We are seeking a passionate and proactive Cluster Lead Nurse to shape our vision for providing clinical services to individuals affected by drugs and alcohol. As a Cluster Lead Nurse, you will be an integral member of a multidisciplinary team, offering specialist clinical interventions.

Main Duties:

• Demonstrate leadership skills, including being enthusiastic, creative, and committed to leading the nursing team.
• Develop and deliver clinical, health, and wellbeing interventions.
• Provide clinical and managerial supervision to the nursing team.
• Contribute to service development to ensure high-quality interventions that adhere to best practice guidelines.
• Demonstrate excellent clinical skills and monitor, audit, and sustain best practice across sites.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop a team of registered nurses and healthcare assistants.
• Provide professional nursing leadership across the cluster.
• Deliver high-quality evidence-based clinical interventions for people experiencing drug and alcohol problems.
• Ensure compliance with NMC standards, clinical governance requirements, and organisational policies.
• Support medicines management, prescribing governance, and clinical risk management.
• Lead safeguarding practice for adults and children.
• Monitor clinical performance, audits, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Coach, supervise, and develop nursing staff through appraisal, supervision, and training.
• Work collaboratively with Service Managers, Consultant Psychiatrists, Doctors, Non-Medical Prescribers (NMPs), and Recovery Teams.

Requirements:

• Knowledge of safeguarding legislation.
• Clinical assessment and risk management skills.
• Registered with the NMC with a current PIN.
• Qualification in substance misuse.
• Qualification in leadership/management skills.
• Strong clinical credibility.
• Experience within drug and alcohol services or related fields.
• Leadership and management experience.
• Experience supervising and developing staff.
• Ability to work across multiple sites.

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