Change Grow Live
Substance Misuse Nurse
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About Us
Change Grow Live 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.
About the Role
Our Nurses play an integral part in Change Grow Live’s 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.
This is 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.
Key Responsibilities
- Undertaking physical and mental health assessments for people who access our services including alcohol assessments and Health assessments.
- Appropriate sign posting/referral to primary care or appropriate secondary health care services for identified health issues.
- Providing education, health promotion and screening for blood borne viruses (BBV).
- Providing Hepatitis B vaccinations when indicated.
- Contributing to CGL’s Naloxone Strategy.
- Ensuring that procedures are regularly 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.
- Providing harm reduction advice to injecting service users, providing information and equipment and ensure all equipment is disposed of safely.
- Recording and inputting client data and information.
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Our Service
Our service operates flexibly to meet the needs of clients, including late opening hours during the week, and you may be required to work during these times to accommodate the needs of the service.
Where
Knowsley
Hours
Full Time Hours 37.5 per week*
Contract Type
Permanent
Salary
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.
What We Offer
- Generous holiday entitlement (+ bank holidays), increasing annually for first five years’ service
- Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week, plus access to our Wellness Hub and Employee Assistance Program
- Contributory pension scheme
- Discounts on shopping, cinema, holidays, and more
- A friendly and supportive team environment
- Free eye test vouchers
- Extensive training, career development, and progression opportunities
- NMC registration reimbursed
- Protected CPD
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Uniform
As part of our commitment to patient safety and professional standards, all nurses are required to wear the designated company uniform while on duty. This ensures a consistent, hygienic, and professional appearance in line with our healthcare protocols.
Application
Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Direct applications only — we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.
As we want to get to know you, not an AI tool. Please make sure your application is written in your own words and genuinely reflects your skills, experience and motivation for this role.
Pay Scale
CGL points 33 to 39 (£38,114.53 - £44,469.24)
N/A - Outside London Weighting Area
Closing Dates
Applications will close on 25/8/2026.
Contact
Emma Roach | emma.roach@cgl.org.uk | 07701371915
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.
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