Job summary
Permanent Position
Band 7 - Alcohol Specialist Nurse NMP
An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Nurse / Non Medical Prescriber to work within our acute trust Alcohol Team. This post will offer the opportunity to work with a challenging and rewarding group of patients attending hospital with alcohol-related problems. As a senior nurse you will have experience in supporting clinical interventions and treatments within hospital and in liaising with primary care teams to ensure smooth transition of care from hospital to community. You will be expected to support research activity and deliver education and clinical support to the wider healthcare team.

You will have excellent communication skills, and be able to demonstrate knowledge of working with this patient group. You will have the ability to prioritise effectively within a busy clinical environment.

Main duties of the job

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of evidenced-based nursing care.
• Provide expert advice and clinical practice
• Provide specialist education and training to others
• Work collaboratively and co-operatively clinical colleagues to develop services and qualityof care delivered.
• Lead the development of clinical services within the specialist field.

About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.

Job responsibilities
Assess, plan and evaluate care planning for an identified patient group affected by alcohol misuse.

Facilitate outpatient clinics providing excellent standards of care including implementing prescribing plans.

Interpret blood / fibro scan results and refer as appropriate

Provide specialist education and training to colleagues and allied professionals.

Provide expert advice and clinical practice.

Work collaboratively and co-operatively with clinical colleagues to develop service delivery

Perform comprehensive assessment of patient nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluatecare delivery according to changing health care needs.

Perform advanced clinical skills in assessment &/or diagnosis &/or treatment.

Collect, collate, evaluate and report information, maintaining accurate patient records.Involve patients and carers/relatives in the planning and delivery of care and development ofservices.

Work collaboratively with other professionals and agencies to ensure patient needs are met, especially in relation to ongoing care needs and discharge arrangements.

Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and carers/relatives, andprofessionals across health and social services.

Person Specification
Other Essential

• Evidence of continued professional development
• Diplomatic
• Assertive and confident
• Personal and professional maturity
• Recognition of own limitations
• Demonstrates enthusiasm
• Ability to work both on own initiative and within a team
• Flexibility
• Able to travel between sites

Skills Essential

• Teaching / assessment skills
• Organisation and negotiation skills
• Effective communicator
• Leadership & motivation skills
• Evidence of audit and change management ability
• Computer literate
• Ability to motivate self and others
• Root Cause Analysis

Skills Desirable

• Evidence of leading and facilitating change
• ECDL

Knowledge Essential

• In depth specialist knowledge

Experience Essential

• Demonstrable Post-Reg. experience
• Evidence of undertaking the relevant speciality successfully at Band 6
• Extensive clinical experience
• Evidence of the application of management / leadership skills and managing staff
• Involvement in audit

Experience Desirable

• Experience as Specialist Sister
• Participation in research
• Management qualification

Qualifications Essential

• Registered Clinician NMC/HCPC
• Post-basic specialist Qualification relevant to speciality
• Recognised Teaching Qualification
• First Degree

Qualifications Desirable

• Research qualification
• Recordable specialist qualification
• Masters
• Independent Prescriber

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).