Due to Maternity leave within the team an exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Alcohol Care Team, based at Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI) in a full-time role.

The Alcohol Care Team (ACT) consists of a small team of specialist nurses, working across all wards and department MRI. The service is currently operating Monday to Friday 08:00-1800, with a view to increasing to 7 days. You will be expected to be able to work autonomously within this small team, and in partnership with the wider MFT Alcohol Care Teams, Multi-disciplinary Teams, and Community Substance Misuse Services. The team provides clinical expertise and knowledge relating to the identification, assessment, treatment, and management of patients attending or admitted to MRI with Alcohol-use Disorders or alcohol related harm.

The successful applicant should be highly motivated in working with this patient group and have an interest in developing their skills further in this specialised field. They should be able to work as an independent practitioner and have excellent communication and time management skills. They will work with the team to improve quality of care and development of the service.

The ability to be able to deliver teaching and training sessions to colleagues is also an important part of the role.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant should be highly motivated in working with this patient group and have an interest in developing their skills further in this specialised field. They should be able to work as an independent practitioner and have excellent communication and time management skills. They will work with the team to improve quality of care and development of the service.

The ability to be able to deliver teaching and training sessions to colleagues is also an important part of the role.

About us

MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of �2.5bn & 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 28,000 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 brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've 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 new Green Plan which will set 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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll 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 youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.

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 resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Education/qualifications

Essential

• 1st Level registered nurse (RMN or RGN)
• 1st Level degree in related area or working towards
• ENB 998 Teaching and assessing in clinical practice ( or equivalent)
• Evidence of continuing personal development /revalidation and post registration training in nursing care assessment and treatment with substance misuse clients
• Evidence of health Service Management

Desirable

• Registered independent non-medical prescriber
• Qualification in CBT
• Completed clinical examination skills module
• Leadership course
• Motivational Interviewing training

Experience

Essential

• Experience and understanding of the substance misuse sector
• Awareness of health issues relating to substance misuse
• Relevant post registration experience
• Relevant experience in Substance misuse at minimum band 6 level
• experience of managing multidisciplinary staff
• experience in multi agency working and training
• experience of health service management

Desirable

• Experience of work in community settings
• Experience of leading on project work that has contributed to service development

Skills

Essential

• Be able to comment and write reports and formulate policies and guidelines
• ability to conduct clinical audit processes
• ability to work with minimum supervision
• ability to work with multi disciplinary teams
• ability to lead and facilitate decision making processes
• ability to lead and develop teams
• ability to provide and co-ordinate clinical and management supervision
• assessment skills, including an understanding of risk assessments
• Ability to chair and conduct meetings
• Ability to conduct presentations and present findings
• Act as a service user advocate
• 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
• Ability to communicate at complex levels and with services users who may have challenging behaviours
• able to manage a non pay nbdget

Desirable

• Experience of research and development
• contributing to updating guidelines /policies within specialsit area

Knowledge

Essential

• Sound and clinical knowledge of substances misuse and alcohol withdrawal
• Expert knowledge of alcohol detoxification
• Evidence of ongoing training and practices in the field of substance misuse and public health prevention
• Knowledge and understanding of legislations pertaining to mental health, substance misuse and related fields of interest

Desirable

• Knowledge of alcohol NICE guidelines
• Knowledge of CQUINs

Aptitudes

Essential

• 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

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Manchester Royal Infirmary ORC

Oxford Road Site

Manchester

M13 9WL

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