Charge Nurse

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Who We Are IDART is a Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership multi-disciplinary community-based team which provides seamless support for individuals with drug and/or alcohol Issues. The Philosophy Of Care For IDART IDART believes that by providing a range of evidence-based treatments and interventions, targeted at a person’s specific and unique needs, will enable them to make informed and realistic decision regarding their Drug & Alcohol use. The Aim Of IDART To stop or reduce the intake of either Drug and Alcohol and prevent further harm, to either an individual, family member or community; To identify carers and offer support; To ensure harm reduction is offered to each individual at the point of contact; To create a Recovery Oriented System of Care that all can experience a positive experience; The service works on the basis of recovery which can be defined as an individual process; To reduce the number of non-fatal overdoses and Drug related deaths.

The Opportunity Applications are invited for an innovative individual registered on Sub-Part 1:RN3 or RNMH of the UK NMC Register who wishes to join our P&K Integrated Drugs & Alcohol Recovery Team. As the successful applicant, you will have extensive experience of working with people with a wide range of mental health problems, have specialist clinical knowledge of best practice in Mental Health Nursing & Substance Use and will be an excellent example to your colleagues in the delivery of compassionate and holistic person centred care. As a Charge Nurse, you will exhibit strong leadership and management skills, will influence and develop practice and will take forward new initiatives within a busy multi-disciplinary team.

Individually you will be educated to degree level or will be able to evidence comparable experience. Clinically, you will work in partnership with people to provide psychosocial and psychological interventions, facilitating, enabling and supporting them within their homes and communities. Within your Charge Nurse role, you will be responsible for liaising with our wider multi-disciplinary team and will support the delivery of safe, effective, person-centred care.

Our Service is committed to supporting ongoing personal and professional development as essential in providing a quality service and we can support this through CPD workshops, appraisals and in-service training. This post provides the opportunity to develop a wide range of skills including multi-disciplinary working, service development, quality improvement and leadership experience. What We Love To See Patient focused with a flexible problem-solving attitude Ability to work collaboratively in a team, and with other departments High attention to detail in all aspects of your work Ability to communicate clearly, effectively and confidently at all levels (both verbally and in writing) Ability to organise, prioritise own workload and to meet strict deadlines Ability to implement, and ensure compliance with company policies & procedures Ability to work as part of a team Benefits Which Matter As a valued employee of NHS Tayside, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including: Generous NHS pension scheme Annual incremental salary progression (up to the maximum of the salary band) plus annual NHS salary scale review Annual Leave - 27 Days increasing in line with service plus public holidays Learning and development opportunities.

Working with eclectic individuals Open, honest and fun environment - where the leadership style is affiliative and coaching Come and check us out! Why not come along to our open day come and visit the team - see where we work and ask any questions - we would love to meet you. If you would like to come to come along to our open day – please call Anne Fleming 01738 564261 You will be required to achieve the mandatory Induction standards for Healthcare Support Workers in Scotland and to comply with the Code of Conduct throughout your employment.

Informal enquiries to: Anne Fleming [email protected]. Hours of work are: 36 hours, per week Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

Additional Information For Candidates You should apply for this post by completing the application process on Jobtrain. DO NOT upload a CV as this will not be used for shortlisting purposes. Posts close at midnight on the indicated date.

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