Salary: from £43,060 -£52,580 per annum, dependent on experience and qualifications 
Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday 
Location: Worcestershire  
Contract: 12 month (Maternity Cover) 
Job Reference Number: 1635  
 
We are seeking an enthusiastic, compassionate and experienced NMP to join our clinical team in Worcestershire. With an in-depth knowledge of the issues affecting people who use alcohol and substances, you will be driven by safe practice, compassion and a desire to help people be healthier and well.

This position requires a qualified nurse or advanced clinical practitioner with appropriate and valid registration with either the NMC or GPHC and relevant experience.

You will have experience of working with people with complex needs including substance misuse and a commitment to making the lives of our service users healthier and safer by providing a high-quality service. You will also need a strong harm reduction approach to your work and a commitment to providing a caring, compassionate and safe ethos for our service users. You will need knowledge of general health issues affecting people who use drugs and alcohol and have a good understanding of the relevant legislation including safeguarding and clinical guidelines for our patient group.

You will need to be comfortable with the recovery principles in addictions, ITEP and NICE guidance on detoxification and stabilisation protocols. You will be able to demonstrate skills to ensure that the care delivered is specific and evidence based whilst adhering to service user’s needs. Your prescribing work will be carried out flexibly incorporating on-site clinics as well as some outreach and satellite locations across Worcestershire. You will need to be flexible in your approach and accommodate delivering alternative treatment options/projects to meet service need and to build our ethos of meeting people where they are at.

You will have a willingness and desire to work in a dynamic and responsive environment and be able to demonstrate your ability to effectively communicate with colleagues, service users and external teams across the county, also you will be flexible and able to travel around the county easily. Equality of opportunity and treatment is very important to us so you will need to have a non-judgemental and inclusive attitude towards colleagues and service users.

This post will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure, checks against the Adult Barred List & Police Vetting.  

For more details and to apply, please visit our website

 https://www.cranstoun.org/work-with-us/currentvacancies