Alcohol Specialist Nurse - Supportive Outreach Team

apartmentManchester University NHS Foundation Trust placeManchester calendar_month 

Job overview

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Supportive Outreach and Engagement Worker (Alcohol Care Teams)

A new opportunity has arisen to join the MFT Alcohol Care Team (ACT), This is an exciting time to join the team, as it expands and develops within the hospitals, and the wider trust.

Supportive outreach and engagement worker position has been created, to support individuals accessing secondary emergency care services, providing a wider, holistic and multi-agency approach to case management.

Facilitating integrated alcohol care between secondary, primary and community services, for acute alcohol frequent hospital attendee’s

This role will be primarily community based, however you may at times be requested to work at one of the 3 Alcohol Care Team locations - Manchester Royal Infirmary, Wythenshawe Hospital or North Manchester General Hospital.

Main duties of the job

The focus of the role would be working with high intensity users of the trust, who present to the Emergency Departments or are admitted in relation to alcohol misuse. Ensuring effective implementation of care pathways and being the interface between community substance misuse services and the Alcohol Care Teams.

Providing the extension of care beyond discharge, to support individuals who may be resistant to services, hard to engage, or treatment naïve at point of discharge. The post holder will attempt to re-engage individuals who have dropped out of treatment or detached from services

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification.

This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification.

This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.

As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Education/qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse - NMC
  • 1st Level degree in related area or working towards
  • English and Maths GCSE/ or equivalent
  • Evidence of continuing personal development /revalidation and post registration training in nursing care assessment and treatment with substance misuse clients
  • Experience of working with a range of organisations and agencies to develop effective working relationships
  • Hold a current driver’s license and car user
Desirable criteria
  • Registered independent non-medical prescriber
  • Qualification in CBT
  • Completed clinical examination skills module
  • Leadership course
  • Motivational Interviewing training
  • ENB 998 Teaching and assessing in clinical practice ( or equivalent)
  • Evidence of health Service Management

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working independently
  • Experience of working with individuals with Alcohol use Disorders / substance misuse
  • Experience of working with hard to reach and difficult to engage individuals
  • Experience of assessing service users’ needs and working in partnership with them and other services to set and monitor goals
  • Experience in assessing and reviewing care plans and organising packages of care
  • Experience of maintaining quality standards in one’s work
  • Experience of working within multi-agency / professional setting
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in community settings
  • Experience of leading on project work that has contributed to service development

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Competent in caring for patients with complex health care needs due to Alcohol Dependency
  • Skilled in excellent verbal and written communication
  • Ability to effectively prioritise and organise own workload, seeking support when necessary
  • Ability to undertake lone working with little supervision
  • Confidence and ability to participate in relevant meetings
  • Well-developed IT skills and data base skills
  • Excellent time management and organisational skills
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of research and development
  • Contributing to updating guidelines /policies within specialist area

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Up to date knowledge of advances in management of patients with Alcohol-use Disorders
  • Knowledge of the physical, psychological and social effects of substance misuse and appropriate interventions
  • Knowledge of the barriers and issues facing people with alcohol misuse
  • Impact of alcohol misuse on individuals and carers.
  • Knowledge of the local area the service is based in (community services and groups)
  • Knowledge of policies & procedures in relation to confidentiality, information sharing and safeguarding
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of alcohol NICE guidelines
  • Knowledge of CQUINs
  • Expert knowledge of alcohol detoxification

Aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Professional attitude and approach
  • Enthusiastic, motivated and reliable
  • Ability to work as part of the MDT
  • Flexible to the needs of the service and ability to work across the foot-print of MFT and the wider community settings
  • Demonstrates caring and sensitive approach
  • Ability to deal with difficult and sensitive situations with tact, diplomacy and professionalism
Desirable criteria
  • Able to demonstrate personal resilience during periods of stress and challenging working conditions
  • Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
  • Ability to work in partnership with other agencies
  • Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach, which considers the needs of the whole person
  • Able to constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using good communication skills
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