Substance Use Nurse

Occy; Shrewsbury; Vor Ort; GBP 35.000 - 37.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Occy is recruiting a Substance Use Nurse for our Shrewsbury service. You will deliver nursing care and evidence-based interventions to service users, assessing needs and developing care plans in collaboration with patients and teams.

The role requires current NMC registration, community-based experience, and the ability to work flexibly across settings. The position is permanent, full-time (37.5 hours weekly) with a salary of £34,500–£37,312 per annum.

Qualifikationen

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration and post registration clinical experience.
• Experience delivering nursing interventions in a community setting.
• Experience with comprehensive assessment of need including risk assessments.
• Knowledge of safe storage, handling and administration of drugs, especially controlled drugs.
• Ability to work constructively with diverse groups in different settings.
• Ability to assess, implement and evaluate service user care and respond to untoward changes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ideally experience in drug and alcohol settings.
• Driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Aufgaben

• Assess care needs and develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
• Advocate for patients and work with them to identify support needs.
• Provide high standards of nursing care in various settings and promote wellbeing.
• Maintain a safe, caring and therapeutic environment.

Kenntnisse

NMC registration

Community nursing

Risk assessments

Drug handling & safe storage

Written & verbal communication

Driving licence

Interpersonal engagement

Care plan assessment & evaluation

Jobbeschreibung

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.

• 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

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 people’s 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.