Senior Specialist Substance Misuse Nurse

Withyou; Wigan; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days leave

Birthday day off

Enhanced parental leave

Volunteer leave

Pension

Blue Light Card

Flexible working

Refer a Friend £500

Job summary

WithYou is seeking a Senior Specialist Substance Misuse Nurse for our Wigan service. You will provide and supervise high-quality nursing care, lead the nursing team, and ensure evidence-based practice in line with NMC codes and WithYou policies.

You will manage your own caseload, collaborate with multidisciplinary colleagues and external agencies, and contribute to health, wellbeing and harm reduction interventions across the service.

Qualifications

• UK Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Demonstrable managerial experience within a healthcare setting.
• Experience of working in a substance misuse setting.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities.
• Commitment to ongoing personal and professional development.
• Experience in facilitating clinical supervision in groups and individuals.

Responsibilities

• Provide and supervise high standards of clinical and nursing care for people affected by substance use.
• Provide clinical leadership to nursing and other practitioners within the service.
• Manage a caseload and coordinate with external agencies to ensure safe, effective, person-centred care.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement and harm reduction activities.

Skills

NMC registration

Nurse management

Substance misuse experience

Stress management

Flexibility

Professional development

Clinical supervision

Job description

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Specialist Substance Misuse Nurse to join our service in Wigan to provide clinical leadership to our nursing team. Our vibrant services in Wigan and Leigh provide support to people concerned about their own or someone else's alcohol or drug use. We have services in both Wigan and Leigh but much of our work is carried out in the local communities we serve. Check out what our sites have to offer here.

As a Senior Specialist Substance Misuse Nurse, you will play a key role in providing and supervising high-quality clinical and nursing care to people affected by substance use. You'll support the delivery of evidence-based health, wellbeing and harm reduction interventions, while providing leadership and guidance to nurses and other practitioners within the service.

This is a varied role where you'll manage your own caseload while supporting the wider nursing team, ensuring high standards of clinical practice and contributing to the ongoing development and improvement of the service. You'll work closely with colleagues across the multidisciplinary team and external agencies to ensure people receive safe, effective and person-centred care.

As a leading charity supporting people with drug, alcohol and mental health challenges, we operate over 80 services across England and Scotland, providing free and confidential support to more than 100,000 people each year. Find out more about us on our website.

The closing date for applications is 1st November 2026.

Job Opportunity

As a Senior Specialist Substance Misuse Nurse, you will provide and supervise the delivery of high standards of clinical and nursing care to people affected by substance use, ensuring practice is evidence-based and in line with the NMC Code and WithYou policies and procedures.

You will provide clinical leadership to nurses and other practitioners within the service, supporting professional standards, clinical supervision, learning and development and the delivery of agreed objectives. You'll also have responsibility for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care, managing a caseload and liaising with other agencies where appropriate.

You will support the delivery of health and wellbeing, harm reduction and recovery-focused interventions, including healthcare clinics and therapeutic groups. You'll promote healthy lifestyles and work with clients to reduce health risks associated with substance use, while ensuring medication is safely stored, administered and monitored.

You'll also contribute to service development and quality improvement, helping to identify new solutions and ensure the service remains accessible, culturally sensitive and responsive to the needs of the people we support.

Please note that you must have current NMC registration to be considered for this position.

This role is full time and permanent with a salary of £39,000 - £44,990 per annum.

Essential Skills

• UK Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
• Demonstrable managerial experience within a relevant healthcare setting
• Demonstrable experience of working within a substance misuse setting
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and manage competing priorities
• Flexible approach to working and able to adapt to the needs of the service
• Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development since registration
• Experience of facilitating management and clinical supervision in individual and group settings

About Company

WithYou provides free and confidential support, without judgement, to more than 100,000 people every year experiencing challenges with drugs, alcohol and mental health across England and Scotland.

Our name reflects who we are – a positive place where people can progress, connect with others and get friendly, expert help in a way that’s right for them.

Our staff team changes lives. If you're passionate about helping people get the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol and mental health, we'd love to hear from you.

DE&I

As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our vision of a future where everyone lives a life free from the harm associated with drugs and alcohol. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people, people of all ages and armed forces veterans.

As part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates that are veterans and meet all the essential criteria for a role. With You is also a Disability Confident Employer and we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with a disability and meet all the essential criteria for a role.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.

Please note that you will be required to provide 3 years worth of references and where applicable, undergo an enhanced DBS check, to be considered for a role at WithYou.

Internal Applicants - please note that fixed term roles will be offered as secondments.

Benefits

• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• An extra day off for your birthday or a special occasion of your choice
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• 2 days paid volunteer leave per year
• Auto-enrollment into We Are With You's pension scheme
• Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands
• Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing
• We have an excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role! Our scheme allows you to recommend your friends and family to work with us and earn a £500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable once your recommended friend has been employed for 6 months