Nurse Associate (Drug and Alcohol)

Role Overview

The role of the Nursing Associate is to work with the multi-professional team and the Registered Nurses to assess, plan, organise, and deliver clinical care in line with the service pathways and as agreed with supervising clinician(s).

Key Responsibilities

• Clinical Care: Work within Achieve supporting the nursing and medical team to deliver patient-centred care.
• Health Education: Focus on the physical health, mental health, and wellbeing of people who use(d) drugs and/or alcohol. Provide education to increase awareness of co-occurring mental and physical health problems and risks.
• Health Screening: Conduct health screening assessments related to drug and alcohol use and to assess and manage any identified risks relating to health.
• Clinic Support: Complete clinic support for medical and non-medical prescriber clinics including urine samples, BBV testing, venepuncture, and ECG’s when required. Liaise with the local dispensing pharmacy to ensure continuous patient care.
• Clinical Checklists: Complete weekly clinical checklists including stock management and place orders as and when required.
• Buvidal Clinics: Support the management and facilitation of Buvidal clinics, ensure clinical data remains up to date and transport is arranged in a timely manner.
• Clinical Duty: Support the clinical duty role within Achieve, discussing requests with the appropriate personnel in a timely manner.
• Vaccination Delivery: Support vaccination delivery within Achieve including Flu vaccines and Hep B vaccines.
• Needle Exchange: Support Needle exchange provisions within Achieve services.
• External Liaison: Liaise with external agencies such as local pharmacies to support patient care.
• Professional Standards: Maintain your professional registration, update your professional portfolio, and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct at all times.