Blood Borne Virus (BBV) Nurse
Blood Born Virus (BBV) Nurse
Salary: £21,734 to £28,922
Hays Healthcare are looking to recruit an, experienced, enthusiastic and compassionate nurse either with experience in the substance misuse field or a nurse who is looking to move into the substance misuse field. The role will be a blood born virus (BBV) nurse to work for a new, forward looking and aspirational Service in Hull run by one of the UK’s leading substance misuse charities.
As a BBV nurse working for this organization your role will be to provide the key activities relating to blood borne virus prevention, testing, immunisation and referral for treatment. Also as part of your role you will need to establish the individual healthcare need, discussing all treatment options and potential side effects with each service user. The successful candidate will also take a lead role in BBV prevention activity within the service.
Experience (through paid or voluntary work)
• Experience in providing a range of recovery-oriented and evidence-based healthcare interventions to substance misusers in a community-based setting. (This is ideal but not required)
• Experience of leading on specific areas of service development or initiatives to improve service delivery within a health and/or social care setting.
• Experience of applying detailed knowledge of a range of blood borne virus, sexual health, soft tissue care and health promotion interventions to support substance misusers.
• Experience of using recognised psychosocial techniques in the treatment of substance misuse.
Knowledge
• An in-depth understanding and knowledge of the harmful effects associated with drug misuse in relation to health, social welfare, housing, employability and personal relationships.
• An in-depth knowledge of health improvement and clinical risk management interventions for drug and alcohol users, including blood borne virus prevention, testing and immunisation and treatment options
• An understanding/awareness of current national policies on substance misuse and the strategies that influence the priorities of treatment services.
• A knowledge of the developing recovery agenda in the substance misuse field
• Knowledge and understanding of the treatments and interventions available to substance misusers and current guidance for the medical management of substance misuse.
• Knowledge and understanding of policies related to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults and how these influence practice.
• Knowledge of models of recovery.
Qualifications and Training
• Registered nurse RMN or RGN
• Training in anaphylaxis (desirable)
• Relevant training/education in BBV’s / Viral Hepatitis
Skills and abilities
• The ability to quickly establish rapport with service users and to use assertive techniques to engage them in treatment.
• The ability to undertake accurate and comprehensive assessments of need, identifying levels of risk, recovery potential and to establish immediate and longer term recovery goals.
• Ability to use a range of psychosocial techniques and approaches, including programmes of structured and interventions, which are effective in facilitating progress towards recovery-focused goals.
• Ability to produce written reports to a standard that is acceptable to a range of audiences (internal and external).
• Ability to maintain accurate and detailed case records within given deadlines.
• Ability to use data management systems for the effective recording of performance and service user data.
• Ability to provide healthcare-related information, advice or training to non-clinical staff
• Flexibility of approach to problem solving and goal achievement that demonstrates an ability to use a range of treatment and recovery-enhancing resources
• Commitment to working collaboratively with co-workers, colleagues in other agencies, and external services to facilitate positive recovery outcomes for service users.
• Ability to negotiate and work jointly with medical colleagues in the pursuit of appropriate medically assisted recovery for individuals.
• Commitment to sharing knowledge, expertise and learning with colleagues (co-workers, volunteers, other professionals) in order to improve standards of practice within the service and the wider treatment environment.
• Commitment to continuous improvement in professional competence and skills in order to provide a high standard of recovery-focused care to service users.
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