Job summary
The successful candidate is driven to provide high-quality clinical assessment and treatment to substance dependent users. You are driven to deliver high standards of nursing care and interventions and demonstrate leadership qualities. You have a flexible and can-do approach to work, invested in providing great care to our clients. Management and leadership experience desirable as there will be line management duties.
Main duties of the job
As a Band 7 NMP you will provide non-medical prescribing for clients with substance
dependence.
You will ensure management of complex clients, providing advice and guidance on
prescribing issues to a team of practitioners, as well as other colleagues and agencies
concerned with substance misuse.
As the Lead Nurse, you will demonstrate leadership and undertake managerial
responsibilities. You will be responsible for ensuring effective and best use of the nursing
provision and all clinical resources.
About us
The Forward Trust, are a UK leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment services to offenders. We deliver treatment and recovery support in prisons and in the community which helps people move away from addiction and crime. These services provide a variety of support, including advice, counselling, group work and intensive treatment. At The Forward Trust we believe that all people who are addicted to or misusing substances should have access to support which is effective in protecting their health, and motivating them to take steps towards their own recovery. Over 20 years of pursuing this mission, we have been successful in moving thousands of drug dependent offenders away from a lifestyle revolving around crime, and drug or alcohol dependence.
We believe and are committed to providing opportunities to all people including those with Lived Experience we encourage applications from all background including those in recovery from addiction, co-dependency or gambling, have experience of previous offending or homelessness.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Band 7 NMP you will provide non-medical prescribing for clients with substance
dependence.
You will ensure management of complex clients, providing advice and guidance on
prescribing issues to a team of practitioners, as well as other colleagues and agencies
concerned with substance misuse.
As the Lead Nurse, you will demonstrate leadership and undertake managerial
responsibilities. You will be responsible for ensuring effective and best use of the nursing
provision and all clinical resources.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- -5 years post-registration experience
- -2 years working in Substance Misuse Services at a Band 6 level
- -Experience of managing multidisciplinary staff
- -Knowledge of the safe storage and administration of medication
- -Ability and knowledge to carry out assessments, including risk
- assessment and management
- -Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care and
- act accordingly if concerns present themselves
- -Strong IT Skills
Desirable
- -Experience of working within a secure environment
- -Ability to provide and coordinate clinical and management
- supervision
- -Audit process and an ability to use audit tools
- -Working knowledge of SystemOne
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of personal development since entering the NMC
- register
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
The Forward Trust
Address
H M P Downview Prison
Sutton Lane
Sutton
Surrey
SM2 5PD