Job Introduction
At Turning Point, we’ve been helping people for nearly 60 years.
Our Herefordshire Recovery Service responds to the needs of people across the county to address substance use. As a member of the team, you’ll make a real difference as you empower and enable people to change. Passionate about people, you’ll enjoy support to enhance your own life too, as you make the role your own in a friendly and multidisciplinary team.
We are currently recruiting for a Registered Nurse (RGN) or Mental Health Nurse (RMN) to work in our Herefordshire Drug & Alcohol Recovery Service as a Specialist Substance Use Nurse, where you’ll have the chance to make a real difference to the lives of the people we support who are experiencing difficulties from drugs and alcohol usage.
Passionate about people, you’ll enjoy the opportunity and support to enhance your own life and career too, as you gain the experience and training you need to progress in your nursing career within a social enterprise. So, if you’re ambitious and ready for a fresh challenge with a sector leader then this could be the opportunity for you.
Role Responsibility
You will take on a varied and impactful role, which includes running community well‑being clinics, completing comprehensive and diverse healthcare assessments, supporting the management of alcohol and opiate community detoxifications, administering injectable Buprenorphine, carrying out Blood Borne Virus (BBV) screening and vaccination, and delivering a range of harm‑reduction and well‑being interventions to support our service users.
You will have a real opportunity to help shape service delivery and contribute to delivering outstanding clinical services.
The Ideal Candidate
You will need to be a qualified nurse registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council. As an employee you will have access to RCNi to assist with revalidation, indemnity insurance and support and supervision from the nurse manager and clinical lead. And of course, we’re looking for a Nurse who loves talking to people with different needs, is genuinely interested in helping them, and possesses a deep level of empathy, understanding and patience.
We value individual creativity and initiative and, whatever your role, you will be fully involved in identifying opportunities to improve the quality of our services and the service user experience. Your ideas will be listened to, and your suggestions implemented wherever possible. You will be supported in your role by extensive training to help develop your skills. Our learning culture encourages everyone to stay on top of the latest developments in their field and helps drive service improvement.
You will be required to travel to other hubs across the county, so your own vehicle or access to public transportation is essential.
About us
We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package that includes:
25 days’ paid holiday a year + Bank Holidays, increasing with each year of service up to 27 days + Bank Holidays. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.
NMC Registration renewal fee paid for
Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following this link to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees.
Turning Point Benefits
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
Turning Point
Attached documents
* [pdf] Specialist SU Nurse Role Profile.pdf
Apply