Lead Nurse Integrated Alcohol Care Pathway
London, England, United Kingdom Full-time Posted 1 week ago
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Nurse to join our Integrated Alcohol Care Pathway. This unique role sits at the heart of a collaborative partnership between South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) and King’s College Hospital (KCH). You will be joining a service that bridges the gap between acute hospital care and community outreach, bringing together the Addiction Care Team and the Alcohol Care Outreach Teamto provide seamless, person-centered support for individuals with complex alcohol and addiction related needs.
As the Lead Nurse, you will be the senior nursing authority within the Integrated pathway.l. This is a pivotal leadership position where you will balance high-level clinical expertise with the operational management of a dedicated team of Liaison Nurses. If you are a visible, approachable leader with a passion for improving outcomes in addiction and physical health, this role offers the opportunity to shape a high-profile integrated service.
Your leadership will ensure that the service consistently meets its key performance targets while maintaining the highest standards of evidence-based practice. You will be responsible for the direct line management, supervision, and professional development of our Band 6 Liaison Nurses, helping them grow in confidence and clinical skill.
A significant and exciting part of this role involves cross-service leadership. You will take the lead on nursing training and development across both the hospital-based ACT and the community-based ACOT. A key priority will be enhancing the team's competencies in physical health assessment and management, ensuring our staff are equipped to handle the complex interplay between substance use and physical illness
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.
SLaM employ around 5000 staff and serve a local population of 1.1 million people. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient and community services. Currently, provide inpatient care for approximately 5,300 people each year and treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; as well as substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Joshua Stapleton Job title: Clinical Service Lead Email address: joshua.stapleton@nhs.net
Please contact for an informal discussion about the role or following shortlisting to arrange a visit to the service
As the Lead Nurse, you will be the senior nursing authority within the Integrated pathway.l. This is a pivotal leadership position where you will balance high-level clinical expertise with the operational management of a dedicated team of Liaison Nurses. If you are a visible, approachable leader with a passion for improving outcomes in addiction and physical health, this role offers the opportunity to shape a high-profile integrated service.
Your leadership will ensure that the service consistently meets its key performance targets while maintaining the highest standards of evidence-based practice. You will be responsible for the direct line management, supervision, and professional development of our Band 6 Liaison Nurses, helping them grow in confidence and clinical skill.
A significant and exciting part of this role involves cross-service leadership. You will take the lead on nursing training and development across both the hospital-based ACT and the community-based ACOT. A key priority will be enhancing the team's competencies in physical health assessment and management, ensuring our staff are equipped to handle the complex interplay between substance use and physical illness
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.
SLaM employ around 5000 staff and serve a local population of 1.1 million people. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient and community services. Currently, provide inpatient care for approximately 5,300 people each year and treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; as well as substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Joshua Stapleton Job title: Clinical Service Lead Email address: joshua.stapleton@nhs.net
Please contact for an informal discussion about the role or following shortlisting to arrange a visit to the service
