Substance Misuse Clinical Charge Nurse RGN/RMN - AfC Band 6 - Wandsworth
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To provide specialist substance misuse care to offenders and to work as part of an integrated and multi-disciplinary health service, which may include in-reach services, Reception duties, resource centre services, dual diagnosis management and primary care nursing
To deliver a range of specialist interventions at primary and secondary care level; to include:
o Referral management, screening assessment, triage and evidencebased
interventions
o One-to-one and group-work facilitation
o assertive outreach interventions
o managing a mixed and challenging caseload
To contribute to alternatives to the need for inpatient admission and where necessary assisting with early discharge from in-patient services through the implementation of substance misuse management clinical interventions and complex case management arrangements resulting in continuity of care for an offender on ordinary location.
To perform robust assessment, screening and interventions to offenders with substance misuse concerns
Ensure that all waiting time, assessment and interventions are delivered in a timely manner, and positively contribute to the achievement of the service’s performance targets
Ensure integrated and collaborative working with other specialist services, including continuity of care and through the gate arrangements and liaison
Work closely with community mental health teams (CMHTs) to ensure appropriate sharing of information, continuity of care and the Care Programme Approach (CPA) for all offenders as necessary.
To provide comprehensive and timely reports and mental health expertise to multi agency public protection panels (MAPPA), police, probation services, solicitors and court liaison teams as directed.
Provide supervision to junior staff and to receive supervision as directed (line management and clinical).
To participate in resource centre services as directed, delivering group therapy and specialist activities under the direction of the team leader.
