Substance Misuse Nurse
- Employer
- Care UK
- Location
- Foston
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 29 Aug 2017
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- Sector
- Emergency Nursing, Acute Care Nursing
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Job Role
- Practice Nurse
Job Details
Break into Prison Healthcare!!
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced nurse to work within our Integrated Substance Misuse Team (ISMT) at HMP Foston Hall. As a dynamic, creative, team player you'll become part of a multidisciplinary service. This is an exciting time to support and motivate individuals to take control of their lives and to make changes to overcome dependence on substances and move onto a life free of offending.
In conjunction with the service user, we develop individualised packages of care through comprehensive assessment and recovery planning. We deliver a range of treatment options including clinical and psychosocial interventions in both a group and 1-1 setting with recovery at the centre of our model. You'll support the delivery of care for services users throughout their time at HMP Foston Hall.
The Job Requirements
You will be a qualified Registered Mental Health Nurse or Adult Nurse with a real passion for developing your clinical skills in an environment that is ever changing. You’ll have a flexible approach working within a team that encourage new ideas and opinions on how to improve the service.
If you are self-motivated and able to work autonomously as well as showing plenty of initiative when it comes to handling a wide range of situations, then this could be the right role for you!
NMC Registration is essential.
RCGP 1 is desirable although if not held, training opportunities are available after a period of service.
A full job description is available on request.
Salary and Benefits
The salary range is £24,000 - £31,000 per annum - dependent on experience.
Care UK benefits include training & development opportunities, 2-5% company contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave plus 8 public bank holidays, staff well-being, access to bank hours, CPD, re-validation, cycle to work scheme, on-site gym facilities and free onsite parking at some locations.
We are also proud to support our employees with continued professional development opportunities and further education subject to service needs...
Further Job Information
This is a full-time vacancy, working 37.5 hour per week. We welcome informal visits to the prison but these must be booked in advance, please contact Anton for more information. We are however considering part time applications.
If you'd like to have an informal chat prior to applying for the job, please contact Alex Tigwell on 01189 521869
Please note that offers of employment are subject to Care UK Terms & Conditions and employment is subject to receipt of satisfactory references, enhanced DBS check and prison vetting.
Care UK is the Health in Justice market leader, providing healthcare services to offenders across the country.
The circumstances that bring people to prison are also complex and varied, our wellbeing approach adopts the premise no single factor can be taken in isolation of other motivational issues which might impact a person’s care.
Company
At Care UK, we treat everyone as individuals so they can live fulfilling, rewarding and happy lives and we recognise that taking the first step on the journey into care can be daunting.
We are proud to be the most awarded care home provider for the last three years, and we have more outstanding rated homes than any other provider. Independence is not about where you live, but how you live, so if you’re considering care for yourself or a loved one, discover why we’ve been trusted to care for over 40 years.
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