DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE? DO YOU WANT TO WORK IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU CAN USE YOUR CLINICAL SKILLS AND YOUR CREATIVITY TO ACHIEVE THE BEST FOR PEOPLE?

Here is your opportunity to be part of the nursing team and support our multidisciplinary team.
Our teams are multi-disciplinary, they consist of a service manager, consultant psychiatrists, doctors, nurses, health care assistants, recovery staff, volunteers, administrators, and peer mentors, all focused on bringing the individuals using our services the best possible support & interventions.
This is an excellent opportunity for an energetic and passionate 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.
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.
Where: Stourbridge - Change Grow Live Dudley Atlantic Recovery Community Services

DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU?

If so, please read the job description and we look forward to reading your application soon. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact danielle.lyon@cgl.org.uk
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.

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.

WE WILL ACCEPT DIRECT APPLICANTS ONLY FOR THIS ROLE

Salary Range (pro rata if part time): CGL points 33 to 39 (£37,184.90 - £43,384.61) ILW / OLW /Fringe: N/A - Outside London Weighting Area Closing Date: 25/8/2025 If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:: Danielle Lyon | Danielle.Lyon@cgl.org.uk : This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level

About the role:

• Undertake physical and mental health assessments for people who access our services 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 use problems and develop effective partnerships with them.
• Ensure that procedures are constantly 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.
• Provide harm reduction advice to injecting service users, providing information and equipment and ensure all equipment is disposed of safely.
• Record and input client data and information in order that the service operates within contractual, administrative, and financial requirements