Substance Use Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

WithYou is recruiting a permanent Substance Use Nurse for its Shrewsbury service, delivering health and harm reduction interventions and assessing care needs across diverse settings. The role requires current NMC registration and a valid driving licence, with 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Applicants should have post‑registration experience in community care, skills in comprehensive assessments and a patient‑centred approach, to work flexibly across different environments while promoting

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration and a valid driving licence.
• Post-registration clinical experience in community settings.
• Experience delivering nursing interventions in a community setting.
• Experience with comprehensive assessment of need and risk assessments.

Responsibilities

• Deliver health, wellbeing and harm reduction interventions in line with the service model.
• Provide high standards of nursing care to people affected by substance use.
• Assess care needs and develop, implement and evaluate care programmes.
• Advocate for service users and identify support needs across physical, psychological, spiritual and social domains.
• Work flexibly across a variety of settings.
• Promote health and wellbeing in a safe, therapeutic environment.

Skills

Community nursing

Care planning

Assessment skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Drug handling

Education

Nursing registration (NMC)

Job description

WithYou is recruiting a permanent Substance Use Nurse for its Shrewsbury service, which supports people with drug, alcohol and mental health challenges. The core of the work is delivering health, wellbeing and harm reduction interventions, assessing care needs, and developing, implementing and evaluating care programmes. Hours are 37.5 a week, Monday to Friday, across a range of settings with a diverse service user group. Current NMC registration is required, along with a driving licence and access to a vehicle.

What the job involves

• Deliver health, wellbeing and harm reduction interventions in line with the agreed model of service delivery
• Deliver high standards of nursing care to people affected by substance use
• Assess care needs, and develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care
• Advocate for service users, identifying their physical, psychological, spiritual and social support needs
• Work flexibly across a variety of settings
• Promote health and wellbeing while maintaining a safe, caring and therapeutic environment

What’s required

Registration & licences

• Current NMC registration

Experience

• Post-registration clinical experience
• Experience of delivering nursing interventions in a community setting
• Demonstrable experience of comprehensive assessment of need, including risk assessments

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of safe storage, handling and administration of drugs, particularly controlled drugs
• Working constructively with a wide range of groups and individuals across settings and work roles
• Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating service user care, and acting on untoward changes
• Engaging service users positively and treating them with respect and dignity
• Effective written and communication skills

Checks & eligibility

• Driving licence and access to a vehicle

Nice to have

• Experience of working in a drug and alcohol setting