Alcohol Nurse Specialist inCarlisle / Whitehaven inCarlisle / Whitehaven PUBLISHED 26 NOV 2024
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The North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an
Alcohol Nurse Specialist
for a 6-month fixed-term contract in Carlisle/Whitehaven, with potential for extension. This role addresses the growing issue of alcohol-related health and social problems, which significantly burden the local health system. The specialist will focus on reducing avoidable hospital admissions, improving withdrawal management, and enhancing education and support for patients with alcohol-related issues. Key responsibilities include facilitating integrated care between secondary, primary, and community services, providing psychosocial support, and promoting adherence to the Trust’s alcohol withdrawal guidelines.
Applicants should be enthusiastic nurses eager to raise awareness of alcohol-related problems and engage with teams to enable effective interventions. The position also emphasizes collaboration within Alcohol Care Teams (ACTs) and aims to improve data collection and information sharing across services.
Eligible candidates will need to meet specific requirements outlined in the job description. The Trust offers various employee benefits, including a competitive pension scheme, flexible working options, and opportunities for professional development. Awareness of DBS check costs and eligibility criteria for employment is also noted.
Alcohol excess plays a significant role in a wide array of health and social care needs. Consequently this impacts and imposes a burden on the whole health economy.
A significant and rising number of patients with alcohol related problems attend our Emergency Departments which, for NCIC, includes 81% presenting via our ambulance services. Many may subsequently be admitted. There is a high re-attendance and readmission rate and we have a higher than average alcohol related mortality.
Consequently there is a case for improvement in the provision of alcohol related services and better coordination of care together with our community providers.
The North East and North Cumbria ICS support the development of alcohol services and NCIC have made a successful bid for funding to support Alcohol Care Teams. They invite us to join with colleagues within our ICS to pledge support for the development of services to address this pressing need.
We would like to invite applicants from enthusiastic nurses to support the Trust in raising the profile of alcohol related problems, seek engagement of teams to enable interventions and to act as a conduit to community based alcohol services.
There is an opportunity for 6 month fixed term contract with a potential to extend within the Alcohol Care team
Alcohol Care Teams (ACTs) aim is to:
- Reduce avoidable alcohol-related hospital admissions by reducing severe health risk among dependent drinkers
- Reduce the length of stay for inpatients by improving the management of withdrawal
- Provide appropriate, timely, meaningful education and support for those attending or being admitted with alcohol-related problems
- Facilitate integrated alcohol care between secondary, primary and community care providers and provide an alternative to admission
- Provide psychosocial interventions to support dependent drinkers to sustain abstinence following discharge
- Improve compliance with the Trust's alcohol withdrawal guidelines
- Educate staff on alcohol use disorder and its management
- Improve information sharing between services (e.g. secondary care, primary care and community services)
- Improve data collection and opportunities for analysis
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
Registered Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles or changing clinical environments, may access an agreed preceptorship period
Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Important Information
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:
- Junk Mail is checked regularly
Disclosure and Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.
The changes mean that:
- youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
- the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.
Nacro Tel: , or email:
Unlock Tel: ,
email
or complete the
online form on the Unlock website
Please note the cost of the DBS check is increasing from 2nd December and the new cost will be
Standard DBS check £21.50, Enhanced DBS check £49.50 + any admin costs.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows
if applicable to the post
Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
Alcohol excess plays a significant role in a wide array of health and social care needs. Consequently this impacts and imposes a burden on the whole health economy.
A significant and rising number of patients with alcohol related problems attend our Emergency Departments which, for NCIC, includes 81% presenting via our ambulance services. Many may subsequently be admitted. There is a high re-attendance and readmission rate and we have a higher than average alcohol related mortality.
Consequently there is a case for improvement in the provision of alcohol related services and better coordination of care together with our community providers.
The North East and North Cumbria ICS support the development of alcohol services and NCIC have made a successful bid for funding to support Alcohol Care Teams. They invite us to join with colleagues within our ICS to pledge support for the development of services to address this pressing need.
We would like to invite applicants from enthusiastic nurses to support the Trust in raising the profile of alcohol related problems, seek engagement of teams to enable interventions and to act as a conduit to community based alcohol services.
There is an opportunity for 6 month fixed term contract with a potential to extend within the Alcohol Care team
Alcohol Care Teams (ACTs) aim is to:
- Reduce avoidable alcohol-related hospital admissions by reducing severe health risk among dependent drinkers
- Reduce the length of stay for inpatients by improving the management of withdrawal
- Provide appropriate, timely, meaningful education and support for those attending or being admitted with alcohol-related problems
- Facilitate integrated alcohol care between secondary, primary and community care providers and provide an alternative to admission
- Provide psychosocial interventions to support dependent drinkers to sustain abstinence following discharge
- Improve compliance with the Trust's alcohol withdrawal guidelines
- Educate staff on alcohol use disorder and its management
- Improve information sharing between services (e.g. secondary care, primary care and community services)
- Improve data collection and opportunities for analysis
About us
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
Registered Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles or changing clinical environments, may access an agreed preceptorship period
Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Important Information
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:
- Junk Mail is checked regularly
Disclosure and Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.
The changes mean that:
- youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
- the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.
Nacro Tel: , or email:
Unlock Tel: ,
email
or complete the
online form on the Unlock website
Please note the cost of the DBS check is increasing from 2nd December and the new cost will be
Standard DBS check £21.50, Enhanced DBS check £49.50 + any admin costs.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows
if applicable to the post
Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
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