Community Alcohol Health Worker - Liverpool, United Kingdom - Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Liverpool, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Key Responsibilities 1.

Clinical / client work Under the guidance of the community alcohol specialist nurse to offer assessment and care-planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care based on current best practice, referring on to and working in partnership with other agencies where appropriate.

Promote and safeguard the health and well-being of clients. Promote recovery focused interventions.

Recognize potential and actual clinical risk factors and take every precaution and action to minimise and/or eliminate such. Report to senior staff. 2.

Managerial / leadership Under supervision contribute to the delivery of care for service users in an effective and efficient manner and contribute to the enhancement of services provided.

Work within care pathways and lines of communication with other relevant services to address identified service user needs.

Assist in the delegation of staff and allocation of resources, taking into account the needs of service users and service delivery requirements.

Service governance Ensure personal compliance with legal, regulatory, social and ethical responsibilities and contribute to the organisations compliance with health and safety and service governance requirements.

Participate with colleagues in setting and monitoring standards of nursing and social health care. Participate in research projects, service audit and evaluation. Collect and collate data to monitor efficient use of resources. Maintain and monitor the accuracy of patient records in accordance with professional governing bodies and Trust policy and procedure.

Provide / contribute to reports required by managers or external agencies, for example child-care conferences or court reports. 4.

Education and development Develop own knowledge and skills are appropriate to meet the needs of service users and the organisation.

Participate in the CBUs Personal Development Planning (PDP) process.

Participate in effective clinical and management supervision and support. Contribute to the education and development of staff within the service, including learners on placement. Participate in educational activities within the Directorate to meet the needs of the training strategy.

If required, take part in arranged promotional activities, providing information on health and services, to members of the public / other agencies.

NB:
This job description is an outline and account of the main duties.

Any changes will be discussed with the post holder in advance but will also be reviewed regularly to take into account changes and developments in service requirements.

The post holder has the right to request a review should they feel there have been significant changes to their role.