This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast‑paced and growing organisation.
We are looking for a Health and Wellbeing Nurse for our Harrow service.
You will be stepping into a role where compassion and clinical skills truly change lives. You will work closely with people at some of their most pivotal moments, offering guidance, delivering evidence‑based interventions and a human connection that empowers individuals to take positive steps toward recovery.
Main duties of the job
As a Health and Wellbeing Nurse you will join a vibrant body of clinicians across Via's wider national workforce, with regular meetings for peer support, case discussion and CPD.
You will help people rebuild their lives, reconnect with their family and friends, return to work or education, and much more.
Job responsibilities
Provide high quality service delivery to people who use substances/ their significant others.
Contribute to the overall performance of designated service(s) to ensure that contractual output targets and high clinical standards are achieved.
Provide safe, effective and evidence‑based health and wellbeing interventions (including support for community detox and administering medication) within the designated service(s)/partnership agencies as required by service configuration.
Work as an NMC registered nurse to deliver health and wellbeing interventions for designated service(s).
Assist in the development of systems, pathways and documents that promote holistic delivery of services (e.g., criminal justice, hospital discharge, health and wellbeing).
Ensure appropriate health and wellbeing management of people who use the designated service(s).
Encourage people using services to access education and employment services and holistic health, wellbeing, harm reduction and recovery support activities.
Contribute to ensuring effective use of clinical resources (including staffing, consideration of financial and contractual issues) for the designated service(s).
Promote and support organisational interface, for example with commissioners, suppliers, primary and secondary care services (including public health, community pharmacy/GPs and hospitals).
Assist implementation of medicines/drug/devices/infection control alert responses in collaboration with the Clinical Department.
Be involved in relevant audits, ongoing monitoring and implementation of associated recommendations/action plans.
Contribute to the collation and use of health and wellbeing data and have involvement in subsequent improvements required, relating to quality/performance indicators.
Contribute to the reporting, investigating and resolution of incidents, complaints and disciplinary matters to reduce the risk of recurrence.
Provide competency assessment and training of staff/students/volunteers, identify and support development needs of others and support colleagues to develop in their roles.
Undertake continuing professional development to maintain confidence and competence, to meet organisational and professional regulator revalidation requirements.
Work in line with all relevant legislation, best practice guidance, professional and CQC standards and organisational documents.
Provide advice and guidance on health and wellbeing issues to staff working in the designated service(s), as well as other colleagues and partner agencies.
Work alongside management and their direct reports to support a one‑team approach.
Where relevant, provide clinical/line management supervision for other staff and support facilitation of relevant meetings/training events.
Person specification for the role
NMC Registered Nurse (RMN, RGN or Learning Disabilities Nurse) with a current active PIN number.
Sound and demonstrable knowledge of health and wellbeing issues relating to problematic substance use, including appropriate recovery, harm reduction and health promotion interventions.
Solution‑focused, with an inclusive and innovative approach to service development.
Demonstrable ability to deliver an excellent quality level of service to vulnerable people with complex needs. This includes the ability to complete assessments, care and support plans, risk assessments and to complete case recording to a high standard and in a timely way.
Good IT skills including use of Microsoft Office programs and digital meeting platforms and Case Management Systems such as Nebula.
A demonstrable understanding of the Health and Social Care regulatory requirements including the CQC, NICE and other relevant bodies.
A demonstrable commitment to working in partnership with other professionals such as criminal justice agencies, primary care, secondary care, commissioners, community groups and other stakeholders to achieve good outcomes for people who use our services.
The ability to work calmly under pressure, ensuring that deadlines are met, and ensure all information is recorded in a timely manner.
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.
Great team working, communication, interpersonal skills and cooperative approach to supporting colleagues and the whole team to deliver organisational objectives, as well as working directly with people who use our services and their significant others.
Experience
* Relevant post‑graduate qualifications/completion of relevant recognised qualifications (e.g., RCGP Drugs Part 1/2 Certificates).
* Experience of providing health and wellbeing services for people who use substances.
* Experience of contributing to audits, performance indicators, incident and complaints management processes, education/learning/professional development.
* Professional affiliation (e.g., RCN/Addiction Professionals).
* Experience of providing clinical supervision, line management and appraisal.
Qualifications
* Relevant post‑graduate qualifications/completion of relevant recognised qualifications (e.g., RCGP Drugs Part 1/2 Certificates).
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.
£34,583 to £37,537 a year, including London weighting if applicable.
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