Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing and midwifery
- Grade
- 5
- Contract
- Permanent: Amanda tang
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (evening cover once a week)
- Job ref
- 311-S670-25
- Employer
- Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cirtek House
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Hospital Liaison and Clinic Nurse
5
If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople
https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk/values
Job overview
Interview -Weds 26/11/25, and afternoon of Fri 28/11/25.
To work within a multi-disciplinary team to facilitate a range of recovery and abstinence focused interventions for adults presenting at accident and emergency in Stockport because of substance misuse related issues. The post holder will provide intense interventions for frequent attenders at A & E, offer rapid access to treatment for patients, monitor presentations at Stepping Hill Hospital, offer opportunistic brief intervention to patients, offer advice to staff on management of adults presenting at hospital on a frequent basis.
Main duties of the job
This will include undertaking comprehensive assessments of need, individual therapeutic interventions, recovery co-ordination and referral on to support services with a view to reducing overall attendance at A+E and subsequent in-patient admissions. The post holder will work primarily in the community service but also support Stepping Hill Hospital staff in the planned discharge of patients who have been admitted to medical and surgical wards.
The post holder will provide clinical interventions supporting sustained recovery within an ambitious, inspirational and outcome focused culture promoting hope, empowerment and choice.
The post holder will contribute to the services clinic responsibilities for alcohol and other substances (e.g. pre-detox bloods, support for community detoxification BBV screening, clinic room checks, medicines management commensurate with the grade).
Working for our organisation
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
- Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
- Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
- Access to Continued Professional Development
- Involvement in improvement and research activities
- Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
- Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To contribute to the provision and facilitation of a range of interventions focusing on managing individuals’ recovery capital and increasing their chances of achieving and sustaining abstinence. This will include psychosocial interventions, clinical interventions commensurate with the grade and under the supervision of Senior Nurses, provision of substitute medication where appropriate, support to access mutual aid and peer support networks, support to develop positive community relationships and support to access other services both substance misuse specific (e.g. rehab and community programmes) and mainstream (e.g. housing, employment, education and training.)
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RGN / RMN (Including newly qualified and preceptorship Nurses for whom further training and support will be available)
- Professional registration with NMC
Desirable criteria
- Relevant training in specialist area
- Training in sexual health/blood borne viruses.
- Non-medical prescribing qualification or willingness to undertake this training.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of assessing clients’ health and social care needs in a drug or alcohol setting.
- The provision of advice and support on health and/or social issues.
- Experience of working with individuals who have drug and/or alcohol problems
- Experience of providing support to vulnerable/socially excluded individuals/groups
- Experience of working as part of a team to achieve a shared vision/goal
Desirable criteria
- Experience of community engagement and service user and carer involvement
- Experience of group programme design and facilitation
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of the physical, psychological and health effects of drug and alcohol use and appropriate interventions
- Experience of multidisciplinary working.
- Experience of working with clients on a one to one and/or group work.
- Ability to acknowledge diversity and promote antidiscriminatory practice / equal opportunities
- Knowledge of issues relating to Drug and Alcohol and understanding of the principles of harm minimisation
- Knowledge of the importance of mutual aid and peer support networks
- Understanding of local communities and their diverse health and well-being needs
- Understanding of the recovery and abstinence agenda and ability to apply this to practice.
- An awareness of policies & procedures in relation to confidentiality, information sharing, and child protection
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of national substance misuse strategy
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Awareness of own limitations and how to approach others.
- Ability to work with policies and procedures relating to the organisation.
- Effective time management skills.
- Ability to use information technology systems
- Able to demonstrate full understanding of confidentiality issues and the ability to interpret policy into practice.
- Ability to act calmly in emergencies and to respond in a professional manner to stressful and challenging behaviour
- Effective and coherent oral and written communication skills
- Case management skills.
- Able to facilitate and devise education and training programmes
- Ability to communicate drug and alcohol specific knowledge and expertise
- Understanding of recovery capital, asset-based frameworks, building social networks and importance of mutual Aid.
- Ability to work with policies and procedures relating to the organisation.
- Effective time management skills.
- IT skills in relation to data input and statistical monitoring.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to deliver training
- Experience of user involvement in service development
- Venepuncture
- Ability to undertake education and training initiatives
- Alternative therapies.
- Experience of group work design and delivery
Work Related Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel to different work locations.
- Ability to work evenings and weekends as required.
Desirable criteria
- Car owner / driver
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amanda Tang
- Job title
- Actin head of service
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 716 4000
- Additional information
Contribute to the Service’s clinical and nursing duties including taking of pre-detox bloods, support for community detoxification clinic room checks, medicines checks, administering of agreed medicines suitable for the client group in line with the expectations of the service Consultant in Additions and the Trust’s Chief Pharmacist
Provide advice, education and support to service users, families, carers and wider communities on public health issues relating to substance use and safety, prevention and health promotion.
To provide a range of services within a harm reduction model, including reducing alcohol related harm, safer injecting, sexual health and general health advice.
To provide general health assessment, monitoring and interventions (e.g. blood pressure monitoring, lung function testing) whilst enabling the service user to access mainstream community health services.
Provide specialist clinical information, support and advice to other health and social care professionals and internal and external agencies.
Support local public health campaigns and engage in public facing substance misuse and health messages.
Engage service users in therapeutic alliances and facilitate up take of wider treatment and recovery services.
Enable Service Users to access Blood Borne Virus screening and vaccinations for hepatitis A and B and where appropriate Flu vaccination and where indicated facilitate access to these services for the User's family members.
Facilitate and evaluate group work programmes and support the visible recovery community including, for example, Preparation for Deox.
Provide verbal and written information to ensure service users can make informed choices about their recovery journey.
Work with service users within local community amenities to maximise individual health and wellbeing potential whilst promoting social networks and active citizenship.
Actively engage with carers and significant others both in advising their own needs and where appropriate as part of the service users care.
Actively engage with the wider community as part of the services undertaking in order to forge positive recovery networks and develop community capacity enabling service users to build positive social networks.
Actively engage with other agencies both across the borough and wider, liaising on behalf of service users.
Work with the Integrated Children and Family Service in relation to the Boroughs Supporting Families initiatives.
Provide reports where required in relation to Child and Adult safeguarding proceedings and attend Child In Need and other safeguarding meetings.
Maintain knowledge of local and national criminal justice agenda and other emerging priorities and incorporate this into practice within the Service framework.
Ensure effective data collection and information provision including the use of computer-based systems.Make and maintain clear and concise note records compliant with Trust expectations.
Liaise with multi-disciplinary teams seeking support and advice as necessary.
Assist in the development of services where needed.
Participate in training and other opportunities for the professional development of self and others, including the supervision of more junior staff or students.
Work always to promote equality, diversity, and individual rights.
Support senior workers to ensure that the service supports local and national targets in relation to waiting times, access, effective engagement, planned discharge and TOPs compliance.
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