Job Detail

Oxygen Detox Service is Druglink’s Inpatient Detoxification Project. We are a 7 single bedroom detox dedicated to care for men and women, aged 18 years and upwards, who are seeking help with their problems associated with substance misuse. To deliver excellent drug and alcohol interventions to service users including the significant others in the plan, to maximise positive outcomes. Where indicated, provide Alcohol, Opiate and any other substance detoxification support and management including liaising with hospital and community partners.

At Druglink we hold in high regards the promoting and understanding of our values, and mission of Druglink Services, including promoting the core values of the Charity, i.e., Respect, Compassion, Justice, Trust and Hospitality. To understand what it means to you in your respective role, to your team and to service delivery

• At Druglink we actively encourage career progression from the talent we have from within, and we strive to provide not only promotional progression but to develop a specialisms and lead responsibility roles with teams and other services within Druglink.
• 35 days’ paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 38 days. Plus, the option to buy or sell additional holidays and spread the cost

• DBS and Uniform is provided

• Exclusive discounts for all colleagues, to help make your money go further – including high street shopping, pubs and restaurants, mobile phones, gym memberships, and much more. You’ll also have access to the Blue Light Card, for even more discounts and savings!

• Flexible working solutions to support your work-life balance. Time off to move home, ante natal appointments for all staff.

• Recognition awards to recognise colleagues’ inspirational work and dedication, as well as Long Service bonuses to celebrate your commitment to Druglink. We also have a staff referral scheme.

• Cost of renewal of Nursing PIN for nurse positions. 

• Annual salary reviews and a competitive Pension Scheme to support your savings and security

Shift times: 8am-4pm / 2pm-10pm 

• Deliver harm reduction advice, guidance, and education.
• To include blood borne virus interventions (screening, vaccination, and treatment access), overdose prevention including naloxone programmes, health and wellbeing screening brief and facilitated signposting and referral to partner services, including primary care.
• Provide high quality, person centred, low threshold services, responding to the individual and diverse needs and preferences of our service users and their significant others.
• Deliver evidence-based clinical and psychosocial one-to-one and group interventions as part of an effectively integrated care package. Taking an assertive approach to service user disengagement.

• A commitment to own learning and development and the learning and development of others
• As part of your Continuous Professional Development, you will be expected to attend learning events and training on a regular basis and to reflect on your learning to build and develop best practice within your team and across the organisation. ▪ Experience working within an inpatient detox service.
• Passion for and understanding of either working in substance misuse services or with other socially excluded or vulnerable groups. With a proven ability to meet deadlines, record information accurately and in a timely way and to work calmly under pressure.
• A demonstrable understanding of the Health and Social Care regulatory requirements of the Care Quality Commission (CQC), National Institute for Clinical Excellence standards for Health and Social Care and any other relevant bodies