Residential Mental Health Nurse

We are recruiting a Mental Health Nurse to join New Oakwood Lodge, an enhanced Therapeutic Community offering CQC-registered drug and alcohol residential care. Our care is enhanced to include a range of assessment, care and wellbeing activities for people with co-existing mental health. Residents stay in a large Georgian house, which has been recently redeveloped and refurbished, in the leafy village of Oakwood, close to Derby.

Role Purpose:

Supported by the Clinical Mental Health Lead the post-holder will be an integral member of a skilled multi-disciplinary team delivering high quality, effective and compliant residential detoxification, and rehabilitation services. They will support the management and frontline staff to ensure services adhere to the best practice guidelines and comply with the regulatory standards and clinical policies and procedures.

You will oversee the day-to-day clinical practices and support the development and delivery of mental health interventions, physical health and wellbeing strategies, including detoxification from drugs and alcohol, harm reduction and prevention of drug related deaths, spread of blood borne virus and other infectious diseases.

It is not essential that you have experience within substance use, but you must be able to demonstrate how you have worked to gain experience, transferable skills, and how you have come to be interested in drug and alcohol recovery services.

Hours of work: Monday - Friday 09:00 - 17:00:00 with 30 minutes for lunch

Main Duties:
To oversee implementation of the local clinical governance arrangements and lead the reporting process through the Clinical Governance structure.
Lead on care planning and delivery to respond to the mental health needs of clients.
To support caseload management, including assessing, planning, and implementing clinical care with a focus on mental health whilst managing clients' general health needs.
Delivering mental health interventions and support as indicated
To provide training and support to frontline staff and managers in relation to clinical procedures and the use of clinical assessment tools including CIWA, COWS and MUST and Mental Health assessment tools.
To respond to mental health and medical emergencies, managing crises as first line intervention and assessing risk and safeguarding concerns.
To ensure that all work is performed in accordance with organisational policies and procedures, including the incident, accident and complaints reporting.
To oversee and ensure safe administration of medications to clients in compliance with medicines management policy and guidelines.
Support people who use our services an emphasis on mental health needs and deliver health promotion and harm reduction advice and screening.
Oversee the day-to-day clinical practices and support the development and implementation of health and wellbeing strategies, including detoxification from drugs and alcohol, harm reduction.
Review, input and upload mental health assessments.
Arrange BBV testing when required.
Complete weekly medication audits and complete monthly medications audits in the absence of management.
Update risk assessments and complete Datix when required.
Complete and arrange medication and health reviews.
Provide evidence based psycho-therapeutic interventions focusing on mental health.
To undertake audits of service quality and clinical practice and to support services in developing and implementing appropriate improvement plans.
To support and encourage the screening and vaccinating of clients against BBVs.
To pro-actively maintain an up-to-date knowledge of medicines management in line with the organisational policies, clinical standards, national guidelines and service agreements.
To ensure that procedures are constantly reviewed to reflect the latest evidence-based practice in accordance with the UK Guidelines on Clinical Management, NICE guidance, and Phoenix Futures policies.

Recent experience of working within substance use detoxification or rehabilitation services, training in drug awareness will be provided.
Clinical auditing skills and experience.
Knowledge and experience of using motivational interviewing and CBT therapy approaches.
Additional requirements:

No criminal record that prevents work with our client group.
Proficient in the use of IT systems, including Microsoft Office Suite.
The successful candidate will be required to maintain their registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) at all times and maintain professional responsibilities in relation to Post-Registration Education and Practice (PREP).

Phoenix Futures Group is a charity with over 50 years' experience and a leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment. Our values are what define us and ensure we work to the highest standards. We believe in being the best, we are passionate about recovery, we value our history and use it to inform our future.

Starting salary of £35,500 per year.
25 days' annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing each year to a maximum of 30 days)
Benefits including season ticket loan, pension scheme and life assurance
Support through occupational sick pay, eye-care vouchers and regular wellbeing talks and activities
Continuous training and career development via PXL our dedicated learning management system
Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance programme including telephone and online access
A rewarding role with the opportunity to help us support people on their journey to recovery and change their lives for the better.
We'll ensure you get all the support you need to thrive and succeed in your role and find your place amongst our incredible and collaborative team.