About this role
Job summary
To work as a member of a multidisciplinary disciplinary specialist drug team, providing information, advice, assessment, caseload management, physical health checks and blood borne virus screening, vaccinations and treatment. One of the main remits of the posts is the initiation of clients onto opiate substitute medication, via observed administration in our onsite care clinic. Supplementary prescribing within an agreed Clinical Management Plan.
Main duties of the job
Lead for health and wellbeing at The Grove and delivering a range of health interventions, including advice and information, physical health checks, BBV screening & vaccination ad support the delivery of the onsite Hepatitis C treatment clinic
Manage a caseload of complex clients with physical health needs and support them to navigate the primary care health system and referrals to specialist secondary services as needed.
Undertake comprehensive assessments of service users' physical and mental health needs, social and support issues to develop clinically safe and client centered treatment plans
To work effectively with partner agencies including the GP Federation and other professionals to develop better outcomes for service users.
Developing physical health treatment pathways for service users to access primary care services, i.e. GP registration; smoking cessation, respiratory health, tissue viability
improving communication between The Grove and primary care services
Delivery of physical health awareness training and education across substance misuse services in Haringey.
To undertake quality improvement projects to develop better service users' outcomes in relation to their physical health and wellbeing.
About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
Our Five-Year Strategy:
We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
Why NLFT?
We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities. We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives. NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme Excellent internal staff network
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Job description Job responsibilities
To manage a caseload of complex clients and provide one to one key working ensuring that care and recovery planning is conducted on an individual basis according to the specific needs of the service user.
To carry out appropriate risk assessment regarding prescribing and non-prescribing interventions, and implement appropriate interventions to manage identified risks
To follow local safeguarding procedures to promote the safety and well-being of children and vulnerable adults.
To support the production of reports necessary for social services, courts or other external organisations.
To make home visits consistent with need and in line with Trust policies.
To provide harm reduction services, such as Needle Exchange, in line with Trust guidelines.
To support services users to become involved in local service user activities, planning and co-production
Where appropriate, to engage friends and family of the service user in their treatment, where explicit consent has been given.
To carry out urine drug screening and breath alcohol testing in order to assess safety of prescribing. To provide advice and guidance to other practitioners around safety of prescribing in relation to results.
To provide advice and guidance to practitioners on physical health issues.
To provide mental health assessments as requested (RMN only).
To participate in the delivery of the primary healthcare services, including the delivery of health and wellbeing clinics
To promote the health needs of clients with complex issues, and within their sphere of competence provide interventions for these needs.
To carry out HIV and Hepatitis C testing and pre/post-test counselling.
To support the delivery of the onsite Hepatitis C treatment clinic.
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION Essential
First Level Registered Nurse (RMN/RGN))
Desirable
RGN
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE Essential
Extensive post-registration qualification experience in mental health, acute, or primary care settings Experience of titration/dose induction
Desirable
Experience of phlebotomy, or a commitment to acquiring these skills while in post
SKILLS AND ABILITIES Essential
A good working knowledge of the specific health risks that those affected by substance misuse are exposed to An understanding of the principles and practice of harm minimisation, and a commitment to work within the harm reduction model of practice
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name North London NHS Foundation Trust
Address The Grove Substance Misuse service
09 Bruce Grove
Haringey
N17 6RA
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)