Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist Drug and Alcohol Liaison Service

Job summary

The purpose of this role is to work within a multidisciplinary team to provide an alcoholand drug assessment and treatment service as part of an alcohol care team, and toprovide a nurse led assessment service to the liver transplant programme. The serviceworks across The Royal Free and Barnet sites and is available 7 days a week.

Post holders will work under the guidance and supervision of a Lead Nurse forAddictions (Lead Nurse Drug and Alcohol service)

Working with patients who have been referred to the alcohol liaison service you willfirst assess and then provide evidence-based brief and extended brief interventionssuch as relapse prevention, motivational interviewing and cognitive behaviouraltherapy. Nurse prescribers will have the opportunity to develop their practice and theservice as we look to set up a 7 day a week ambulatory alcohol detox service.

All team members will be required to maintain good internal and external relationships, offering advice and expert opinion on patient management. You will provide teaching on your specialist area to teams across the hospital. You will design, implement and carry out research, audit and outcome measurement within the service and to analyse outcome data.

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About us

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests. Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top. For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/