Substance Misuse Nurse

January 11, 2024
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Job Description

Sanctuary Personnel – Ref: 1234 – Substance Misuse Nurse

Global Healthcare Jobs, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and over 300 reviews has a locum Substance Misuse Nurse role available.

Location: HMP Leicester

Type of Contract: Locum, 3-Months

Shifts: Monday – Friday  – 08:00am – 16:00pm

Hourly Rate: £33 per hour (assignment rate)

Benefits of working with us:

  • Fully online and paperless registration service
  • Free DBS and compliance service including paid for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules (if applicable)
  • Exclusive access to roles that aren’t available with other agencies; NHSBT, The Home Office and Vaccination Centres (private and public) are just some of the projects we’ve recently recruited to.
  • £250 refer a friend bonus once referral has worked 100 hours (uncapped – T&Cs apply)
  • Registration body costs covered based on length of service (T&Cs apply)
  • Find your own job bonus – Receive £250 for bringing your own position to us
  • Clinical governance and revalidation support from an in-house qualified health professional with over 15 years’ experience
  • Your own dedicated consultant with extensive experience within the healthcare sector
  • Daily payroll and in-house payroll system

Requirements of the Substance Misuse Nurse:

  • Relevant nursing qualification and an active NMC Registration
  • Recent nursing experience within Substance Misuse, Substance Abuse, Addiction, Drug and Alcohol, Needle Exchange, or Recovery

Main Duties: 

  • Assessment of substance misuse and mental disorder
  • Case management – medication for substance misuse related issues such as Benzodiazepines for alcohol withdrawal, Opiate substitution, Antabuse etc
  • Medication for mental disorders
  • Psychosocial interventions for substance misuse
  • Psychosocial treatments for mental disorders including anxiety and depressive disorders, personality difficulties/disorders, ADHD, trauma, major mental illness and arranging aftercare

Contact:

This Substance Misuse Nurse job is advertised by Mo Sofique; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

We welcome applications from Substance Misuse Nurses who meet the above requirements.

Regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet these requirements for this Substance Misuse Nurse role as we need to meet our clients requirements, but please feel free to browse our open roles that may be more suitable for you.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into you work placement.