Senior Substance Use Mental Health Nurse

Turning Point; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading social enterprise is seeking a Senior Substance Use Mental Health Nurse to work in Wakefield. This role involves developing mental health links, supporting case advocacy, and contributing to high-quality services. The ideal candidate will be a registered nurse with a passion for helping people with complex needs. Benefits include generous holiday allowance and opportunities for career growth. Join us and make a significant impact in the lives of individuals facing substance use challenges.

Benefits

25 days’ paid holiday + Bank Holidays

Opportunities for additional holidays

Career development support

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with the Nursing & Midwifery Council.
• Experience working in mental health settings with adults or young people.
• Ability to engage and advocate for clients.

Responsibilities

• Develop mental health knowledge and community links.
• Support case advocacy and incident escalation.
• Shape service delivery and contribute to clinically excellent services.

Skills

Substance Use Knowledge

Empathy

Communication

Understanding of Mental Health

Education

Qualified nurse registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council

Job description

Senior Substance Use Mental Health Nurse

Job Introduction

Turning Point is a leading Social Enterprise which supports people with a wide range of complex needs across Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, Substance Misuse and Public Health.We are currently recruiting for a Senior SUMH (Substance Use Mental Health) Nurse (RMN) to work in our Wakefield Inspiring Recovery, Inspiring Futures and Inspiring Families Integrated Substance Use Service, where you’ll have the chance to make a real difference to the lives of the people, we support who are experiencing difficulties from drugs and alcohol use.

Passionate about people, you’ll enjoy the opportunity and support to enhance your own life and career too, as you gain the experience and training you need to progress in your nursing career within a social enterprise.So, if you’re ambitious and ready for a fresh challenge with a sector leader then this could be the opportunity for you.

Main Responsibilities

You will undertake a diverse role including developing the mental health knowledge and links between the community teams and external partners.Supporting case advocacy or incident escalation with other partner agencies after liaising with our Principal Clinical Psychologist, attending the complex case meetings to engage in the discussion of young people and adult clients presenting with complex needs, and linking with our partner agencies to advocate for those clients and foster good standards of care.

You will have a real opportunity to help shape service delivery and contribute to delivering clinically excellent services.

The Ideal Candidate

You will need to be a qualified nurse registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council.As an employee you will have access to RCNi to assist with revalidation, indemnity insurance and support and supervision from the nurse manager and clinical lead.

Ideally, the right candidate will have Substance Use Knowledge and experience of working with Adults or Young People in a mental health setting.

And of course, we’re looking for a Nurse who loves talking to people with different needs, is genuinely interested in helping them, and possesses a deep level of empathy, understanding and patience.

Driving is essential to be eligible to apply for this role

About Us

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.

We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people.We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package that includes:

• 25 days’ paid holiday a year + Bank Holidays, increasing with each year of service up to 27 days + Bank Holidays. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.
• Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following this link to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees Turning Point Benefits .

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.