Band 5 Recovery Nurse - Recovery Near You

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health foundation is seeking a Band 5 Recovery Nurse to join their team in Wolverhampton. The successful candidate will work in primary care settings, providing assessments and interventions to support individuals with substance misuse issues. This full-time, fixed-term position offers competitive pay and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the community.

Benefits

Relocation expenses up to £8,000

Qualifications

• Experience in completing comprehensive assessments.
• Good understanding of recovery module within addictions.
• Experience completing community alcohol detoxifications.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate service users to enter and move through integrated recovery-based services.
• Provide case management to a designated caseload of service users.
• Engage service users in health promotion and provide psychosocial interventions.

Skills

Assessment Skills

Understanding of Recovery Models

Community Detoxification Experience

Education

UK Professional Registration

Job description

Band 5 Recovery Nurse - Recovery Near You

Band 5

Main area recovery nurse within substance misuse working within primary care Grade Band 5 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (fixted term due to SSMTRG funding via ohid) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 436-7280498

Site Recovery Near you Town Wolverhampton Salary £29,970 - £36,483 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 01/07/2025 23:59 Interview date 13/07/2025

Please note that this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Job overview

This post is part of a new initiative within substance misuse and part of new OHID money, the post holder will be working closely within primary care settings and will be offering assessments and referrals to services that are identified by clients needs. |The post holder will also be offering brief interventions within primary care and training GPS and other professionals within that setting around alcohol consumption, safe drinking levels and referral pathways into Recovery Near you

Main duties of the job

To facilitate service users to enter and move through integrated recovery based services and enhance opportunities for service users to achieve identified goals and sustained The post holder will provide case management to a designated caseload of service users ensuring that a comprehensive assessment is completed. Based on assessment the focus of the role will be to provide recovery based interventions to enhance service user recovery and service experience. The post holder will engage service users in health promotion and provide low intensity psychosocial interventions as appropriate to service user need.

Working for our organisation

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.

Person specification

application form

• currently living in the UK
• experience in completing comprehensive assessments
• good understanding of recovery module within addictions
• experince completing community alcohol detoxifications

Our Trust is committed to treating individuals fairly and ensuring they have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential, even if this means doing things differently for different people sometimes. We are working hard to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity within Birmingham and Solihull and that our services meet the needs of all diverse service users and carers.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. As part of the selection process you may be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, however all cases of criminal record history are dealt with on a case by case basis.

Please note, if applicable for your role you will be required to cover the cost of your DBS certificate. This will be deducted from your salary over 3 months. You will also be required to sign up to the DBS Update Service before commencement with the Trust. The Trust will reimburse this. You will be contractually obliged to maintain your subscription.

All successful applicants will be required to complete the Trust’s induction programme. The Fundamental (Statutory and Mandatory) training will be in an e-learning format. You will be required to complete training modules online (approx. 9-14 hours depending on post) by the end of your second week with us.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process we may contact you via email to advise you of the interview details. Please ensure you access your email account from which you applied regularly once the position has closed.

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, please ensure that you check if this role meets the eligibility criteria for sponsorship. Non UK /Republic of Ireland candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Browse: Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) . The minimum salary threshold for a Health and Social Care is £25,000 and for the Skilled Worker route is £38,700. If the starting salary for this role is below this, we will not be able to provide sponsorship.

Relocation expenses may be reimbursed subject to eligibility. The policy provides for reimbursement up to £8,000.

Please note - if you are applying for a role within Police custody, due to Police Vetting requirements you must have been a UK resident for the last years.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.