Substance Use Nurse — Flexible Community Care

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

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