Substance Misuse Nurse

Change Grow Live; Walsall; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

A community health service is seeking a Substance Misuse Nurse in Walsall to join a supportive clinical team. The role offers part-time hours with a competitive salary and includes responsibilities such as conducting assessments, developing treatment plans, and delivering various health interventions. Ideal candidates will be registered nurses with relevant experience and a commitment to patient care. Additional benefits include professional development time and a contributory pension scheme.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Paid Wellness hour each week

Contributory pension scheme

Annual reimbursement of NMC fee

Training and career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Recent relevant post qualification experience.
• Ability to formulate written reports.
• Sound knowledge of health promotion interventions.

Responsibilities

• Conduct alcohol assessments and develop treatment plans.
• Deliver Buvidal clinics and manage patient care.
• Provide wound care and conduct phlebotomy.

Skills

First level registered nurse

Harm reduction knowledge

Clinical auditing skills

Professional integrity

Education

Registered Nurse with current PIN

Job description

Overview

Do you want to make a real difference Do you want to work in an environment where you can use your clinical skills and your creativity to achieve the best for people

Join us in Walsall as a Substance Misuse Nurse be part of a great service with a diverse range of Specialists all working together to improve the health and wellbeing of people using drugs or alcohol.

As a Substance Misuse Nurse working with Change Grow Live in Walsall youll be joining an experienced Clinical team of Substance Misuse Nurses and Prescribers Speciality Doctor Consultant Psychiatrists. We are a large supportive service with a wide range of other Specialist roles including Assertive Outreach Family and Mental Health.

Where : Walsall

Hours : Part time 30 hours per week

Full Time Salary : 37184.90 - 43384.61 (based on full time hours pro rata for part time)

Contract Type : Fixed Term until 31st December 2026

• Please note : 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

We offer one to ones and appraisals monthly clinical supervision reflective practice monthly CPD time national forums to support development structured diaries to support work life balance and a weekly wellbeing hour to make sure you can do something that benefits your health or wellbeing. We support revalidation and pay for your annual NMC fee and provide access toexcellent training programmes including the RCNi learning platform. Our pay scales are aligned to agenda for change with an annual increment on the anniversary of your start date plus an annual cost of living review.

Please note this role is on site daily delivering clinical interventions and WFH is not possible.

The role has recently developed and includes all of our new clinical offer to patients :

• Alcohol assessment developing treatment plans and supporting community detoxification.
• Fibroscanning
• Delivering Buvidal clinics (long acting Buprenorphine injections)
• BBV testing Vaccinations and support to access Hep C treatment
• Wound Care clinics
• Phlebotomy

This is a great opportunity to further develop clinical skills within a large and supportive clinical team.

About you

• First level registered nurse with recent relevant post qualification experience and a current PIN
• Relevant recent experience of working within drug and alcohol treatment (desirable but not essential)
• Sound and demonstrable knowledge of harm reduction and health promotion interventions
• Ability to assess and recovery plan service users and formulate written reports as necessary.
• Clinical auditing skills to inform evaluation of the service and identify areas for development.
• Employ a professional empathetic and non-judgmental attitude towards service users and all stakeholders.
• An understanding of the importance of professional integrity in relationships with service users peers and other relevant professionals

What we will give to you

• 25 days holiday (bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each year of service capped at 30 days.
• Paid Wellness hour each week along with a Wellness hub and Employee Assist Programme
• Contributory pension scheme
• Annual reimbursement of your NMC fee
• Dedicated and protected professional development time.
• Access to excellent training programmes including the RCNi learning platform.
• A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping cinema holidays etc.
• A friendly and supportive team
• Training career development & progression opportunities
• Protected monthly CPD.
• Our nursing pay is competitive with the NHS Agenda for Change pay bands.

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.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

CGL points 33 to 39 (37184.90 - 43384.61)

ILW / OLW / Fringe

N / A - Outside London Weighting Area

Interview Date

14 / 11 / 2025

Closing Date

24 / 10 / 2025

Contact Details

Shamiso Mutsambiwa

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

Key Skills

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Employment Type : Temp

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 37184 - 43384