Alcohol Liaison Nurse

The Trust-wide Alcohol Liaison Service provides specialist assessment and bio-psychosocial interventions for patients affected by alcohol misuse. The service is expanding to provide 7-day cover, strengthening access to specialist alcohol support across the Trust. The post holder will work directly with patients who may benefit from alcohol interventions, providing specialist assessment, advice and brief interventions, and working with external agencies to support appropriate onward referral where further specialist treatment is required. Working alongside the Lead Alcohol Nurse, the post holder will support the development of the expanding service, promote evidence-based practice, and provide education and support to clinical teams across the Trust in relation to alcohol misuse and associated comorbidities. This is a fixed-term/secondment post until 31 March 2029, supporting the expansion and development of the 7-day Alcohol Liaison Service.

• Provide specialist assessment and bio-psychosocial interventions for patients affected by alcohol misuse.
• Undertake alcohol screening and deliver appropriate brief and extended alcohol interventions.
• Provide individualised advice, information and support to patients and carers.
• Support patients in understanding and considering appropriate treatment options.
• Work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team, including mental health, safeguarding, dementia and learning disability services.
• Liaise with external alcohol services and other agencies to support appropriate onward referral and continuity of care.
• Act as a point of contact for the MDT and support effective communication throughout the patient journey.
• Advocate for patients where appropriate and ensure care remains patient-centred and evidence-based.
• Provide specialist advice, education and support to colleagues on alcohol misuse and associated comorbidities.
• Promote evidence-based practice and share best practice across the Trust.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of the expanding 7-day Alcohol Liaison Service.
• Work flexibly across Trust sites according to service need and to support appropriate skill mix and service coverage.
  
  Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive. We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer. The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust. Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.