Addictions Clinical Nurse Specialist

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

An established NHS provider is seeking a dedicated Addictions Clinical Nurse Specialist to support individuals facing addiction challenges. This role focuses on improving health outcomes for clients struggling with substance misuse, providing essential health promotion and access to treatment. The successful candidate will conduct assessments, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, and manage medication for patients in community settings. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to harm minimization and continuous development, where your contributions will make a meaningful impact on the lives of those in need.

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with experience in substance misuse treatment.
• Completed training in motivational interviewing and risk assessment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial assessments and develop individualised treatment plans.
• Supervise junior staff and manage patient caseloads effectively.

Skills

Communication Skills

Autonomous Work

IT Literacy

Caseload Management

Cultural Sensitivity

Education

RMN / RN on the NMC register

Motivational Interviewing Training

Post-registration training in Mental Health

Tools

Patient Information Systems

Microsoft Word

Job description

Go back Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Addictions Clinical Nurse Specialist

The closing date is 13 May 2025

The role is specific to supportingthose who aim to improve health outcomes, especially for those who continually consume alcohol, where traditional structured treatment will not be appropriate.

The aim of the service is to help those with a range of health needs, including drug and alcohol use, access appropriate treatment and address clients' physical and mental health. The service will provide essential health promotion to increase the number of clients engaging with services to address their health and well-being.

Main duties of the job

• Patient Assessment: Conduct initial assessments to evaluate addiction severity and monitor patient progress.
• Treatment Planning: Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to develop and implement individualised treatment plans.
• Medication management - issuing scripts for patients on OST andpatients on alcohol community detox.

About us

CNWL Addictions is a well-established NHS provider offering high-quality drug and alcohol treatment interventions to the diverse and multicultural population across Ealing, Brent, Hillingdon, Hackney, and Hounslow. We also have the tri-borough Club Drug Clinic and National Problem Gambling Service.

The service is committed to a harm minimisation philosophy and partnership working. Our main partners are primary care services, social services, and the third sector.

Treatments are provided across all our clinical centres. The Clinical Governance framework is well established, and the service prides itself on its continuous development towards becoming a learning organisation.

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

Job responsibilities

For further information about the advertised role, please refer to the job description & person specification included in the documents section of this advert.

Running clinics - Fibroscan, ECG, BBV, Pabrinex and Nursing assessments

Supervising Junior staff members, recovery practitioners and students

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• RMN / RN on the NMC register
• Evidence of completion of preceptorship OR continuing personal development and post- registration training in the care, assessment and treatment of Mental Health or substance misuse service users.
• Completed the Motivational Interviewing Training Module

Previous Experience

• Post-registration experience in Mental Health or Substance Misuse
• Experience in undertaking Risk Assessments and Risk Management
• Experience of working in and delivering services to substance misusers.
• Experience working with Patient Information Systems

Skills and knowledge

• Good communication skills (verbal and written) plus good levels of numeracy
• Ability to work autonomously and to prioritise effectively
• An appreciation of the range of issues that may affect substance misusers
• An understanding of harm minimisation and health promotion in the specific context of substance misuse
• IT literate: competent using Microsoft Word and able to report clinical activity data on patient information systems
• Experience of managing a caseload within the community
• Awareness/knowledge of research skills
• Awareness of counselling models
• Awareness of public health issues pertaining to substance misusers
• Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach, which considers the needs of the whole person.
• Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using good communication skills
• Non-judgmental attitude to client group
• The post holder must have the ability to understand and implement the Equal and Diversity policy at a level appropriate to the job

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

£42,939 to £50,697 a yearper annum inc HCAS pro rata