Substance Misuse Nurse

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

 

 

• →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 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

 

AI can be a really helpful tool when putting together your application, and we're happy for you to use it. However, what we're most interested in is you.

We want to understand your experiences, achievements and strengths, so please make sure your application reflects your own story and clearly shows how you meet the essential criteria and the impact you've made in previous roles.

There's no need to write in a particular style. The strongest applications are authentic, specific and clearly demonstrate your skills, experience and potential. We look forward to learning more about you.

 

 

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

 

CGL points 33 to 39 (£38,114.53 - £44,469.24)

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

14/9/2026

4/9/2026

Sam Snowden | Sam.snowden@cgl.org.uk

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