The Community Drug Treatment Service aims to increase the number of substance misusing clients entering and successfully completing treatment, reduce substance related harm and improve the quality of life for clients, their families and communities. The service provides a range of interventions including open access, harm minimisation, assertive engagement, recovery focused clinical / psychosocial interventions and recovery support.
We are seeking to appoint a specialist nurse to work across our services in Camden. You will be an integral member of a multi-disciplinary team offering specialist prescribing services. You will have responsibility for delivering a range of clinical interventions including BBV screening and vaccination to service users entering treatment in the Borough.
The post-holder will contribute to the service to ensure that those who experience difficulties through the use of drugs and/or 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. You will be required to record and input client data and information in order that the service operates within contractual, administrative and financial requirements.
You will have excellent communication and engagement skills, knowledge and experience of working with substance misusers 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.
CRI provides membership of Nursing Times online to support revalidation.
All applications for this post will be subject to Enhanced DBS clearance.
Excellent package of terms and conditions available on request.
To apply for this position, please download and complete the form on this page.