Lead Alcohol Liaison Nurse

Due to upcoming maternity leave we are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Nurse to lead the Alcohol Care Team (ACT). This 12-month contract is a great opportunity for someone seeking career development. In this role you will manage, lead, and organise staffing whilst supporting the team with complex clinical cases. Your main responsibilities will be to co-ordinate and support team members in the delivery of a Trust wide ACT and ensure every day running of the service by completing the rota and appraisals.,

• To continue to develop and maintain an autonomous, specialist nurse led alcohol liaison service for patients presenting to the inpatient and emergency departments with alcohol related issues.
• As a lead specialist in alcohol misuse, you must be able to assess patients needs, and provide specialist advice and guidance relating to their management, care and onward pathways within the hospital and community.
• To provide education and training to all staff within the acute hospital pertaining to the screening, assessment and management of alcohol misuse and withdrawal.
• To undertake both clinical audit and clinical research in relevant substance misuse related issues as appropriate.
• To work alongside senior management in the development of the service with a focus on developing future business cases and proposals for the expansion of the ACT., Lead the on-going development and maintenance of the alcohol liaison service for patients presenting to inpatient wards or the emergency department of the acute hospital with substance misuse problems
· Responsible for developing appropriate management and a referral/care pathway process linking into specialist community drug and alcohol services and other primary care services as necessary, and in conjunction with other community or hospital-based alcohol treatment providers · Responsible for the assessment, management, and referral of patients with alcohol misuse · Responsible for providing specialist advice, guidance, and education to all members of the multidisciplinary team · Responsible for working within current clinical guidelines regarding the protocol for both alcohol misuse and alcohol withdrawal · Responsible for working within and supporting the development of substance misuse protocols and policies of practice · Responsible for the identification of education and training needs of various staff groups and disciplines within the trust, and externally as designated and appropriate · Responsible for providing presentations at appropriate clinical forums such as grand rounds, clinical update meetings and local and national addictions meetings where appropriate · Responsible for the day to day running of the Alcohol Care Team and support members of the team with more complex and difficult patients · Responsible for driving and undertaking clinical clinical audit relevant to the area of expertise · Responsible for maintaining good links with the Hepatology research team · To record all activity pertaining to clinical contact, audit, and training as per the Alcohol Liaison Service requirements, and to facilitate the meeting of key targets around reduction of length of stay, inappropriate admissions, repeat attenders, onward successful referral into treatment and successful completion of detoxification
• To be responsible for the day to day running of the ACT. This will include the management of the team by completing maintaining the roster, HR processes appraisals, The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
  
  Extensive experience of working within addiction services in particular alcohol care services, Previous management experience, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
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