Substance Misuse Nurse

Exciting Opportunity: Substance Misuse Nurse

Agency: Supportive Bridge Staffing Agency

Client: Change Grow Live (CGL) - Cambridgeshire Service

Location: Countywide, Cambridgeshire

Position Type: Fixed-Term (12 Months), Full-Time (37.5 hours per week)

Salary: £38,114.53 - £44,469.24 Per Annum (CGL points 33 to 39 - competitive with NHS Agenda for Change pay bands)

Closing Date: 11th October 2026 (Interview Date: 23rd October 2026)

About the Role

Supportive Bridge Staffing Agency is proud to partner with Change Grow Live (CGL) to recruit an energetic, passionate, and clinically robust permanent-track Substance Misuse Nurse for a 12-month fixed-term contract across Cambridgeshire.

As an integral member of a dynamic multidisciplinary team, you will provide specialist clinical interventions, physical and mental health assessments, and harm-reduction strategies for individuals affected by drugs and alcohol. Operating under a whole-person approach, you will deliver blood-borne virus (BBV) screening, Hepatitis B vaccinations, Naloxone training, and evidence-based clinical care to promote lasting recovery.

Key Responsibilities

• Clinical Assessments & Care: Undertake physical and mental health assessments, ensuring appropriate signposting or referrals to primary and secondary healthcare services.

• Harm Reduction & BBV Interventions: Provide health promotion, BBV screening, Hepatitis B vaccinations, safe injecting advice/equipment disposal, and contribute to CGL’s Naloxone Strategy.

• Best Practice & Governance: Ensure all clinical procedures align with UK Guidelines on Clinical Management, NICE guidance, and CGL clinical protocols while maintaining accurate client data.

• Professional Standards: Wear the designated company uniform while on duty to ensure a consistent, hygienic, and professional standard of care.

Essential Criteria

• Nursing Qualifications & Registration: First level registered nurse with a current active NMC PIN.

• Clinical Skills: Demonstrable knowledge of harm reduction interventions, health promotion, risk assessment, and person-centered clinical care.

• Approach: Professional, empathetic, flexible, and non-judgmental practitioner with strong communication skills.

• Requirements: Access to transport/ability to travel efficiently across Cambridgeshire. Must hold the legal Right to Work in the UK (note: this role is subject to an enhanced DBS check).

Key Benefits & Perks

• Annual Leave & Pay: Generous holiday entitlement plus bank holidays, increasing annually for the first five years. Nursing pay is competitive with NHS Agenda for Change bands.

• Professional Development: Annual reimbursement of your NMC fee, up to 6 days of protected CPD time per year for revalidation, free access to the RCNi learning platform, and Apprenticeship Levy fund opportunities.

• Wellbeing Support: Paid weekly Wellness Hour, access to the Wellness Hub, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), and free eye test vouchers.

• Additional Benefits: Contributory pension scheme, Cycle to Work scheme, shopping/holiday discounts, and a generous refer-a-friend scheme.

Key Dates & Next Steps

• Closing Date for Applications: 11th October 2026

• Interview Date: 23rd October 2026

Note: Change Grow Live reserves the right to close this vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received. Early application is strongly recommended.