Community Nurse - AddictionsNHS
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Registered Band 5 nurse to join our team at the East Riding Partnership Addictions Service in Goole.
The primary responsibilities of this role entails managing a caseload comprising of diverse needs, specifically catering to individuals undergoing alcohol reduction/detoxification, minimising drug usage, and facilitating opiate substitute prescribing.
The duties include conducting comprehensive physical examinations, encompassing electrocardiograms (ECGs), blood pressure assessments, and physical health screenings.
You will be maintaining the clinical environment, which encompasses infection prevention and control (IPC) protocols, inventory management through regular stock checks, and conducting daily clinic inspections.
The role also involves the procurement of medications, performing phlebotomy procedures, and administering medications and vaccinations as required.
Main duties of the job
- To support the Lead Nurse in providing clinical and professional leadership to nurses within own area of responsibility.
- To support the Lead Nurse and other colleagues with the implementation of policy, protocol, service/practice development and change within own area of responsibility
- To continue to demonstrate specialist clinical skills in practice and provide support/advice re service development and the delivery of care, in partnership with service users, carers, staff, managers and other agencies.
Job description
For further information for this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification
About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
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