Develop areas of special interest in keeping with professional development and individual appraisal plans.
• Participate in effective care coordination and the single point referral process.
• Monitor offenders prescribed treatments and administer medications as required, in keeping with Medicines Management policies and protocols.
• Engage in supporting offenders to address their own health issues, actively participating in health promotion.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ:All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.You will need to provide:Proof of right to work documentationProof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicIDProof of address documentationNon-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.Address History:5 years address history will be needed.Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicantsIf the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en). Job descriptionJob responsibilities

• Practice under direction and demonstrate evidence-based clinical decision-making, including risk assessment and care planning.
• To support and inspire colleagues within the service to improve standards and quality and to develop professional practice.
• Responsible for assessing, delivering, and evaluating nursing care for defined offender groups.
• Implement and evaluate care delivery for offenders with substance misuse needs, as delegated by senior staff.
• Understand partner organizations and work collaboratively to coordinate care.
• Develop areas of special interest in keeping with professional development and individual appraisal plans.
• Participate in effective care coordination and the single point referral process.
• Monitor offenders prescribed treatments and administer medications as required, in keeping with Medicines Management policies and protocols.
• Engage in supporting offenders to address their own health issues, actively participating in health promotion.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ:All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.You will need to provide:Proof of right to work documentationProof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicIDProof of address documentationNon-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.Address History:5 years address history will be needed.Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicantsIf the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).Person SpecificationEducation/ QualificationsEssential

• Professional Qualification. (Registered General Nurse) (Essential)
• Post Graduate Qualification or equivalent experience.

ExperienceEssential

• Experience of setting, monitoring, and evaluating standards of care.
• Working knowledge or a clear interest in prison/offender healthcare
• Experience or clear interest in working with patients with substance misuse/dependency issues

Skills/Abilities/KnowledgeEssential

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, presenting ideas with clarity in a persuasive and influential style.
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of change management and new ways of working.

Person SpecificationEducation/ QualificationsEssential

• Professional Qualification. (Registered General Nurse) (Essential)
• Post Graduate Qualification or equivalent experience.

ExperienceEssential

• Experience of setting, monitoring, and evaluating standards of care.
• Working knowledge or a clear interest in prison/offender healthcare
• Experience or clear interest in working with patients with substance misuse/dependency issues

Skills/Abilities/KnowledgeEssential

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, presenting ideas with clarity in a persuasive and influential style.
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of change management and new ways of working.

Expected salary

£29970 – 44962 per year

Location

Bristol Area

Job date

Fri, 30 May 2025 23:24:28 GMT

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