Drug and Alcohol Liaison Nurse-DALT | St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

st georges nhs trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in London is seeking a Drug and Alcohol Liaison Nurse to manage a patient caseload and provide expert advice on substance misuse. Candidates should have nursing experience, particularly in acute settings, and the ability to make autonomous clinical decisions. This role offers a chance to develop as a specialist in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience as a registered nurse in an acute care setting.
• Knowledge of community substance misuse services.
• Ability to assess and provide expert advice.

Responsibilities

• Provide screening and brief intervention service to clients.
• Assess clients referred from Emergency Department and provide advice.
• Work closely with local specialist services.

Skills

Experience in caring for patients with substance misuse

Ability to communicate in complex situations

Ability to make autonomous clinical decisions

Job description

Overview

Drug and Alcohol Liaison (DALT) Nurse - Band 6

Emergency Department and Acute Medicine Directorate

Role summary

Do you have experience in caring for patients with substance misuse? Are you looking to develop as a nurse specialist and manage your own patient caseload? Then our Drug and Alcohol Liaison Nurse post may be the next step on your career.

Responsibilities

• Providing a screening and brief intervention service to clients who have been identified as drug dependent or drinking to a level that is assessed as being potentially harmful to their health.
• Assess all clients referred from ED and inpatient wards/clinics and provide expert advice and signposting to community substance misuse services.
• Work closely with local specialist services providing provision for people with drug alcohol dependency.
• Be able to communicate and negotiate in complex situations and have the ability to make clear autonomous and clinically safe decisions related to patient care.

About our organisations

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

How to apply / Additional information

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

This advert closes on Monday 29 Sep 2025