Substance Misuse Nurse

Substance Misuse Nurse - Maternity Cover from 1st April 2026 for up to 12 months - NORWICH

Do you want to work for a Charity that believes in people? Do you want to be involved in something that changes lives? As part of the Change Grow Live team, you’ll help people get to where they want to be - this is an exciting opportunity to make a difference in people’s lives.

Our Nurses offer specialist clinical interventions, including comprehensive health screens, alcohol assessments, vaccinations, ECG’s, wound care and community alcohol detoxes, to service users across Norfolk.

You'll work with highly skilled colleagues across the county to support and engage people in drug and alcohol treatment services. No two days will be the same and we're looking for Nurses who have a range of skills and expertise, but who also believe in being open, compassionate and bold in everything they do.

CGL Norfolk is responsible for delivering a range of substance misuse interventions. We are seeking to employ a highly motivated, enthusiastic and committed nurse to join the clinical team at our Norwich locality. You will have excellent communication skills, be committed to high quality service provision and the active involvement of our service users.

Where: Eastbourne

Hours:Full Time, 37.5 hours per week

Full Time Salary: £37,184.90 - £43,384.61*

Contract Type:Fixed Term until 31st March 2027

Why work with us?

Are you seeking a role where every day brings new challenges and opportunities? At Change Grow Live, we embrace a whole-person approach to care, treating each person accessing treatment with us as a unique individual on their recovery journey. Our team thrives on collaboration, bringing together service managers, consultant psychiatrists, dedicated healthcare professionals, compassionate nurses, empathetic recovery staff, enthusiastic volunteers, and supportive peer mentors.

This is an excellent opportunity for an energetic and passionateNurse to help shape our vision in how we provide clinical services to individuals whose lives have been affected by drugs and alcohol.   

The Substance Misuse Nurse role is a varied one, the successful candidate will be an integral member of a multidisciplinary team, offering specialist clinical interventions to people who use our services.

In our services no two days are the same. Every person who comes into our service is treated as an individual, so understanding the importance of a whole person approach along with being curious, a good listener, a clinically robust practitioner and having a flexible approach are essential skills.

Your role includes:

• Undertaking physical and mental health assessments for people who access our services when
• Appropriate sign posting/referral to primary care or appropriate secondary health care services for identified health issues
• Providing education, health promotion and screening for blood borne viruses (BBV)
• Providing Hepatitis B vaccinations when indicated
• Contributing to CGL’s Naloxone Strategy
• Ensuring that procedures are regularly reviewed to promote best practice and evidenced based practice in accordance with UK Guidelines on Clinical Management, NICE guidance, and CGL clinical protocols and procedures
• Providing harm reduction advice to injecting service users, providing information and equipment and ensure all equipment is disposed of safely
• Recording and inputting client data and information

We want to support you to recognise and achieve your goals:

• We hold regular national nurse and HCA forums, and you will have regular 1:1s and appraisals
• We actively support our nurses with revalidation with protected continuing professional development time, which totals up to 6 days per year.
• We also have a wide range of educational opportunities including free access to the RCNi learning platform and we will reimburse your NMC fee
• We offer you the opportunity to use the government backed Apprenticeship Levy fund to develop nursing practice in line with your specific role
• All our team members are encouraged to take a wellbeing hour every week and access personal well -being resources
• Our nursing pay is competitive with the NHS Agenda for Change pay bands

What we offer you:

• 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. Additionally, you'll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years, therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us.

• Flexible working arrangements
• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week, plus access to our Wellness Hub and Employee Assistance Program
• Contributory pension scheme
• Discounts on shopping, cinema, holidays, and more
• A friendly and supportive team environment
• Free eye test vouchers
• Extensive training, career development, and progression opportunities
• Cycle to Work and generous Refer a Friend Scheme

As part of our commitment to patient safety and professional standards, all nurses are required to wear the designated company uniform while on duty. This ensures a consistent, hygienic, and professional appearance in line with our healthcare protocols.

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.  

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. 

Direct applications only — we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.