Substance Misuse Nurse
Location: Blackpool
Pay Rate: £30.00 - £35.00 per hour
Contract Type: Temporary
Contract Length: 2 Months
Hours: 22.5 Hours per Week
Seven Resourcing are currently recruiting for an experienced Substance Misuse Nurse to join a specialist Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service in Blackpool on a temporary contract.
This is an excellent opportunity for a Registered Nurse with experience in substance misuse, addiction services, drug and alcohol recovery, community nursing, or mental health services. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering high-quality clinical interventions, harm reduction services, health promotion, and recovery-focused care to individuals affected by drug and alcohol dependency.
Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will support service users throughout their recovery journey by providing assessments, detoxification support, health screening, clinical interventions, and ongoing nursing care.
Key Responsibilities
- Undertake comprehensive physical and mental health assessments for service users accessing substance misuse treatment services.
- Carry out alcohol assessments and support safe community alcohol detoxification programmes.
- Support opiate substitution treatment (OST) programmes and medication titration where required.
- Deliver health promotion, harm reduction advice, and recovery-focused interventions.
- Provide blood borne virus (BBV) screening, education, and support, including Hepatitis B vaccination programmes.
- Support individuals affected by Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV through integrated care pathways.
- Undertake community-based alcohol and drug detoxification programmes.
- Carry out phlebotomy procedures and interpret blood results to support clinical decision-making.
- Refer service users to specialist healthcare services, inpatient detoxification services, and community support programmes where appropriate.
- Deliver Naloxone training and ensure widespread access to overdose prevention interventions.
- Provide wound care assessments and basic wound management where required.
- Complete risk assessments and contribute to risk management plans for vulnerable service users.
- Deliver psychosocial interventions in both one-to-one and group settings.
- Develop therapeutic relationships that support engagement, recovery, and positive health outcomes.
- Maintain accurate clinical records and ensure compliance with service requirements and professional standards.
- Work collaboratively with GPs, pharmacists, hospitals, social care professionals, and partner agencies.
Applicant Requirements
- Current NMC registration with a valid PIN.
- First-level Registered Nurse qualification.
- Recent post-registration nursing experience.
- Experience working within substance misuse services, drug and alcohol services, addiction recovery, community nursing, mental health nursing, or public health services is highly desirable.
- Strong understanding of harm reduction principles and health promotion interventions.
- Knowledge of alcohol detoxification, opiate substitution treatment, and recovery-focused practice.
- Excellent clinical assessment and risk management skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Strong communication, documentation, and relationship-building skills.
- Experience in phlebotomy, BBV management, motivational interviewing, or substance misuse qualifications would be advantageous.
- Full commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
Working for Seven Resourcing:
Established in 2011, Seven Resourcing is one of the UK’s leading suppliers of temporary health and social care professionals. We are rated ‘Excellent’ on Trustpilot from over 3,000 reviews and have received multiple industry awards, reflecting our commitment to quality, compliance, and candidate support. Our dedicated team works to secure competitive opportunities that align with your clinical expertise and career goals.
INDNCHEOTH
Pay: £30.00-£35.00 per hour
Experience:
- substance misuse nursing: 2 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Current NMC registration with a valid PIN (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
