Substance Use Nurse

Withyou; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Birthday day off

Enhanced parental leave

Volunteer leave (2 days)

Pension scheme

Blue Light Card

Flexible working

Refer a Friend £500

Job summary

WithYou is seeking a Substance Use Nurse to join the Shrewsbury service and deliver high-quality recovery care to a diverse service user group. The role requires current NMC registration, 37.5 hours per week, and a salary of £34,500–£37,312 per annum.

You will assess care needs, plan and evaluate programmes, and advocate for patients in a supportive, confidential environment. You will work across settings to promote health, wellbeing and harm reduction, maintaining a safe, caring environment for

Qualifications

• 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 engage service users with respect and dignity.
• Have effective written and communication skills.
• Ideally you will have experience of working in a drug and alcohol setting.
• Driving licence and access to a vehicle

Responsibilities

• Provide a range of health and wellbeing and harm reduction interventions.
• Deliver high standards of nursing care to those affected by substance use.
• Assess care needs and develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
• Advocate for patients and work with them across physical, psychological, spiritual and social support.
• Work flexibly across settings to promote health and wellbeing while maintaining a safe environment.

Skills

NMC Registration

Community nursing

Risk assessments

Controlled drugs

Stakeholder engagement

Care planning

Written communication

Drugs & alcohol

Driving licence

Vehicle access

Job description

About the Role

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’d 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.

Job Opportunity

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.

Essential Skills

• 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 licence and access to a vehicle

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