Substance Misuse Nurse

The best people have one thing in common.

They care.

At Change Grow Live we are more than just a substance misuse charity – we are a community driven by our core values:
Be Open
, Be Compassionate
, Be Bold
. We believe in the power of transformation and are looking for a Substance Misuse Nurse to join our dynamic multidisciplinary team in Birmingham
.

If you’re ready to inspire change, this is the place for you.

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. We embrace a whole‑person approach to careон treating each person accessing treatment with us as a unique individual on their recovery journey.

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

Location: Birmingham (full‑time, on‑site only – remote or hybrid arrangements not available)

Hours: Full Time – 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £37,184.91 – £43,384.62 per annum (pro‑rated for part‑time)

Contract Type: Permanent

The Substance Misuse Nurse role is varied: the successful candidate will be an integral member of a multidisciplinary team, offering specialist clinical interventions to people who use our services. The work is person‑centred, requiring a whole‑person approach, strong listening skills, clinical competence and a flexible attitude.

Your role includes:

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

• We hold regular national nurse and HCA forums; you will have one‑to‑one sessions and appraisals
• We support nurses with revalidation and protected CPD time totaling up to 6 days per year
• We offer free access to the RCNi learning platform and reimburse your NMC fee
• We provide the opportunity to use the government‑backed Apprenticeship Levy fund to develop nursing practice in line with your role
• All team members are encouraged to take a wellbeing hour each week and access personal wellbeing resources
• Our pay is competitive with the NHS Agenda for Change pay bands

• Generous holiday entitlement (bank holidays), increasing annually for the first five years of service
• Flexible working arrangements
• Paid wellness hour each week plus access to our Wellness Hub and Employee Assistance Programme
• Contributory pension scheme
• Discounts on shopping, cinema, holidays and more
• A friendly and supportive team environment
• Extensive training, career development and progression opportunities
• Cycle‑to‑Work scheme and generous Refer‑a‑Friend plan

All nurses are required to wear fechado the designated company uniform while on duty to ensure a consistent, hygienic and professional appearance in line with our healthcare protocols.

When completing your application form and supporting statement, please reflect on the details outlined in this description to help us gauge how your skills and experiences align with the role.

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

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

Required Experience: IC

Key

Skills:

EMR Systems, Hospital Experience, Acute Care, ICU Experience, Dermal Fillers, Experience Administering Injections, Home Care, Nursing, Botox Experience, Critical Care Experience, Medication Administration, Tube Feeding

Employment Type: Full‑Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1

19/12/2025

D.CONTAS ABIOYE

This posting is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.