Specialist Substance Use Nurse - START

At Turning Point, we support people with substance use issues across the country. As a nurse in our Slough Service, you'll make a real difference to the lives of those experiencing difficulties from drugs and alcohol usage. Passionate about people, you'll enjoy the opportunity and support to enhance your own life and career too, as you gain the experience and training you need to progress in your nursing career.

Our Drug and Alcohol Wellbeing Service START offers support to individuals in Slough, East Berkshire. You will work within a busy service under the supervision of our Clinical Lead and Operations Manager to improve the wellbeing of a wide range of individuals.

Main duties of the job

As a Specialist Substance Use Nurse, you will be involved with supporting opiate substitute treatment, alcohol and opiate detoxifications, and promoting the uptake of naloxone. You will also provide support to the team providing Blood Borne Virus screening and vaccinations and will work closely with mental health, physical health, and social care services. You'll also help to create a collaborative approach that links Turning Point ever closer to outside professionals and agencies.

About us

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take pride in the services we offer.

We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We believe in positive change and work constantly to improve the lives of those we support.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

We support our staff with a total reward package that includes:

• 25 days paid holiday per year, plus Bank Holidays, increasing with each year of service up to 27 days, plus Bank Holidays. Additional holidays can be purchased and spread over the year.

Join our team and explore all the exciting perks available to our employees through the link in the supporting link section.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date.

Job responsibilities

A full Job description and Person Specification are attached within the supporting documents.

Person Specification Experience

• You must be a qualified nurse registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council. You will have access to RCNi for revalidation, indemnity insurance, and support from the nurse manager and clinical lead. We seek a Nurse who loves talking to people with different needs, is genuinely interested in helping them, and possesses empathy, understanding, and patience.
• We value creativity and initiative. You will be involved in improving our services and the service user experience. Your ideas will be listened to and implemented where possible. Extensive training will support your skill development, and our learning culture encourages staying updated with the latest developments in your field.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A Disclosure check will be required to assess any previous criminal convictions.