Addiction Nurse

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A Band 5 Addictions Nurse position is available with NHS Borders' Addictions Service (BAS) in Galashiels. This role focuses on providing holistic care, assessments, and support for individuals with substance issues within both clinical and community settings, often working with a nationally recognised team implementing MAT standards.

• Location:
  
  Primarily based at Galavale House, Galashiels, serving the wider Scottish Borders.
• Role:
  Registered Nurse (RMN/RGN) responsible for assessment, care planning, and implementing, or evaluating, care for individuals affected by substance use.

The role involves working within a multidisciplinary team, often with a focus on assertive outreach, to provide person‑centred care to individuals with complex substance use issues. Duties include assessment, care planning, and treatment such as Blood Borne Virus (BBV) interventions, alcohol assessments, and medication administration.

• Hours:
  
  37 hours per week.
• Application:
  Applications are typically submitted through the .

Key contacts:
Kate Ainslie, Service Manager, at 01896 664436.

Note:

As this is a patient‑facing role, it requires PVG Scheme membership.

As from 1st April 2026 the Agenda for Change full‑time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part‑time hours will be reduced pro‑rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.

Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team.

For more details on these changes please visit: .

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigration Service.

As part of the pre‑employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre‑settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the  website.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored before submitting your application form.

PLEASE NOTE:

We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early.

Please note:

the salary quoted is for full‑time hours (37 hrs per week). For appointments to part‑time hours, the salary will be pro‑rata.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes application.