Substance Misuse NMP

Registered Nurse focuses on review medications in line with national guidelines and charity-specific clinical governance, including.

What the role involves

• Review medications in line with national guidelines and charity-specific clinical governance, including.
• Monitoring client progress, side effects, and risk, ensuring safe and person-centred prescribing decisions.
• Provide clinical leadership and guidance to wider staff teams on substance misuse treatment, withdrawal management, and safeguarding.
• Build therapeutic, non-judgmental relationships with clients and work collaboratively to develop meaningful recovery goals.
• Supporting service users through detoxification, stabilisation, relapse prevention and longer-term recovery plans.
• Work within a dynamic multidisciplinary team including recovery workers, peer mentors, GPs, psychiatrists, nurses, and social care professionals.

Skills and requirements

• Previous work experience within the voluntary/community sector.
• In physical health interventions such as venepuncture, ECGs, or point-of-care testing.
• Experience working with complex needs, dual diagnosis, or individuals experiencing homelessness.
• Competitive pay rates and weekly payments.

Candidate fit

• Registered Nurse, Pharmacist, Paramedic, or Allied Health Professional with active professional registration (NMC/GPhC/HCPC).
• V300 Independent Prescribing qualification with evidence of safe autonomous practice.