This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced and growing organisation.
The successful candidate will be supporting our clinical and treatmentpathways including supporting inpatient admissions, inpatientalcoholand drugdetoxification, and health and wellbeing assessments. They will contribute to the routine clinical checks and audits for the CQC registered service,andform part of the MDT.
Our nursing teams are key to ensuring the delivery of excellent services,maintainingprofessional standards and CQC compliance, ensuringresidentshave routine access to health and wellbeing assessments, and delivering key pathways for treatment and harm reduction, improving outcomes for the communities that we serve.
Youwontjust be delivering clinical care youllbe supporting people to stabilise their health, regain confidence, and move toward a safer, more hopeful future.
Werelooking for nurses who bring empathy, clear communication, and the ability to stay grounded when situations become complex.
Ifyouresomeone who listens deeply, approaches people without judgement, and wants to make a real impact on recovery,wedbe excited to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Key role responsibilities include:
* To deliver clinical interventions in community-based hubs.
* Improve healthcare access for service user, BBV testing/treatment, health care assessments and community ambulatory detox and health checks/clinical observations.
* To provide and supervise the delivery of high standards of nursing care to those who use our services in accordance with up-to-date evidence based professional practice and Via policies.
* Deliver general healthcare activity, including Wound Care, ECGs, and other similar activity.
* Undertake basic life support/anaphylaxis training so you are confident and competent to manage a medical emergency including the administration of emergency drugs.
* To support people affected by drug and alcohol use to achieve and sustain their recovery, optimising health, and well-being.
* Being flexible in the hours worked will be expected of the post holder including late evenings.
Good communication skills both written and verbal are essential. Confidence to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
About us
At Via, our mission is to provide the best health and wellbeing support to as many people as possible, helping them to change their lives for the better.
Last year, we supported over 11,000 people across the UK affected by alcohol and drug use. Everything we do is driven by our values:
Care. Care for people is at the heart of everything we do.
Be human. We are accessible,genuineand humble. Always learning.
Do the right thing.Wereopen,honestand inclusive. We get things done.
We want to recruit thevery besttalent. We believe in nurturing a positive workplace culture where our colleagues feel valued, recognised, empowered, and supported.
Job responsibilities
Role Purpose
To deliver excellent drug and alcohol services to those who use our services and their
significant others, including family members friends and carers, to facilitate positiveoutcomes.
Where indicated, undertake community alcohol detoxification, support Opiatedetoxification and titration in the community and refer for specialist inpatient servicesincluding liaising with hospital and inpatient unit staff.
Support outreach work across the borough, particularly around alcohol misuse.
Lead on Harm Reduction approaches within the service, including helping to reducethe spread of BBVs via testing and immunization schemes.
Deliver general healthcare support, including Wound Care, ECGs, healthcare assessments, and other similar activity.
Undertake basic life support/ anaphylaxis training so you are confident and competentto manage a medical emergency including the administration of emergency drugs. Key duties and activities of the role
Provide high quality, person centred, low threshold services, responding to theindividual and diverse needs and preferences of people and their significant others.
Deliver evidence-based clinical and psychosocial one-to-one and group interventionsas part of an effectively integrated care package. Take an assertive approach to service user disengagement.
Deliver harm reduction advice, guidance and education. To include blood borne virusinterventions (screening, vaccination and treatment access), overdose preventionincluding naloxone programs, health and wellbeing screening brief and facilitatedsignposting and referral to partner services, including primary care.
Enable people to access education and employment services and health, wellbeingand recovery support activities and to signpost to other available services.
Support students, volunteers, peer mentors and service user representatives to takean active part in Via services.
Identify risks and take appropriate action in accordance with local, national andorganisational Safeguarding policies, contributing to multi-disciplinary reviewmeetings.
Maintain accurate and timely records using the designated case management systemin compliance with Via Information Governance policies and procedures.
Work flexibly, including across multiple sites and peripatetically when required.
Person specification for the role
Passion for and understanding of working with substance misuse services or with othersocially excluded or vulnerable groups. With a proven ability to meet deadlines, recordinformation accurately and in a timely way and to work calmly under pressure.
Great team working, communication and interpersonal skills. Demonstrating a highlycooperative approach to supporting colleagues and the whole team to deliver Serviceobjectives, as well as in working directly with people and their significant others.
Demonstrable ability to deliver an excellent quality level of service to people with complex needs. This includes the ability to work with people on a one-to one basis orto facilitate group sessions, to be able to complete assessments, care and supportplans, risk assessments and to complete case recording to a high standard and in atimely way.
Good IT skills including use of Microsoft Office programs and digital meeting platforms and Case Management Systems like Nebula, System One or Theseus.
A demonstrable understanding of the Health and Social Care regulatory requirementsof the Care Quality Commission (CQC), National Institute for Clinical Excellencestandards for Health and Social Care and any other relevant bodies.
Demonstrable commitment to working in partnership with other professionals such ascriminal justice agencies, community groups and other stakeholders to achieve goodoutcomes for people.
The ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, in different settings (e.g. written, spoken, presented, etc) and to different groups of people.
Registered nurse (RMN, RGN or Learning Disabilities Nurse) with a current active PIN
number. Responsibilities for all Via staff
To work within the Via values of Care, Be human and Do the right thing. Support andcollaborate with all colleagues and engage with the wider organisation.
To promote and deliver positive, inclusive and anti-discriminatory practices in line withVia policies, professional and sector requirements, and legislative frameworks.
To act on all Safeguarding concerns so that all statutory and organisationalSafeguarding responsibilities are met and that all learning is shared.
To observe professional integrity and candour at all times and with all people.
To comply with all organisational policies and procedures including GDPR and allHealth and Safety policy and guidance, taking responsibility for your own safety andcontributing to that of colleagues and others as applicable.
To regularly participate in one-to-one / supervision sessions, objective setting and review, training, practice and learning forums.
A commitment to learning and to continuously improve everyones knowledge and skills.
To work flexibly to enable the delivery of effective services. This may include flexibilityacross sites or flexible hours, and any other duties that may reasonably be required of you within your role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered nurse (RMN, RGN or Learning Disabilities Nurse) with a current active PIN number
* Good IT skills including use of Microsoft Office programs and digital meeting platforms and Case Management Systems like Nebula, System One or Theseus.
* A demonstrable understanding of the Health and Social Care regulatory requirements of the Care Quality Commission (CQC), National Institute for Clinical Excellence standards for Health and Social Care and any other relevant bodies.
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.
£35,878 to £41,868 a yearSalary includes Outer London Weighting allowance
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