Band 7 Alcohol Liaison Service in London inLondon PUBLISHED THU 3 APR 2025 Jump to job information section

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• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for alcohol dependent patients with complex needs, making necessary adjustments.
• Identify patients at high risk from their alcohol use using the AUDIT assessment and take appropriate action in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions, including motivational interviewing and withdrawal management, to support patients in reducing alcohol-related harm.
• Educate patients and families about healthy lifestyles and managing risks to health and well-being.
• Ensure accurate, up-to-date documentation using electronic health records and maintain compliance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
• Communicate effectively with patients, staff, and external organisations, using strategies to overcome barriers and promote continuity of care.
• Support research, audits, and quality initiatives to enhance patient care and nursing practice.
• Oversee the delivery of a 7-day alcohol care service model to ensure consistent and equitable coverage for patients across all settings.
  
  

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Staff already internal to the Trust wishing to do a secondment within the Trust can apply.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lynn Tompkins Job title: Senior Nurse Email address: Telephone number:

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