# Alcohol Specialist Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/alcohol-specialist-nurse/c49ea072-7ddc-41a5-af79-31eebf7fc3bb - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/alcohol-specialist-nurse/c49ea072-7ddc-41a5-af79-31eebf7fc3bb.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Liverpool - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-21T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-07T07:12:52.862Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Liverpool/Liverpool_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Gastroenterology/Gastroenterology-v8034891 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8034891?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Permanent Position Band 7 - Alcohol Specialist Nurse NMP An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Nurse / Non Medical Prescriber  to work within our acute trust Alcohol Team. This post will offer the opportunity to work with a challenging and rewarding group of patients attending hospital with alcohol-related problems.  As a senior  nurse you will have experience in supporting clinical interventions and treatments within hospital and in liaising with primary care teams to ensure smooth transition of care from hospital to community. You will be expected to support research activity and deliver education and clinical support to the wider healthcare team. You will have excellent communication skills, and be able to demonstrate knowledge of working with this patient group.  You will have the ability to prioritise effectively within a busy clinical environment. ### Main duties of the job Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of evidenced-based nursing care. - Provide expert advice and clinical practice - Provide specialist education and training to others  - Work collaboratively and co-operatively clinical colleagues to develop services and quality of care delivered.  - Lead the development of clinical services within the specialist field. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Assess, plan and evaluate care planning for an identified patient group affected by alcohol misuse. Facilitate outpatient clinics providing excellent standards of care including implementing prescribing plans. Interpret blood / fibro scan results and refer as appropriate Provide specialist education and training to colleagues and allied professionals. Provide expert advice and clinical practice. Work collaboratively and co-operatively with clinical colleagues to develop service delivery Perform comprehensive assessment of patient nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery according to changing health care needs. Perform advanced clinical skills in assessment &/or diagnosis &/or treatment. Collect, collate, evaluate and report information, maintaining accurate patient records. Involve patients and carers/relatives in the planning and delivery of care and development of services. Work collaboratively with other professionals and agencies to ensure patient needs are met, especially in relation to ongoing care needs and discharge arrangements. Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and carers/relatives, and professionals across health and social services. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Evidence of continued professional development - Diplomatic - Assertive and confident - Personal and professional maturity - Recognition of own limitations - Demonstrates enthusiasm - Ability to work both on own initiative and within a team - Flexibility - Able to travel between sites ### Skills **Essential** - Teaching / assessment skills - Organisation and negotiation skills - Effective communicator - Leadership & motivation skills - Evidence of audit and change management ability - Computer literate - Ability to motivate self and others - Root Cause Analysis **Desirable** - Evidence of leading and facilitating change - ECDL ### Knowledge **Essential** - In depth specialist knowledge ### Experience **Essential** - Demonstrable Post-Reg. experience - Evidence of undertaking the relevant speciality successfully at Band 6 - Extensive clinical experience - Evidence of the application of management / leadership skills and managing staff - Involvement in audit **Desirable** - Experience as Specialist Sister - Participation in research - Management qualification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Clinician NMC/HCPC - Post-basic specialist Qualification relevant to speciality - Recognised Teaching Qualification - First Degree **Desirable** - Research qualification - Recordable specialist qualification - Masters - Independent Prescriber ## Documents - [oh risk id form (pdf, 344.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10397465) - [life at luhft benefits (pdf, 333.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2664) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 278.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10422840) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.