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Since our establishment in 1969, Phoenix Futures has been at the forefront of providing comprehensive and compassionate rehabilitation services for individuals battling substance addiction. With residences spanning across both England and Scotland, we have dedicated ourselves to helping individuals reclaim their lives, one step at a time.

We stand as a beacon of support and transformation, offering a comprehensive range of services across the United Kingdom to assist individuals on their path to sustainable recovery. Experts in people, we provide residential, community, prison and housing services that deliver the psychosocial support needed to empower individuals in their journey towards recovery.

We are now looking for a Registered Mental Health Nurse to join us in West Aberdeenshire on a full-time, permanent basis, working 37.5 hours per week.

The Benefits

- Starting salary of £35,500 with opportunity to access potential yearly salary increase up to £41,000
- 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (with yearly increases of up to 30 days)
- Newly refurbished location with designated employee areas
- Pension scheme
- Life Assurance
- Free on-site parking
- Enhanced sick pay
- Wellbeing talks and activities
- Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- Career development avenues

If you’re a registered nurse with experience or interest in the substance addiction field, this is your chance to make a positive difference with our dedicated organisation.

You’ll provide vital support in opening our brand-new residential rehabilitation service that provides person-centred support to empower individuals impacted by substance use on their journey to recovery and improve their lives.  

So, if you're ready to embark on a fulfilling career where every day brings new opportunities to make a profound impact, apply today and be part of our mission to enable individuals to reclaim their lives.

The Role

As a Registered Mental Health Nurse, you will support the delivery of health and wellbeing interventions as part of our residential rehabilitation service in West Aberdeenshire.

You’ll deliver responsive mental health interventions, including detoxification from drugs, alcohol and harm reduction. Identifying individual needs by undertaking risk assessments, you will implement appropriate aftercare plans and ongoing recovery planning tools.

Overseeing day-to-day clinical practices, you will support management and frontline staff to deliver trauma-informed services in line with best practice guidelines, regulatory standards and clinical policies and procedures.

Additionally, you will:

- Develop therapeutic relationships with clients to support their individual recovery journeys
- Provide training and guidance to frontline staff and managers in relation to clinical procedures
- Respond to clinical and medical emergencies, managing crises as first line intervention
- Undertake audits of service quality and clinical practice
- Facilitate therapeutic groups and meetings
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date case files and produce clinical and management reports

About You

To be considered as a Registered Mental Health Nurse, you will need:

- To be a registered nurse with at least three years’ post-qualification experience
- A current and valid registration with the NMC
- Demonstrable experience or interest in the addiction field
- Demonstrable knowledge of harm reduction and health promotion interventions
- Administrative skills

The closing date for this role is the 4th August 2024.

Other organisations may call this role Mental Health Nurse, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Nurse, Registered Nurse, or Substance Misuse Nurse.

Webrecruit and Phoenix Futures are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you want to make a positive impact in a rewarding role as a Registered Mental Health Nurse, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.