Peripatetic Team Manager in Milton Keynes

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With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more – whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.

Site ARC-MK Town Milton Keynes Salary £57,528 - £64,750 per annum (pro rata if P/T) Salary period Yearly Closing 19/08/2026 23:59

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page

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Job overview

ARC-MK help people over the age of 18, residing in Milton Keynes, who want to break a cycle of addiction to substances or long-term alcohol addiction. We offer a variety of psychosocial and clinical interventions to support clients throughout their treatment journey.

The post holder will be a registered nurse and experience prescriber in Addictions. They will provide a service specific to rough sleeper and hostel residents across Milton Keynes. The role will include a range of activities assessing and addressing the residents health and well-being needs, development of pathways into specialist services, training of hostel staff and partner agencies to support clients out of hours, improving overall health inequalities via;

Health promotion including prescribing

General Health screening

Support access early engagement via outreach into addiction services

Engagement in Primary Care services and facilitate access to organised health care

Support access into secondary healthcare

Support access into mental health services

Support access with housing

Main duties of the job

Ensuring that there are risk assessment processes and that staff are adhering to these, to keep the people using our services as safe as possible

Ensuring that there are systems in place for Safeguarding people and that staff are supported in recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk from abuse and are able to expand concerns when necessary

Addressing safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services.

Supervising systems are in places

Ensure that the team has mechanisms in place for reflecting on everyday practice to identify areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made.

Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement

Ensure that the services maintain compliance with their mandatory training requirements.

Working for our organisation

The AddictionsDirectorate within CNWLFoundation Trust is a large, well-establishedprovider which offers a wide range of specialist NHS drug and alcohol treatment interventions to the diverse and multicultural populations in Central and North West London. Our drug and alcohol services include community services, 1 in-patient service. We alsorun nationalGambling and Gaming Services, Smoking Cessation services and a Club Drug Clinic.

Our substance use services are dedicated to helping reduce the harm caused bysubstance use dependency;helping people overcome their dependency on substances and helpingclients and their familiesrebuild their lives and enable recovery. We arecommitted to working in partnership with other providers and service users in local systems of treatment and recovery.

CNWL is committed to providing high quality, evidence-based treatment options and is a learning organisation which promotes staff competence and training and values clinical governance, audit and research. We are linked with Imperial College, University of London and are committed to evaluating our services and developing new and innovative approaches.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more detailed information on the job description and main responsibilities of the post.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RMN/RGN)
• Evidence of continuing personal development and post-registration training in the nursing care, assessment and treatment substance misuse clients
• Diploma in Drugs and Alcohol Studies or equivalent qualification
• Training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Completed the Motivational Interviewing Training Module

Previous Experience

• 5 years post-registration experience in Mental or general Health
• 3 years minimum experience in senior role and managing staff
• Experienced in the supply and administration of Hepatitis vaccines
• Experienced and competent in the supply and administration of CNWL Trust Hepatitis Patient Group Directions
• Extensive clinical experience
• Experience in undertaking Risk Assessments and Risk ManagementTeaching and Assessing qualification ENB 998 / SLICE or equivalent eg: mentorship
• Experience of working in and delivering services to injecting drug users.
• Community Nursing Experience
• Experience of teaching others and willingness to undertake Teaching and Assessing qualification within six months of commencing post.

Skills and knowledge

• Sound clinical knowledge and understanding of current NHS policies and national drug issues/policies.
• Good verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Good interpersonal skills in order to communicate and negotiate effectively, both inside and outside the Trust.
• Ability to work independently and to prioritise effectively
• Ability to assess and treat people with dual diagnosis
• Evidence of effective leadership and organisational skills.
• Evidence of the ability to work in a changing and stressful situation.
• Evidence of ability to teach/disseminate knowledge and skills
• Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach, which considers the needs of the whole person.
• Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using good communication skills
• IT literate: competent using Microsoft Word and able to report clinical activity data on patient information systems.
• Experience of working with stimulant users and people with alcohol problems.
• Experience of group facilitation
• Experience of managing a caseload within the community
• Awareness/knowledge of research skills
• Awareness of counselling models
• Motivational Interviewing skills / Relapse Management skills
• Committed to multidisciplinary team work
• Committed to User involvement
• Flexible & responsive to a developing service. The post holder must have the ability to understand and implement the Equal and Diversity policy at a level appropriate to the job

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI can be used as a support tool, not a replacement for the applicant’s own work.Applications must remain personal, accurate, and reflective of the candidate’s real experience.AI-generated content must not misrepresent skills, qualifications, or experience.Over reliance on AI-generated content is discouraged and may diminish the applicant's chances of success.

We monitor applications for any behaviour that could create an unfair advantage, and we check all references carefully. You are likely to be tested on your experience at interview, so be honest and make sure all the information in your application is correct. Please note that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is prohibited during the interview process.

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.