Change Grow Live Norwich are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives. Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our teams apply these daily, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.
Our Nurses play an integral part in Change Grow Lives mission to help people change the direction of their lives, to grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you would offer specialist clinical interventions to people who use our services.
We have an excellent opportunity for an energetic and passionate Substance Misuse Nurse to help shape our vision in how we provide clinical services to individuals whose lives have been affected by drugs and alcohol.
Where: Norwich
Hours: Full Time, 37.5hrs per week
Salary: £36,635.38 - £42,743.46 dependent on expereince (Based on full time hours, pro rata for part time)
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract until March 31st 2026
(Please note that there is potential this may become a permanent position).
ResponsibilitiesAbout the role:
Undertake physical and mental health assessments for people who access our services when indicated by clinical need and ensure appropriate sign posting/referral to primary care or appropriate secondary health care services for identified health issues Provide education, health promotion and screening for blood borne viruses (BBV). Provide Hepatitis B, pneumococcal and flu vaccinations when indicated Contribute to CGL’s Naloxone Strategy by training staff and service users in the use of Naloxone. Ensuring Naloxone is distributed to service users at every opportunity Develop therapeutic alliances with people who have substance misuse problems and develop effective partnerships with them Ensure that procedures are constantly 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 Provide harm reduction advice to injecting service users, providing information and equipment and ensure all equipment is disposed of safely Record and input client data and information in order that the service operates within contractual, administrative, and financial requirements
About you:
Please note - this is a countywide role and includes outreach/home visits. You will need to be a car driver with access to a car.First level registered nurse with recent relevant post qualification experience and a current PIN Relevant recent experience of working within drug and alcohol treatment (desirable but not essential) Sound and demonstrable knowledge of harm reduction and health promotion interventions Ability to assess and recovery plan service users and formulate written reports, as necessary Clinical auditing skills to inform evaluation of the service and identify areas for development Employ a professional, empathetic, and non-judgmental attitude toward service users and all stakeholders An understanding of the importance of professional integrity in relationships with service users, peers, and other relevant professionals
What we will give to you:
25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days” Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme Contributory pension scheme Annual reimbursement of your NMC fee Dedicated and protected professional development time Access to excellent training programmes including the RCNi learning platform A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc. A friendly and supportive team Training, career development & progression opportunities Protected monthly CPD Refer a friend scheme and receive generous vouchers if candidate is successful
Our nursing pay is competitive with the NHS Agenda for Change pay bands
Please read attached Job Description for a more detailed out line of responsibilities
If this sounds like you and you’d like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we’d love to talk to you.
Renumeration: CGL Points 33 to 39 Dependent on experience, Pro Rata
FTC Duration: 12 Months with the possibility of position becoming permanent
Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.
Salary Range (pro rata if part time) CGL points 33 to 39 (£36,635.37 - £42,743.46) ILW / OLW /Fringe N/A - Outside London Weighting Area Interview Date 20/3/2025 Closing Date 9/3/2025 If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details: Michelle Stewart | michelle.stewart@cgl.org.uk This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level. Options ApplyApplyShareEmail this job to a friendRefer <p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;"> </span></p> Share this vacancy on your newsfeed
We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are.
We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and to make Change Grow Live a great place to work. If you have any feedback on our recruitment processes (good or bad) we’d love to hear from you so that we can make sure they are fair and we attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible.
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