Substance Misuse Nurse

Change Grow Live; Manchester; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

Flexible working

Wellness hour

Contributory pension

Discounts on shopping

Eye test vouchers

Training and progression opportunities

Cycle to work

Refer a Friend scheme

Job summary

Change Grow Live in Manchester is seeking a Substance Misuse Nurse to join our multidisciplinary team on-site. You will deliver specialist clinical interventions for people affected by drugs and alcohol, applying a whole-person approach to care.

You will perform health assessments, support vaccination and BBV screening, contribute to naloxone strategies, maintain data records, and promote best practice per UK guidelines. We offer development, CPD time, and competitive NHS-aligned pay bands.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with active NMC registration.
• Experience in substance misuse or community health settings preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and clinical assessment skills.

Responsibilities

• Undertake physical and mental health assessments for service users.
• Provide education, health promotion and BBV screening.
• Administer Hepatitis B vaccinations when indicated.
• Contribute to Naloxone strategy and harm reduction initiatives.
• Maintain accurate client data and records.

Skills

Clinical assessment

NMC registration

Harm reduction

Vaccination procedures

Documentation

Education

NMC registered nurse

Job description

Overview

Belie e 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 Manchsester

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: Manchester (This is a fully on-site position. Remote or hybrid working arrangements are not available for this role.)

Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week

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 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

A note about using AI in your application

AI can be a really helpful tool when putting together your application, and we're happy for you to use it. However, what we're most interested in is you.

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 authentic, specific and clearly demonstrate your skills, experience and potential. We look forward to learning more about you.

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

Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role

Direct applications only — we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy

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

14/9/2026

Closing Date

4/9/2026

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

Sam Snowden | [e-mail] post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.