Substance Use Nurse

We Are With You; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

We Are With You in Shrewsbury is seeking a Substance Use Nurse to join our team. This permanent, full-time role offers 37.5 hours per week with a salary of £34,500 - £37,312 per annum. NMC registration is essential.

You will provide a range of health, wellbeing and harm-reduction interventions to service users and deliver high standards of nursing care. You will advocate for patients, conduct comprehensive assessments, and work flexibly across settings while upholding a safe, caring environment.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration and post-registration clinical experience.
• Experience delivering nursing interventions in a community setting.
• Experience of comprehensive assessment of need including risk assessments.
• Driving license and access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Provide health and wellbeing and harm-reduction interventions to service users.
• Deliver high standards of nursing care including assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of care programmes.
• Advocate for patients and identify physical, psychological, spiritual and social support needs.
• Work flexibly in various settings while maintaining a safe, caring and therapeutic environment.

Skills

NMC registered nurse

Community nursing experience

Assessment & risk assessment

Communication skills

Flexible working

Education

NMC registration

Job description

Job summary We are looking for a Substance Use Nurse to join our Shrewsbury service. Our team in Shrewsbury is recruiting for an experienced Substance Use Nurse to join them in providing high quality recovery care to a diverse service user group. If you are an enthusiastic and creative registered Nurse, passionate about changing peoples lives for the better, we would love to hear from you. This is a permanent, full time role working 37.5 hours per week Monday - Friday. The salary for this position is £34,500 - £37,312 per annum. Please note that you must have current NMC registration to be considered for this position. 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 8th November 2026. Please note that this role may close early should sufficient applications be received, so early application is advised. All applicants should submit a CV along with a cover letter explaining why they should be considered for this role.

Main duties of the job

As a Substance Use Nurse, you will provide a range of health and wellbeing and harm reduction interventions to service users in accordance with the agreed model of service delivery. You will deliver high standards of nursing care to those affected by substance use and be responsible for the assessment of care needs, development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.

You will be an advocate for our patients, working closely with them to identify the physical, psychological, spiritual and social support they need. You will work flexibly providing a high standard of nursing care in a variety of settings, promoting the health and well-being of service users whilst maintaining a safe, caring and therapeutic environment.

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

About us

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.

Essential Person Specification

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration and post registration clinical experience
• Experience of delivering nursing interventions in a community setting
• Demonstrable experience of comprehensive assessment of need including risk assessments
• Knowledge of safe storage, handling and administration of drugs in particular controlled drugs
• Be able to work constructively with a wide variety of groups and individuals in a range of settings and work roles
• Be able to assess plans, implement and evaluate service user care and act accordingly if untoward changes occurred
• Be able to positive engage service users and treat the with respect and dignity
• Have effective written and communication skills
• Ideally you will have experience of working in a drug and alcohol setting
• Driving license and access to a vehicle

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.