Job summary
- Main area
- Addictions
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- 12 months (Secondment or Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Days)
- Job ref
- 196-NM13133
- Employer
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £56,276 - £63,176 p.a inc HCA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/08/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 15/09/2025
Employer heading

CNS/Clinical Coordinator
Band 7
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
There is an exciting secondment/fixed term opportunity to join the well established Addictions Care Team at Guys and St Thomas Hospital as Senior Addictions Clinical Nurse Specialist/ Clinical Care Coordinator for the Addiction Clinical Care Suite (ACCS).
The ACCS admits patients requiring medically assisted withdrawal / stabilisation from drugs and / or alcohol. This is a 7 day/24hr service.
This role has been developed to ensure the smooth co-ordination of care delivered to patients admitted to the pathway and ensure that they are supported throughout their journey with appropriate input from key stakeholders.
The role of senior CNS/Clinical Care Coordinator is open to registered Nurses (RGN/RMN) with a strong background/interest in Addictions, homeless health and mental health care delivery. The cns/clinical coordinator will be responsible for the delivery of evidence based care and the effective, efficient flow of the pathway including bed management.
The post holder will be expected to provide professional leadership within the clinical area and provide direction, and inspirational leadership to all members of the multi-disciplinary team working with the ACCS. The post holder will also be involved in the development of protocols / guidelines and patient information.
Closing date: 31/08/2025
Main duties of the job
The ACCS admits patients requiring medically assisted withdrawal / stabilisation from drugs and / or alcohol. This is a 7 day/24hr service and the work will involve shift pattern of days and nights.
This role has been developed to ensure the smooth co-ordination of care delivered to patients admitted to the pathway and ensure that they are supported throughout their journey with appropriate input from key stakeholders.
The role of senior cns/clinical care coordinator is open to registered Nurses (RGN/RMN) or registered Allied Health Professional/Occupational Therapist with a strong background/interest in Addictions, homeless health and mental health care delivery. The clinical coordinator will be responsible for the delivery of evidence based care and the effective, efficient flow of the pathway.
The post holder will be expected to provide professional leadership within the clinical area and provide direction, and inspirational leadership to all members of the multi-disciplinary team working with the ACCS. The post holder will also be involved in the development of protocols / guidelines and patient information.
Working for our organisation
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
In partnership with members of the multidisciplinary nursing team the post holder will develop, implement and evaluate a seamless specialist addictions service, ensuring that patients receive the highest standard of clinical care. The post holder will act as a service coordinator and will demonstrate a high level of expertise within the specialist Addictions service, providing specialist advice, education and support to health care professionals and patients. The post holder will actively undertake clinical audits and research within the specialist area.
The post holder will be responsible for contributing to the ongoing development of clinical practice, research and standards of care within the service, including development of policies, protocols and guidelines and contribute to service developments in collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues. Also ensures the safety and well being of services users, and always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person centred care principles.
Person specification
Education and Experience
Essential criteria
- BSC/1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/training and experience.
- Sound clinical experience in care coordination and management of patients with mental health and substance use and misuse needs
Desirable criteria
- Professional knowledge acquired at degree level will be supplemented by specialist training, experience and short courses to Masters level equivalent.
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience of working autonomously at an advanced level within the specialist area delivering effective patient focused care.
- Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator.
- Sound knowledge and understanding of mental health, addictions, treatment and interventions
- IT literate: competent using Microsoft office and able to report clinical activity data on patient information systems.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of audit, research & evidence based care
Skills, Knowledge and Ability
Essential criteria
- Ability to assess patients presenting with complications of acute mental health, alcohol/drug withdrawals
- Ability to clinically lead in MDT meetings & influence staff including medical teams.
- Experience in Bed Management/Booking admissions and discharges
- Experience of providing line management and supervision in a team
Desirable criteria
- Advanced clinical, managerial and leadership skills in Mental health or Alcohol and Drug Use/Misuse
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kundayi Sauti
- Job title
- Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07720143300
- Additional information
To discuss post or arrange an informal visit please contact:
Kundayi Sauti (Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Team Lead)
Tel: 020 7188 7188 extn: 58853
Mbl: 07720143300
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