SU Registered Nurse

Specialist Substance Use Nurse Role Profile WHAT I AM ACCOUNTABLE FOR: * Delivery of high quality, safe and effective clinical substance use interventions and procedures within my level of training and competency; * Supporting/managing a caseload of complex service users; * Undertaking comprehensive assessments of substance use needs (including assessing dependency and withdrawal) and development of clinical care plans; * Administrating medication safely in line with PGD; * Ensuring the safe management of medically assisted community alcohol detoxes in line with policy; * Ensuring service users receive high quality harm reduction interventions (e.g. naloxone, BBV testing); * Targeting clinical and harm reduction interventions to support in the achievement of clinical key performance indicators; * Ensuring clinical checks (including housekeeping checks) are completed in line with policy; * Supporting with clinical audit activities within my service; * Supporting the development and effective use of physical and mental health pathways; * Retaining all required competencies and revalidation; * Supporting the training and continuous professional development of colleagues within my service; * Effective and timely communication with colleagues within my service and with partner agencies; * Ensuring a high standard of case notes and that all paperwork and recording is undertaken in accordance with * Turning Point policy and procedure; * Effectively safeguarding service users, staff and others. HOW I OPERATE: * I am empathetic, genuine and human in all my interactions with people; * I work together with others to get the best possible outcomes; * I put the people we support at the heart of everything I do; * I treat others with respect, actively listen and embrace others points of view; * I seek and give constructive feedback * I maintain professional boundaries and present a professional image at all times; * I actively seek opportunities to develop myself; * I take ownership and accountability for my actions and decisions. WHAT I NEED: * RMN or RGN at degree level (or equiv.) with current NMC Registration and evidence of CPD; * Demonstrable understanding of the substance use sector and health issues relating to substance use (including mental health); * Experience of contribution to effective and safe care plans and discharge plans; * Experience in reporting, reflecting and learning from incidents * Experience of clinical leadership and clinical supervision; * Experience working in substance use sector PEOPLE: * Delivering person centered clinical interventions with compassion and care for the people we support; * Delivering high quality, safe and effective clinical interventions within my competency and training which deliver excellent/high standards of care; * Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team with colleagues including providing cover for planned and unplanned absences; * Actively participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings and other service meetings; * Effective and collaborative communication with colleagues; * Thorough and timely communication with partner agencies e.g. GPs, safeguarding; * Support the recruitment and retention of a high-quality nursing team through mentoring student nurses, providing preceptorship to newly qualified nurses and mentoring/supporting HCAs and Nurse Associates; * Actively participate in preceptorship if newly qualified in nursing or havent completed a preceptorship elsewhere; * Actively engaging in your own supervision, Ongoing Personal Review, Personal Development Planning and Continuous Professional Development; * Support Senior Nurses, Clinical Services Manager, Clinical Lead and Senior Clinical Team in service and policy developments; * Representing Turning Point and Turning Points organisational values at meetings and events; * Ensuring an environment free from discrimination; * Prioritising safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults and escalating any concerns. PROCESS: * Deliver substance use interventions and clinical procedures in line with level of training and competence (e.g. ECGs, phlebotomy, fibro scans, BBV testing and vaccinations, Pabrinex injections); * Support in the delivery of pharmacological and psychosocial interventions including assessments, care planning and review of service users treatment, 1:2:1 and group interventions; * Hold a case load of service users with a degree of complexity; * Conduct assessments of physical dependency using a symptomatic withdrawal scale, using results to determine safe induction/titration to opiate substitute treatments as required; * Complete clinical risks and needs assessments and support the implementation of management plans and support others in doing so; * Report all incidents using Datix to support learning; * Support in analysis of incident trends and in service user mortality review processes; * Completion of clinical audits including supporting with medicine optimisation and cost effectiveness; * Use of data and reports to target clinical and harm reduction interventions to ensure achievement of clinical key performance indicators; * High quality record keeping for service users in treatment; * Follow all information governance guidance and policies; * Maintain confidentiality as outlined within data protection policies; * Ensure Health and safety standards are maintained; J-18808-Ljbffr