Substance Misuse Nurse

Change Grow Live; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

Flexible working arrangements

Wellness hour weekly

Contributory pension scheme

Discounts on shopping and more

Cycle to Work

Job summary

Change Grow Live in Cambridgeshire is seeking an experienced Substance Misuse Nurse to join our multidisciplinary team. You will deliver specialist clinical interventions, perform health assessments, provide education and vaccination where indicated, and contribute to harm-reduction strategies within our drug and alcohol services.

This 12-month fixed-term contract offers 37.5 hours per week, a supportive working culture, regular 1:1s, professional development time, DBS support, and eligibility

Qualifications

• Qualified nurse with registration and active practice
• Experience in substance misuse or community health settings
• Experience delivering health education and vaccination where indicated

Responsibilities

• Undertake physical and mental health assessments for service users
• Provide harm-reduction advice and vaccinations when indicated
• Signpost/referral to primary or secondary care as needed
• Input and maintain client data in clinical records
• Contribute to Naloxone strategy and best-practice reviews

Skills

Nurse

Clinical assessments

Harm reduction

Education & vaccination

Education

Registered Nurse (NMC)

Job description

Overview

Believe in people?

The best people have one thing in common.

They care.

At Change Grow Live, we’re more than just a substance misuse charity, we’re a community driven by our core values: Be Open, Be Compassionate, Be Bold.

We believe in the power of transformation, and we’re looking for a Substance Misuse Nurse to join our dynamic, multidisciplinary team in Cambridgeshire.

If you're ready to inspire change, this is the place for you.

Why work with us?

Are you seeking a role where every day brings new challenges and opportunities? At Change Grow Live, we embrace a whole-person approach to care, treating each person accessing treatment with us as a unique individual on their recovery journey. Our team thrives on collaboration, bringing together service managers, consultant psychiatrists, dedicated healthcare professionals, compassionate nurses, empathetic recovery staff, enthusiastic volunteers, and supportive peer mentors.

This is an excellent opportunity for an energetic and passionate Nurseto help shape our vision in how we provide clinical services to individuals whose lives have been affected by drugs and alcohol.

Where: Cambridgeshire (countywide)

Hours: 37.5 per week

Contract Type: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

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 Substance Misuse 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.

In our services no two days are the same. Every person who comes into our service is treated as an individual, so 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:

• Undertaking physical and mental health assessments for people who access our services when
• Appropriate sign posting/referral to primary care or appropriate secondary health care services for identified health issues
• Providing education, health promotion and screening for blood borne viruses (BBV)
• Providing Hepatitis B vaccinations when indicated
• Contributing to CGL's Naloxone Strategy
• Ensuring that procedures are regularly reviewed to promote best practice and evidenced based practice in accordance with UK Guidelines on Clinical Management, NICE guidance, and CGL clinical protocols and procedures
• Providing harm reduction advice to injecting service users, providing information and equipment and ensure all equipment is disposed of safely
• Recording and inputting client data and information

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, which totals up to 6 days per year.
• We also have a wide range of educational opportunities including free access to the RCNi learning platform and we reimburse your NMC fee
• We offer you the opportunity to use the government backed Apprenticeship Levy fund to develop nursing practice in line with your specific role
• All our team members are encouraged to take a wellbeing hour every week and access personal well -being resources
• 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

We want to understand your experiences, achievements and strengths, so please make sure your application reflects your own story and clearly shows how you meet the essential criteria and the impact you've made in previous roles.

There's no need to write in a particular style. The strongest applications are those that are authentic, specific and clearly demonstrate your skills, experience and potential. We look forward to learning more about you.

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

CGL points 33 to 39 (£38,114.53 - £44,469.24)

ILW / OLW /Fringe

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

Interview Date

23/10/2026

Closing Date

11/10/2026

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

Ben Jones | [e-mail] | 07778145594

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