Drug & Alcohol Health & Wellbeing Nurse - MP705 - HMP Lewes

CRI are seeking to appoint specialist nurses to be integral members of a multi disciplinary and multi-agency team. Offering specialist prescribing services, rapid access to assessment, responsive titration and a range of clinical interventions to service users entering into HMP Lewes.

The post-holders will contribute to the service to ensure that those who experience difficulties through the use of Drug and Alcohol consistently receive high quality services that adhere to the best practice guidelines and achieve high professional standards.

You will be responsible for contributing to the overall performance of the service to ensure that contractual output targets are achieved. The post-holders will have responsibility for their own caseloads, and will be required to record and input client data and information in order that the service operates within contractual, administrative and financial requirements.

The post-holders will be required to work flexibly within an agreed number of hours to maintain the most appropriate level of service provision. This will include night shifts and weekend working.

You will have excellent communication and engagement skills, some knowledge and experience of working with substance mis-users in order to deliver high quality services in accordance with national guidelines.

CRI are committed to creating an inclusive environment, which celebrates difference and allows our staff and service users to flourish. We recruit the very best staff from a wide range of backgrounds, ensuring service users benefit from our diverse skills and expertise. We always work to the principles of fairness and equality of opportunity in all our recruitment processes.

We also expect an assertive approach to ensuring the safety and well-being of all children, young people and adults, and applicants to these posts will need to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to best safeguarding practice.

For further information about this role please contact Ian Dunster, Service Manager, 01273 785058