Substance Misuse Lead Nurse - HMP Feltham B Development Role

A Vacancy at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust.

Central andNorth WestLondon NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner and works in partnership to provide responsive and dependable primary care, mental health,intellectualdisabilityand substance misuse services to the diverse and culturally rich communities we serve.

In our quest to deliver patient-focused quality care we are looking to recruit a highly motivated,innovativeand enthusiastic Substance Misuse Lead Nurseto join our forward thinking, friendly and expandingHealth & JusticeteamatHMPFeltham B.

Byjoiningour Prisons Health Care Team,you willnot only look after the healthcare needs ofour patientsresidingin secure environments, but who alsocanhave a real impact on promoting health and well-being.Our healthcare services work to a7-dayweek working model, to ensure our patient's healthcare isalways managed andmaintainedto the highest of standards.

Our motto is“Caring NOT Judging”so by working in partnership with the criminal justice system and other agencies, we provide responsive, dependable and high-quality primary care and mental health services tothose who may have offendedand those at risk of offending in the communities we serve, to improve their health status and to encourage social inclusion.

We offera great rangeof career pathways to support our nurses through their journey, see the list of endless opportunities under the working for your organisation tab.

As Substance Misuse Nurse Lead- Band 6 to Band 7 Development post, you will provide clinical support for clients with substance dependence. You are willing to undertake the Non-Medical Prescriber training and willingness to undertake professional developmental training as required.

You will ensure management of complex clients, providing advice and guidance on clinical interventions to a team of practitioners, as well as psychosocial workers and agencies concerned with substance misuse.

This development post is a permanent post that offers the opportunity for registered nurses’ band 6 candidates, with demonstrable potential, to progress into a substantive band 7 AP post once they have met appropriate competencies and required academic qualification.

Once fully competent as an autonomous advanced practitioner, across the scope of the role, the post holder will progress to an Advanced Practitioner (band 7).

As the SMS Nurse Lead, you will demonstrate leadership and undertake both clinical andmanagerial responsibilities. You will be responsible for ensuring effective and best use of thenursing provision, psychosocial provision and all clinical resources.

Along with the fully established benefits such as Monthly supervision; Annual personal development plans/appraisals; Support and guidance with Revalidation; Hidden Gem and annual award ceremonies. We arealso abletoofferaccesstoa full range of internal and external training opportunitiesacross our services.

Our Health and Justice healthcare services present unique and diverse learning, development, and leadership opportunities for nurses, where you will have the potential to make a significant difference to the lives of adults, children and young people who often experience a wide range of health inequalities.

We have a clinical leadership career pathwayin placeto ensure you feel supportedandvalued via our career pathway programme thatfacilitateslifelong learningand development enabling you to progress within you career within Health & Justice.

We will support you to ensure you develop your clinical and leadership skills this includes

• Induction programme
• Career coaching
• Clinical supervision
• Reflective Practice
• Ongoing support from professional nurse advocates
• NHS Leadership Academy leadership course
• Bespoke health and justice clinical competencies
• External training courses in enhanced and advanced practice

For further information about the advertised role, please refer to the job description & person specification included in the documents section of this advert.

Clinical

• Ensure you and your team provide high standards of nursing care through on-going clinical assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of treatment for drug and alcohol users.
• Working closely with the MDT and also having a better understanding of the New Model of Care (NMOC) and the application in practice
• Monitor physical and mental health conditions, withdrawal symptoms, CIWA and COWS assessments, vital signs as required, and conduct UDS testing.
• Work with a high degree of autonomy and professional accountability to safely deliver the service needs
• Manage sensitive information empathically. This includes sharing and discussing a patient’s changing condition or needs with other relevant professionals.
• Lead on inter-professional and multidisciplinary working with the aim of ensuring continuity of care.
• Continuously evaluate, develop, and implement improvements for clinical and psychosocial service delivery.
• Participate and support staff in the safe management of high- risk areas and carry out risk assessments including:
• Handling hazardous material and body fluids
• Challenging behaviour and high-risk situations
• Adult/child safeguarding concerns
• Illicit Drug Use

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• Promote the health and well-being of patients, supporting their often-complex needs to maintain their optimum level of physical and psychological health.
• Manage and support the delivery of bio-psychological and clinical care planning.
• Ensuring that needs assessments and treatment plans and care plans are reviewed and maintained in line with NMC and local guidelines.
• Ensure the 6 ‘C’s are embedded in your clinical practise and the practise of your junior staff.
• Ensure that all aspects of professional behaviour and standards are practised in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct at all times.

This advert closes on Sunday 31 May 2026

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