Community Psychiatric Nurse; Dual Diagnosis

Overview

Believe in people

The best people have one thing in common.

They care.

At Change Grow Live we were more than just a substance misuse charity; we were a community driven by our core values:
Be Open Be Compassionate Be Bold
. We believe in the power of transformation and were looking for a Community Psychiatric Nurse (Dual Diagnosis) to join our dynamic multidisciplinary team in Dudley
.

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

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 passionate Nurse to help shape our vision in how we provide clinical services to individuals whose lives have been affected by drugs and alcohol.

Where: Dudley (This is a fully on‑site position. Remote or hybrid working arrangements are not available for this role.)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Full Time Salary: 37184.90 - 43384.61 dependent on experience (Pro rata for part time)

Contract Type: Permanent

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:

• Hold a caseload of service users with co‑occurring severe and enduring mental health with high level substance misuse
• Undertake physical and mental health assessments for people who access our services when indicated by clinical need and ensure appropriate signposting/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 Hep 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
• Ensure that procedures are constantly reviewed to promote best practice and evidence-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
• See role specifics for more details

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 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:

• Generous holiday entitlement (bank holidays) increasing annually for first five years of service
• 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…