Substance Misuse Lead

The post holder will exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy, make complex and critical judgments, and have decision making skills to satisfy the expectations of the role. To participate in the comprehensive assessments of service users referred to the team, including specialist assessments of service users requiring non-medical prescribing, ensuring that a medical history and medication history, is undertaken and implemented where required. To prescribe and change medications within area of speciality and competence. To strategically develop, deliver, clinically audit and evaluate the substance misuse services for the prison.

This will include development and implementation of appropriate referral/care pathway for service users identified as having a dual diagnosis. To demonstrate and provide robust expert clinical leadership to junior staff with a sound understanding of evidence-based nursing practice to provide a pro-active approach to ensure quality and outcome driven practice on a day-to-day basis. To support the development of monitoring systems, to promote the development of evidence-based practice in the specialist field and to promote research as appropriate. To participate and lead as directed in the managerial and professional clinical supervision programme, to ensure all junior staff receive appropriate supervision, training and annual appraisal, and to ensure that it becomes an integral part of team practice.

To ensure the implementation of effective and appropriate service user centred care plans and consistent delivery throughout the prison. To promote engagement with the Mayors Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) dual diagnosis programme with service users. The post holder will work collaboratively with the Operational Manager, Clinical Leads, GPs and other clinicians to meet and review service needs as required. To actively promote service user healthcare through the provision of information, formal presentations, general networking and liaison with prison, statutory and other non-statutory agencies