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Spectrum Community Health CIC
About
Spectrum Community Health CIC is a social enterprise that delivers a range of community and offender healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services and other partners. Spectrum delivers enhanced primary care services across the North of England for more information click here.
Spectrum is a Community Interest Company (a form of social enterprise) and a not-for profit organisation.
Substance Misuse Lead Nurse - HMP Durham + £1500 Welcome payment
Accepting applications until: 05-Jan-2025 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 05-Jan-2025 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- HMP Durham
- Town
- Durham
- Postcode
- DH1 3HU
- Major / Minor Region
- West Yorkshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- Secure Environments
Job overview
Spectrum is recruiting a Substance Misuse specialist to lead our dedicated nursing team in Health and Justice.
To take forward our service, we’re looking for a nurse with excellent leadership skills and the ability to build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders – from pharmacists and Heads of Healthcare to NHS providers and services.
You’ll be an affective and visible leader, providing robust clinical substance misuse support and operational guidance to all staff on matters relating to physical health and wellbeing within the prison setting. You’ll manage our skilled substance misuse team and be passionate about patient care - with advanced nursing knowledge, an understanding of NICE guidelines and a desire to be involved with key decision-making.
In Spectrum, we don’t believe in ‘standing still’; we want our leaders to challenge existing practice and have the courage to innovate for the good of our patients, so that we can keep on improving. Our substance misuse services are built around a holistic Recovery model.
The welcome payment is payable to new candidates joining Spectrum Community Health CIC.
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- The daily management of the Substance Misuse Service, including co-ordination of patient care and the provision of strong clinical leadership.
- This includes being involved with shift planning, taking appropriate action to adjust staffing levels and to prioritise the workload in accordance with patient need, service demand and the availability of staff.
- The post holder will be involved with assessing, diagnosing, providing advice and administering care to patients.
- You will also be expected to demonstrate knowledge, skills and understanding of health issues and treatment options.
Working for our organisation
BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE
Join our team
We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team.
Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge we’ve got a role for you!
- Access to NHS Pension
- Annual leave on your Birthday
- Welcome payment for some posts
- Refer a friend scheme
- Training and Development opportunities
- Flexible Working
- Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
- Up to 33 days annual leave
Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people – our patients, service users, staff and partners.
We are building on our ambition to deliver the best in health and wellbeing on a values-driven ethos and to maintain the highest standards of patient care and service. We are an expanding organisation, but we aim to grow without compromising on quality and social value.
Our Mission
Holistic interventions delivered with compassion for the stigmatised and marginalised in our communities
Our Vision
Quality healthcare that makes a difference to people’s lives, regardless of circumstances.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them.
We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to LGBTQIA+ Community and are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and Asexual, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Education and Training
Essential criteria
- • RCGP Cert 1/2 Substance misuse
- Evidence of Competence in the Health and Justice framework
- Evidence of ongoing CPD
Desirable criteria
- RCGP Cert 1/2 Substance misuse
- Independent Nurse / Non-Medical Prescriber (or willingness to undertake)
- Mentorship qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Post registration experience in substance misuse
- Multi-Disciplinary working
- Understanding of clinical governance
- Recovery based models
- Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner
- Change management experience
- Experience of leading a team
- Offender health knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with an integrated model
- Understanding of local and national key documents and their impact on health care delivery in a prison setting
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Chrystal Butler
- Job title
- Substance Misuse clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01913323648
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