Staff Nurse in Nottingham

Are you looking for a new challenge? Here at The Level Inpatient Detox Unit, we are looking for a full-time Band 5 Nurse to join our dedicated team. We are a trauma informed, medically managed 20 bed detox facility in Radford, very near the centre of Nottingham. Our programmes are delivered in a clinically safe and comfortable environment, providing service users with the medication and support they need to detox successfully and take control of their long-term recovery.

The unique combination of our person-centred approach and broad staffing expertise enables us to successfully detox all types of clients, including complex cases. We accept referrals from specialist community drug and alcohol teams or private enquirers located anywhere in the UK, and can accommodate up to twenty service users at any one time. Our team consists of nurses with backgrounds in both physical and mental health, GP's with a special interest in Substance Use, Support Workers and a Therapy Team.

Main Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide nursing care from admission to discharge.
• Take an active role in multidisciplinary team meetings feeding back patient progress.
• Provide information and advice about drugs, alcohol, smoking cessation and related issues which includes, blood borne viruses, safer sex and physical healthcare needs as a consequence of substance misuse.
• Provide on-going assessment of patient care, evaluating and amending care plans and treatment options as appropriate.
• Administer medication, including controlled drugs in accordance with national guidelines and local policies and procedures.
• Ability to assess and respond to those service users presenting high risk in relation to their mental or physical health, risk of overdose, providing information, guidance and advice with regards to improving quality of life and managing risk effectively.
• To actively participate in team meetings with the focus on service review, development and improvement.
• To ensure that essential training requirements are current and up to date.
• To take an active role in appraisal, clinical and managerial supervision, identifying aims and objectives for personal development in line with the service business plan.
• Maintain own registration requirements in accordance with NMC regulations.

About You:

You will ideally have a knowledge or an interest in substance use and the challenges substance use poses to our patients. You will be trauma informed and able to treat patients with the care and respect they deserve. You will need to be reliable, consistent and able to work both day and night shifts on a 4-week Rota. You will be a great team player - not scared to question and be ready to advocate on behalf of your patients with both the internal team members and external agencies. Above all else you will display a level of kindness and unconditional positive regard to our patients.

Why join us?

Your wellbeing is important to us. We emphasise wellbeing in all our working environments and employ a Wellbeing Practitioner to support our staff. Employee assistance programme, salary sacrifice schemes. Stakeholder pension, enhanced maternity and paternity leave and paid sick leave. 32 days holiday including Bank Holidays increasing with service. Paid DBS and Update Service. Loyalty awards and non-contributory life insurance.

Equality and diversity is important to us: we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and cultures, and appreciate the variety of experience they provide. As one of Nottingham's few Disability Confident Leaders, we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Framework is incredibly proud to hold Investors in People (IIP) Gold accreditation. This accreditation recognises our continued commitment to creating a workplace where people feel valued, supported, and empowered to grow. Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section. 98% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework. Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941. As a Disability Confident employer, we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Framework is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments, please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application.