Alcohol Liaison Specialist

Job Overview

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AN NTERNAL ROLE FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE RUH ONLY

A great opportunity has arisen to work at the RUH on as an Alcohol Liaison Nurse. You will need to be a Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) or a Registered General Nurse (RGN), with a current NMC registration

The main purpose of this role is to ensure effective Trust-wide identification of patients with alcohol use disorder, provide face to face patient interactions that nurture the patient partnership and develop a shared person-centred goal, support optimal management during inpatient admissions, and facilitate timely and appropriate discharge into the care of community services as appropriate.

In this key role you will make a difference by providing person-centred care, prompt support, advice, and education to the Emergency Department and the wards to build knowledge and skills of staff within these settings in the care and treatment of patients with alcohol related presentations and admissions.

The post is based in the Enhanced Care and Support Team at the Royal United Hospitals Bath, within the Vulnerable People Service. You will work closely with the Emergency Department, working with patients at the front door to provide early intervention, and those who are inpatients.

Main duties of the job

• Provide a specialist service across the Trust for patients referred with a range of complex needs, including initial assessment of patients’ needs, evaluation of care and treatment as appropriate and informed by evidenced based practice. Having ongoing responsibility for managing your own caseload.
• Establish and maintain excellent links between ED, inpatient, outpatient, and community services.
• To maintain / improve / update robust alcohol withdrawal protocols for use within both inpatient and outpatient settings, working closely with ED.
• Offer brief interventions to individuals with identified alcohol related issues. This will take place within the RUH. You will be offering advice, education, brief therapy and signposting to treatment services.
• Responsible for assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, with the multidisciplinary team within the field of alcohol and drug misuse.
• Provide expert advice and assistance to health professionals on the management of alcohol and drug related health problems, especially withdrawal.
• Provide help advice and support to patients with significant alcohol and drug related health problems and those at risk from alcohol and drug withdrawal.

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Person specification

Expereince within this role

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable post registration experience of working with patients with alcohol use disorder
• Understanding of practice in relation to equality and diversity

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of conducting clinical audit/research
• Experience in a range of clinical settings e.g. adult mental health, community mental health or a medical ward.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience working with community services / partners.

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• RMN / RGN with current NMC registration
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered unless an alternative right to work solution can be provided. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa e.g. those with graduate visa's) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying: Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if we receive a high number of applications. We strongly encourage you to complete and submit your application in good time to ensure it can be considered.

Documents to download

• Job description (PDF, 472.6KB)
• Join the RUH (PDF, 1.3MB)

Further details / informal visits contact

Name Enoch Doe Job title Enhanced Care Specialist Practitioner / Team Lead Email address ***email_hidden***