Substance Misuse Nurse

Are you a compassionate and motivated Registered Nurse looking to develop your career within substance misuse services? We are seeking an enthusiastic Band 5 Community Drug and Alcohol Nurse to join our dynamic multidisciplinary team. This is an exciting opportunity to support individuals affected by drug and alcohol use, helping them achieve and sustain recovery while improving their physical and mental wellbeing. Working within a community-based service, you will provide high-quality, evidence-based nursing care to service users with a range of complex needs. You will work alongside experienced nurses, recovery practitioners, doctors, psychologists, social workers, and partner agencies to deliver holistic, person-centred care. You will work as a member of Essex STaRS in providing high quality,evidence-based, holistic care to service users in line with your NMC professional code of conduct andtrust policies. You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate packages of care basedupon individual service user's needs, under the guidance of the Senior Nurse as perNICE guidance. As required by your manager, you will have responsibility for the day-to-day supervisionand management of lower banded staff within your professional group and team locality.This may include the management of these staff in line with agreed Trust HR processesas required. You will be expected to work collaboratively with key partner organisations, serviceusers, carers, clinicians and other practitioners within the service indelivering services In delivering your duties you are expected to display behaviours that are aligned withthe Trust values and in accordance with the NHS Constitution at alltimes. Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling., · Participate in the planning, implementation / evaluation and ongoing reviewof recovery plans
· Responsible for the recording of all service users related activity information ontoTheseus · Attend multi-disciplinary meetings i.e. referral / review /business · Act as a named nurse. o Provide education around the medication prescribed, side effects, actionsand aids tocompliance · Provide education and support to develop service users' understanding ofmental illness · With relevant expertise and experience and support, providepsycho-social intervention, education and support to develop service users' understandingof mental illness with aim to prevent relapse andadmission · Undertake physical health checks of service users including the administration of vaccines and dry blood spot testing and act on the findingsappropriately · Be competent in use of relevant screening and assessmenttools Provide comprehensive assessment, care planning, treatment and review. · Provide formulation, delivery and review of individualised evidence based care /care packages according to NICE guidance including non-medicationstrategies · Participate in audit andresearch


• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service.
• Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.
Work that wraps around your needs