Senior nurse with nmp

It is an exciting time to join GMMH's Addictions Network.

Achieve Treatment and Recovery Services provides support for people experiencing problems with drug and alcohol use across Bury, Salford and Trafford. We are an NHS led service, working with multiple agencies in a unique partnership model. This partnership model enables us to work with patients in a holistic way focusing on the person and not the "problem".

Main duties of the job

We are seeking to recruit a Senior Nurse with NMP who will deliver specialist support and prescribing interventions to our patients accessing treatment at Achieve.

The successful candidate will work across our services in Salford and Bury. The successful candidates will provide clinical sessions and will have a leadership role in the team- supervising junior members of the clinical team and providing clinical guidance to colleagues across the service, to our partner agencies and beyond.

The successful candidate will also provide a range of clinical interventions, detoxification interventions, blood borne virus screening, vaccinations, administering long-acting injectable opiate medications, also carrying out a range of physical health investigations.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7,000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.

Job responsibilities

See attached detailed job description and person specification:

• Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Blue Light Card Discounts

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification

• Registered Nurse
• Registered Non Medical Prescriber.
• Additional qualification relevant to addictions

Experience

• Experience of leading on a piece of work that has contributed to effective service delivery
• Experience of providing clinical interventions in drug and alcohol services
• Experience of prescribing in drug and alcohol services

Knowledge

• Knowledge of the physical, psychological and social effects of substance misuse
• Understanding of key issues in drug and alcohol services
• knowledge of opiate and alcohol detoxification interventions in the community

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.

£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum pro rata