Alcohol Liaison Nurse - Secondment

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The closing date is 18 June 2026

To be a key part of the Trust wide Alcohol Liaison service, working at an enhanced level undertaking the specialist assessment and bio‑psychosocial intervention of those affected by alcohol misuse.

The post will work directly with patients who can benefit from alcohol interventions and working with external agencies to identify appropriate onward referral for patients that require specialist alcohol services.

The post holder alongside the Lead Alcohol Nurse will be responsible for the education and sharing of best practice in relation to alcohol misuse and related comorbidities across the trust.

• To have a good knowledge and understanding to provide alcohol screening and alcohol brief and extended interventions to an appropriate range of patients
• Work as part of the wider Trust team to promote services. This includes specialist mental health services, dementia team, learning disability team, safeguarding etc.
• Travel and work across all sites in the Trust as the need arises to ensure an appropriate nursing skill mix.
• To ensure the patient journey is patient centred, evidence based with excellent communication between all those involved
• Where necessary, or when requested, to act as the patient advocate.
• To provide individualised, written and verbal, support & advice around alcohol intervention
• To support patients during consideration of treatment options.
• To track the patient's progress across all areas of healthcare, acting as a liaison between healthcare professionals.
• To provide a point of contact to the MDT for patients.
• To act as an expert resource to colleagues in evidence‑based practice and education and support.
• To be a source of support, for both patient and carers on psychosocial issues throughout all aspects of diagnosis and treatment, involving other professionals when needed.

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites:
Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire. Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer. The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year.

As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

• Registered nurse / current NMC registration - or equivalent RMN or RGN
• Diploma or degree level education or equivalent knowledge and skills gained through any combination of alternative study, or employment experience

• Post registration experience of caring for patients who require alcohol interventions
• Experience of teaching and mentorship for learners and peers
• Knowledge of planning/implementing or evaluating change within healthcare
• Working knowledge of the NHS.

• Ability to motivate self and others

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.

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Basingstoke North Hampshire Hospital/ Royal Hampshire County Hospital

Basingstoke North Hampshire Hospital/ Royal Hampshire County Hospital