Addiction Nurse - Glasgow, United Kingdom - NHS Scotland

NHS Scotland

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Glasgow, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles.

We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

Applications from 2023 Newly Qualified Nurse/Midwife, will not be considered for this post.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a new and innovative service at the early stages of development.

The Crisis Outreach Service seeks to engage and work alongside some of the most vulnerable and hard to reach individuals in alcohol or drug crisis by linking them into appropriate treatment services through a person centred approach.

You should be a First Level Registered Nurse who is enthusiastic and able to demonstrate knowledge in relation to available treatments, harm reduction interventions underpinned by a person centred approach to the role.

An understanding of the personal and social impact of alcohol and drug use is essential to the role.

You should be able to demonstrate your ability to effectively communicate and build relationships with a number of professional, third sector and voluntary agency partners.

The shift pattern is; Variable