Clinical SMS Nurse - Recovery & Harm Reduction

NHS Jobs; Newport; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking a dedicated Clinical SMS Nurse to support recovery-focused care within the prison environment, joining the Integrated Mental Health and Substance Misuse Service at HMP Isle of Wight. You will work with a forward-thinking team to assess needs, provide compassionate care and help people move towards safer, healthier outcomes.

Key duties include accepting referrals, completing health assessments, giving harm-reduction guidance, and coordinating care with multi-disciplinary

Qualifications

• Nursing Qualification RGN/RMN.
• Training/Qualification in substance use or hard‑to‑reach care.
• Experience with CBT and motivational interviewing.
• Experience in brief solution-focused therapy and mapping techniques.

Responsibilities

• Accept referrals, assess need and oversee health care assessments.
• Provide harm reduction advice on safer drug use, safer sex, HIV/HBV/HCV.
• Maintain a robust health care caseload and address health inequalities.
• Perform clinical checks: urine screens, vital signs, ECGs, blood pressure.
• Support alcohol and drug detoxes under Band 7 prescriber supervision.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to review care plans and referrals.

Skills

CBT

Motivational Interviewing

Brief solution-focused therapy

Psycho-social interventions

Dual diagnosis support

Education

Nursing Qualification RGN/RMN

Substance use training

Job description

NHS Jobs is seeking a dedicated Clinical SMS Nurse to support recovery-focused care within the prison environment, joining the Integrated Mental Health and Substance Misuse Service at HMP Isle of Wight. You will work with a forward-thinking team to assess needs, provide compassionate care and help people move towards safer, healthier outcomes.

Key duties include accepting referrals, completing health assessments, giving harm-reduction guidance, and coordinating care with multi-disciplinary