Alcohol Specialist Nurse

To act, alongside the Band 7 Alcohol Care Team Manager, as a day-to-day expert for the Alcohol Care Team, working in collaboration with the multidisciplinary professionals both within and outside the Trust.

To act as an expert practitioner demonstrating and applying advanced skills and knowledge in the management of alcohol misuse.

To work closely with the Alcohol Care Team Manager and with the multidisciplinary professionals both within and outside the Trust to develop evidence-based practice in the Alcohol Care Team and to maintain clinical excellence thus promoting the delivery of quality care.

To Assist in the development of specialist protocols and the design and delivery of robust educational interventions that promote best practice in the management of patients experiencing, or at risk of alcohol-related ill health.

• To promote the screening of patients attending the ED or admitted to the Trust for alcohol-related ill health
• To support individual patient management and treatment plans within the Outpatients clinics and ward setting
• To contribute to the development and maintenance of clinical care pathways linking secondary care with (1) primary care (2) other community settings.
• To work closely with Band 7 Alcohol Care Team Manager to run independent nurse led clinics, providing education, information and support for patients experiencing, or at risk of, alcohol-related ill health and their families.

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire ()

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Susan Bird

Job title:

Alcohol Care Team-Lead Nurse Email address:  Telephone number: