Specialist Nurse - Alcohol Care Team

Job overview

Band 6 – Alcohol Care Team

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated nurse to Join the Alcohol Care Team within our acute care trust here at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

We are seeking an inspirational nurse; you must possess strong leadership qualities, have the ability to implement new initiatives and the courage to drive forward future developments.

To be successful in this venture the post holder will need to develop systems which support effective management and care of individuals who present to hospital with either primary or secondary issues relating to alcohol.

Main duties of the job

• Lead a specialist area of practice, providing expert professional advice to others across the Trust within agreed guidelines and protocols, including medical colleagues and other professional groups when required.
• Perform comprehensive specialist assessment of patients, plan, treat and evaluate care within agreed guidelines and protocols according to evidence-based practice and changing health needs.
• Communicate complex specialist information to medical colleagues and others. Refer patients to appropriate clinicians, in the Trust or externally, within agreed guidelines and protocols, according to assessment of patient need and evidence based decision.
• Prioritise patient care, supervising and allocating one's own workload, monitoring and evaluating effectiveness of care, including discharge of patients, or referring on, within agreed guidelines and protocols.
• Provide a comprehensive specialist service, accepting accountability and responsibility for the management and effectiveness of the service on a day-to-day basis.
• Collect, collate, evaluate and report on information, including communicating detailed information to clinical colleagues and others, maintaining accurate patient records and documentation.
• Promote patient and public involvement in the improvement of services, and involve patients and carers/relative in the planning and delivery of their care.

Please see Job Description for full details.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The nurse will have experience in supporting clinical interventions and treatments within the hospital setting and liaising with primary care settings to ensure a smooth transition of care from hospital to community.

You will be expected to play an active role in research activity and deliver education to the wider healthcare team. The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and be able to demonstrate knowledge of working with this patient group. The post holder will be expected to take a lead on Alcohol within the Trust partaking in clinical audit and developing evidence-based protocols and pathways.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.