- Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts Person Specification
- Registered Nurse
- NMC registration
- Have experience of working (either paid or voluntary) with individuals/groups with health & social care issues
- Experience of working in addictions services
- oBe able to communicate effectively with a wide range of people including: service users, carers, other professionals, and members of the public
- oKnowledge of the physical, psychological and social effects of substance misuse and appropriate interventions
Addictions Clinical Nurse - Bolton, United Kingdom - Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT
Description
Job summary
It is an exciting time to join GMMH's Addictions Network. Recent developments and investment have resulted in us being able to offer multiple positions across a range of disciplines and entry levels.
Achieve Treatment and Recovery Services provides support for people experiencing problems with drug and alcohol use across Bury, Bolton, Salford and Trafford. We are an NHS led service, working with multiple agencies in a unique partnership model. This partnership model enables us to work with patients in a holistic way focusing on the person and not the "problem".
Main duties of the job
We are seeking to recruit an Addictions Clinical Nurse who will deliver specialist support to our patients accessing treatment at Achieve. The successful candidate will provide a range of clinical interventions, including detox, blood borne virus screening, vaccinations, administering long-acting injectable opiate medications, also carrying out a range of physical health investigations.
About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Knowledge
Essential