Alcohol & Drug Outreach Lead Nurse

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At Change Grow Live, we're driven by the belief that we can truly impact the lives of our service users. We offer a safe, supportive environment, honoring each individual and working collaboratively to identify the best treatment and care options. Our core values - 'Be open, be compassionate, and be bold' - guide us daily as we help people reshape their lives, grow as individuals, and embrace life to the fullest.

Are you a passionate and experienced clinical leader, driven by a commitment to harm reduction and community-focused care? Change Grow Live is seeking a dynamic Lead Nurse to head up our newly commissioned Renfrewshire Alcohol & Drug Outreach Service.

This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in a frontline, community-based setting. You will lead a team delivering peripatetic outreach services to individuals affected by drug and alcohol use, supporting them through direct clinical intervention and seamless referral into existing treatment pathways.

As Lead Nurse, you will play a key role within the senior leadership team, responsible for developing and maintaining high standards of clinical care in a non-traditional setting. This is very much a “boots on the ground” role – our services are mobile, responsive, and rooted in the community. Delivery includes engagement through a dedicated mobile harm reduction unit operating in known hotspots across the region. You will directly line-manage Specialist Nurses and Outreach Support Workers, and act as the clinical lead in their day-to-day practice.

Where: Renfrewshire

Hours: Full time, 37.5 per week

Full Time Salary: £48,906.23 Based on full time hours, pro rata for part time hours

Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.

About the role:

Clinical Practice - Ensure integrated care pathways are in place for individuals requiring support with addiction-related health needs and support and adhere to immunisation and BBV programmes, offering guidance to colleagues on infectious disease prevention and substance misuse care.

Service Engagement & Representation - Represent the service at key meetings, promoting the clinical offer alongside senior leadership.

Quality & Performance - Participate in clinical audits under the direction of the RLN & support the service in meeting performance and contractual targets.

Leadership & Workforce Development - Ensure staff are aware of and adhere to relevant clinical and social care legislation & maintain your own CPD, completing core and mandatory training, and support your team’s development. 

Professional Standards - Uphold the NMC Code & support CPD and NMC revalidation through structured learning and career development opportunities.

Team Management - Oversee team rotas to ensure adequate clinical coverage; provide cover for outreach colleagues when needed.

Risk & Incident Oversight - Lead on incident and complaint management, ensuring health and safety compliance, and implement corrective actions based on performance reviews.

Clinical Governance & Accountability - Be professionally accountable for your own and your team’s clinical work & ensure the service model is evidence-based, efficient, and compliant with policy and national guidance, with a strong emphasis on harm reduction.

About you:

Education Knowledge and Experience:

• Registered with the NMC with a current pin
• Significant experience of working in the health/social care field or the ability to demonstrate sufficient experience in similar fields.
• An in-depth knowledge of clinical interventions for use with a range of individuals who use our services.
• Understanding of UK/Scottish Drug Strategy and Social Policy Reforms.
• Knowledge of different treatment models and harm minimisation interventions.
• In-depth knowledge of the regulatory framework within which the clinical services and the organisation operate.
• Experience of working and managing people/teams in clnical services and substance misuse, social care fields.
• Relevant additional qualification(s) in social care, clinical services, substance misuse or equivalent.
• Knowledge of local resources and geography.
• A commitment to diversity and equal opportunities.
• Knowledge of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults’ procedures
• Confidence to work on own initiative as well as part of the team.

Abilities and Skills:

• Ability to manage in a facilitative and coaching style.
• Ability to implement and develop effective monitoring mechanisms.
• Able to present complex information to groups of people.
• Computer literate in a range of software packages.
• Budget management.
• Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Ability to build and lead effective, productive, and motivated multi-skilled teams, managing change as necessary.
• Seek to improve personal performance, contribution, knowledge and skills.
• Full UK driver’s licence.

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
• A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• A friendly and supportive team
• Training, career development & progression opportunities
• Protected monthly CPD

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’d like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we’d love to talk to you.