Lead Nurse

Change Grow Live; Worthing, Chichester, Crawley; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

Flexible working arrangements

Wellness hour each week

Contributory pension scheme

Discounts on shopping, cinema, and  H

Free eye test vouchers

Extensive training and progression

Job summary

Change Grow Live (CGL) is seeking a Lead Nurse to shape and oversee clinical services for individuals affected by drugs and alcohol in West Sussex. The role involves outreach across community and street-based settings, supervision for the nursing team, and development of Buvidal provision within the service.

The successful candidate will work with a multidisciplinary team, travel across the county from hubs in Worthing, Chichester or Crawley, and contribute to safeguarding and risk management

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership in nursing teams and clinical supervision.
• Experience delivering clinical health and wellbeing interventions.
• Ability to provide supervisory support and develop staff skills.
• Experience engaging with people who are street homeless or rough sleepers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the nursing team with enthusiasm, creativity, and the ability to inspire.
• Develop and deliver clinical, health and wellbeing interventions.
• Provide clinical and managerial supervision to the nursing team.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical interventions

Staff supervision

Outreach

Job description

Overview

Change Grow Live (CGL) is a national charity committed to helping people make positive changes in their lives. Guided by our values of Be Open, Be Compassionate and Be Bold, we work alongside individuals to find the right treatment, care and support to achieve lasting recovery and wellbeing.

We are looking for a passionate and proactive Lead Nurse to help shape our vision in how we provide clinical services to individuals whose lives have been affected by drugs and alcohol.You will be joining a dedicated multi-disciplinary outreach team working across West Sussex (Drug & Alcohol Response Team DART). This exciting role focuses on engaging people who are experiencing rough sleeping, or who are at risk of rough sleeping, and supporting them to access drug and alcohol treatment, harm reduction interventions and wider recovery support.

You will also be working with our Cluster Lead Nurse providing leadership and strategic oversight for the county, including the ongoing development of Buvidal provision in the service and clinical and operational supervision for our nursing team.

This is a rewarding and varied role for someone who is resilient, compassionate and motivated to improve outcomes for people facing multiple disadvantage. Working flexibly across community and street-based settings, you will build trusting relationships, reduce barriers to treatment and provide assertive outreach to individuals who we might usually struggle to engage with traditional services.

You will be based from one of our hubs in Worthing, Chichester or Crawley, but be prepared to travel across the county.

You should be comfortable working outdoors in different weather conditions, adapting your approach to meet people where they are.

No two days are the same. We're looking for someone who is curious, flexible and a skilled communicator, with a commitment to person-centred, trauma-informed practice. Alongside direct work with service users, you'll maintain accurate records, contribute to safeguarding and risk management processes and support service development through partnership working and shared learning.

Where: West Sussex

Hours: 37.5 per week, full-time.

Contract Type: Permanent

Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.

Responsibilities

The Lead Nurse role is a varied one, the successful candidate will be an integral member of a multidisciplinary team, offering specialist clinical interventions to people who use our services.

Every person who comes into our service is treated as an individual. Understanding the importance of a whole person approach along with being curious, a good listener, a clinically robust practitioner and having a flexible approach are essential skills.

Your role includes:

• Demonstrating skills of a motivated leader including being enthusiastic, creative, ability to inspire and committed to leading the nursing team.

• Developing and delivery of clinical, health and wellbeing interventions.

• Providing clinical and managerial supervision to the nursing team.

• Contributing to service development to ensure that all who use our services consistently receive high quality interventions that adhere to best practice guidelines and achieve high professional standards.

• Demonstrating excellent clinical skills and monitor, audit and sustain best practice across the sites within the location.

• Providing clinical interventions at hub, on outreach and at community sites.
• Engaging and providing care for people who are street homeless and sleeping rough.

We want to support you to recognise and achieve your goals:

• We hold regular national nurse and HCA forums, and you will have regular 1:1s and appraisals

• We actively support our nurses with revalidation with protected continuing professional development time

• We also have a wide range of educational opportunities including free access to the RCNi learning platform and we reimburse your NMC fee

• Our nursing pay is competitive with the NHS Agenda for Change pay bands

What we offer you:

• Generous holiday entitlement (+ bank holidays), increasing annually for first five years’ service

• Flexible working arrangements

• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week, plus access to our Wellness Hub and Employee Assistance Program

• Contributory pension scheme

• Discounts on shopping, cinema, holidays, and more

• A friendly and supportive team environment

• Free eye test vouchers

• Extensive training, career development, and progression opportunities

• Cycle to Work and generous Refer a Friend Scheme

As part of our commitment to patient safety and professional standards, all nurses are required to wear the designated company uniform while on duty. This ensures a consistent, hygienic, and professional appearance in line with our healthcare protocols

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

CGL points 40 to 44 (£45,583.51 - £50,128.89)

ILW / OLW /Fringe

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

Interview Date

18/11/2026

Closing Date

25/10/2026

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:

Katherine Wadbrook | [e-mail]

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.