Specialist Nurse inSunderland inSunderland PUBLISHED
THU 28 NOV 2024
Additional responsibilities include:
- Assessing complex clinical risks and developing risk management plans.
- Supervising a small team and providing clinical leadership within a multidisciplinary setting.
- Offering training and support to staff and leading educational initiatives on dual diagnosis.
- Engaging in service development and audits to improve care approaches.
- Managing complex cases related to risk and safeguarding in accordance with trust policies.
The position requires the ability to work effectively in a team to deliver high-quality patient care. Applications are welcomed until December 12, 2024.
An exciting opportunity has a risen for a Specialist dual diagnosis nurse to work within the Inpatient pathway at Hopewood Park Hospital. The post holder will offer assessment, consultation and short-term intervention for patients under the care of Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust with needs relating to dual diagnosis.
The post holder will work in close collaboration with patients, families and other professionals and services involved the person's care, including acute trust colleagues, mental health trust teams, primary care, social services, housing and homelessness services, substance misuse services, schools and colleges, ambulance services, the police and other criminal justice agencies.
The post-holder will be required to conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment that considers the relationship between the person's mental and physical health, their social situation and their harmful use of drugs and alcohol in formulating person-centred and needs-based care plans. They will support the wider inpatient team, providing specialist training, advice and guidance in order to scaffold care and treatment.
The post-holder will be required to assess complex clinical risk and to devise risk management plans that competently address identified areas of risk and deliver effective safeguarding for the individual and others around them.
The post-holder will be operationally responsible for a small team of staff.
The successful candidate will be working as part of a specialist multi disciplinary team, consisting of medics, nurses, psychologists, and allied health professionals, delivering high quality care to patients. The successful post holder will provide enhanced clinical leadership for the staff working across the service. They will provide a range of learning opportunities, including formal teaching sessions, group clinical supervision sessions, task shadowing, role modelling, etc. related to dual diagnosis issues and needs.
The successful post holder will take an active lead in audit and dual diagnosis service development , contributing to the evidence base for treatment approaches. They will also take a lead in complex cases, e.g. complex risk management, safeguarding, etc. in line with trust policy and procedures.
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Advertising date : 28th November 2024
Closing date : 12th December 2024
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