Alcohol Care Team Registered Nursing Associate
A Vacancy at Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, caring, highly motivated Registered Nursing Associate to cover 12 months maternity leave and join the expanding Alcohol Care Team.
The post offers a unique opportunity to be an integral part of the Alcohol Care Team and will assist in the comprehensive assessment and treatment of patients with alcohol related conditions, provide appropriate disease related advice and promote health education in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team.
They will be expected to refer patients appropriately and in a timely manner to other service providers and clinical pathways – support is available from a Nurse Specialist as required. They will accept referrals from other Health Care Professionals; work unsupervised and manage their own Fibroscan outpatient diagnostic clinics, with regular monitoring/clinical supervision from senior staff.
As such, whilst the post is based at NSECH for most of the working week, there is an expectation that the post holder has access to a vehicle to travel to NTGH, WGH and on occasion HGH.
To comprehensively assess patients, gaining information about their physical health, mental health, social issues as well as their alcohol history to format a plan of care based on the patients’ individual needs.
Collaborate and communicate effectively with a range of other health care professionals, patients and carers.
To advise and support emergency department staff on the admission criteria for patients with alcohol misuse issues attending the department.
To liaise with other professionals both within the hospital and external agencies to meet the needs of the patient, including raising safeguarding concerns and referrals to local recovery services.
Work closely with the Alcohol Care Team's Recovery Navigator identifying patients requiring their interventions.
Provide the Fibroscan service on behalf of the wider Gastroenterology team across all Trust sites to a diverse group of patients with a range of liver diseases. (Training will be provided).
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country.
Leading in innovation and quality – opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients?
You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way!
Please read ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application.
To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
Work within NHCFT policies, procedures and guidelines to ensure high clinical standards.
To contribute to all nursing care, providing care for people including those with complex needs.
Working as a member of the nursing team under the direction of the Registered Nurse to provide and monitor care.
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Apr 2024
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, caring, highly motivated Registered Nursing Associate to cover 12 months maternity leave and join the expanding Alcohol Care Team.
The post offers a unique opportunity to be an integral part of the Alcohol Care Team and will assist in the comprehensive assessment and treatment of patients with alcohol related conditions, provide appropriate disease related advice and promote health education in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team.
They will be expected to refer patients appropriately and in a timely manner to other service providers and clinical pathways – support is available from a Nurse Specialist as required. They will accept referrals from other Health Care Professionals; work unsupervised and manage their own Fibroscan outpatient diagnostic clinics, with regular monitoring/clinical supervision from senior staff.
As such, whilst the post is based at NSECH for most of the working week, there is an expectation that the post holder has access to a vehicle to travel to NTGH, WGH and on occasion HGH.
To comprehensively assess patients, gaining information about their physical health, mental health, social issues as well as their alcohol history to format a plan of care based on the patients’ individual needs.
Collaborate and communicate effectively with a range of other health care professionals, patients and carers.
To advise and support emergency department staff on the admission criteria for patients with alcohol misuse issues attending the department.
To liaise with other professionals both within the hospital and external agencies to meet the needs of the patient, including raising safeguarding concerns and referrals to local recovery services.
Work closely with the Alcohol Care Team's Recovery Navigator identifying patients requiring their interventions.
Provide the Fibroscan service on behalf of the wider Gastroenterology team across all Trust sites to a diverse group of patients with a range of liver diseases. (Training will be provided).
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country.
Leading in innovation and quality – opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients?
You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way!
Please read ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application.
To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
Work within NHCFT policies, procedures and guidelines to ensure high clinical standards.
To contribute to all nursing care, providing care for people including those with complex needs.
Working as a member of the nursing team under the direction of the Registered Nurse to provide and monitor care.
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Apr 2024
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