Substance Misuse Nurse

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.

Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.

Are you passionate about helping young people change their lives? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for a Drug and Alcohol Multi-Discipline Nurse with our expanding service in Nottingham.

Our Nurses play an integral part in Change Grow Lives mission to help people change the direction of their lives, to grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you would offer specialist clinical interventions to young people who use our services. This is an excellent opportunity for an energetic and enthusiastic Substance Misuse Nurse to help shape our vision in how we provide clinical services to individuals whose lives have been affected by drugs and alcohol.  

This role will involve some weekend and evening work. 

Where: Nottinghamshire. King’s Mill Hospital

Hours: Full Time, 37.5 per week 

Full Time Salary Range: £36,635.38 - £42,743.46 Dependent on experience (based on full time hours, pro rata for part time hours)

About the role: 

• Undertake physical and mental health assessments for people when indicated by clinical need and ensure appropriate sign posting/referral to primary care or appropriate secondary health care services for identified health issues. 

• Provide education, health promotion and screening for blood borne viruses (BBV). Provide Hepatitis B vaccinations when indicated. 

• Contribute to CGL’s Naloxone Strategy by training staff and service users in the use of Naloxone. Ensuring Naloxone is distributed to service users at every opportunity. 

• Develop therapeutic alliances with people who have substance misuse problems and develop effective partnerships with them. 

• In reach work in King’s Mill hospital providing weekend and late evening until 8 Monday - Friday cover to the hospital on a rota basis.
• Provide harm reduction advice to injecting service users, providing information and equipment and ensure all equipment is disposed of safely. 

• Multi agency working to reduce hospital admissions and encourage engagement with community services. Supporting transition from hospital to the community
• Outreach working in the community offering outpatient clinics, home visits and assessments across Nottinghamshire.
• Support alcohol detoxification in the home where clinically indicated.

About you: 

• First level registered nurse with recent relevant post qualification experience and a current PIN 

• Relevant recent experience of working within drug and alcohol treatment (desirable but not essential) 

• Sound and demonstrable knowledge of harm reduction and health promotion interventions 

• Ability to assess and recovery plan service users and formulate written  
  reports, as necessary. 

• Clinical auditing skills to inform evaluation of the service and identify areas for development. 

• Employ a professional, empathetic, and non-judgmental attitude towards  
  service users and all stakeholders. 

• An understanding of the importance of professional integrity in relationships with service users, peers, and other relevant professionals 

What we will give to you:  

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days”. 

• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme  

• Contributory pension scheme  

• Annual reimbursement of your NMC fee  

• Dedicated and protected professional development time.  

• Access to excellent training programmes including the RCNi learning platform.  

• An excellent selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.  

• A friendly and supportive team  

• Training, career development & progression opportunities  

• Protected monthly CPD.  

• Our nursing pay is competitive with the NHS Agenda for Change pay bands. 

Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role. 

If this sounds like you and you would like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we’d love to talk to you.