Substance Misuse Nurse

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Healthcare

Posted on: Posted 6 hours ago

Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom

Permanent

£38500 - £43500 Per Year

Job reference:

34238

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An award-winning community drug and alcohol charity is recruiting a Substance Misuse Nurse to join its specialist Addictions and Detoxification Clinic in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. This is an excellent opportunity for a Registered General Nurse (RGN) or Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with an interest in substance misuse, addictions, recovery and rehabilitation, offering a salary of up to £43,384 per annum on a 12 month contract.
This Substance Misuse Nurse role is Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm, with no nights or weekends, based in a structured detox and rehabilitation clinic. You will provide front-line clinical nursing care to people accessing drug and alcohol recovery services, supporting them through assessment, detoxification and rehabilitation pathways.

The Role – Substance Misuse Nurse
As a Substance Misuse Nurse, your responsibilities will include:

Delivering clinical care within a drug and alcohol detoxification service
Carrying out physical health assessments and supporting recovery planning
Providing BBV screening, complete ECGs, administer vaccinations
Supporting alcohol detox and opiate detoxification programmes
Delivering health promotion, harm reduction and rehabilitation support
Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary addictions team

Experience & Skills (Desirable but Not Essential)

Drug and alcohol detoxification
Addiction nursing or substance misuse services
Vaccinations and BBV screening
ECGs and physical health monitoring
Titration and medication management
Rehabilitation or recovery-focused nursing

About You – RGN / RMN
The ideal Substance Misuse Nurse will be:

A qualified RGN or RMN with a current NMC registration
Experienced in, or strongly motivated towards, addictions and substance misuse nursing
Able to demonstrate transferable skills from areas such as A&E, mental health, community nursing, prison healthcare, detox or acute services
Compassionate, non-judgemental and recovery-focused

Previous addictions experience is not essential. Nurses with backgrounds in A&E, prison nursing, mental health, acute care or community nursing are strongly encouraged to apply, provided they can demonstrate a clear interest in drug and alcohol recovery services.

Benefits

Monday–Friday working hours (9am–5pm)
Up to £43,000+ salary
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Charity employer with an excellent reputation in drug and alcohol services
Full induction and structured onboarding
Ongoing training, CPD and career development
Supportive and specialist clinical environment

If you are a Registered Nurse (RGN or RMN) looking for a rewarding role in substance misuse, addiction nursing, detox, rehabilitation or community drug and alcohol services, this Substance Misuse Nurse opportunity in Tunbridge Wells could be an excellent next step.
Please click APPLY or call LEWIS on 07700 170349.

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