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Substance Use Nurse - South Ayrshire
Our team in South Ayrshire is recruiting for an experienced Substance Use Nurse, to join them in providing high quality recovery care to a diverse service user group. If you are an enthusiastic and creative registered nurse, passionate about changing people’s lives for the better, we’d love to hear from you.
We need your passion and dedication to help us change the lives of the people we support. You will be part of a dynamic team who will value your input and ideas. Our clients will benefit from your clinical skill set, experience and knowledge as you empower them to overcome their personal challenges. We truly believe that education is a powerful tool, we are continuously learning how our clients want to be supported and reflecting on ways to improve our services.
Role Overview
This is an extremely rewarding role, one from which you will have the opportunity to be part of a patient's journey from end to end. We are certain this role will remind you of why you chose nursing as a career pathway. As a leading charity supporting people with drug, alcohol, and mental health challenges, we operate over 80 services across England and Scotland, providing free and confidential support to more than 100,000 people each year.
Key Responsibilities
As our Substance Use Nurse, you will provide a range of health and wellbeing and harm reduction interventions to service users in accordance with the agreed model of service delivery. You will deliver high standards of nursing care to those affected by substance use and be responsible for the assessment of care needs, development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.
- Provide a range of health and wellbeing and harm reduction interventions to service users
- Deliver high standards of nursing care to those affected by substance use
- Responsible for the assessment of care needs, development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care
- Advocate for patients, working closely with them to identify the physical, psychological, spiritual and social support they need
- Provide a high standard of nursing care in a variety of settings
- Promote the health and well-being of service users whilst maintaining a safe, caring and therapeutic environment
- Participate as an active member of the nursing and multi-disciplinary teams
- Work in partnership with other health care professionals, psycho-social case managers, patients and others in the delivery of care
- Support the delivery of specific healthcare clinics or groups
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Job Details
- Location: South Ayrshire
- Contract Type: Full time, fixed term for 12 months
- Salary: £34,500 per annum
- Work Hours: Some evening and weekend work will be required
- Requirements: Current NMC registration as a Mental Health Nurse, driving license and access to a vehicle
Essential Skills
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration and post registration clinical experience
- Experience of delivering nursing interventions in a community setting
- Demonstrable experience of comprehensive assessment of need including risk assessments
- Knowledge of safe storage, handling and administration of drugs in particular controlled drugs
- Ability to work constructively with a wide variety of groups and individuals in a range of settings and work roles
- Ability to assess plans, implement and evaluate service user care and act accordingly if untoward changes occurred
- Ability to positively engage service users and treat them with respect and dignity
- Effective written and communication skills
- Ideally, experience of working in a drug and alcohol setting
Company Benefits
- 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
- An extra day off for your birthday or a special occasion of your choice
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- 2 days paid volunteer leave per year
- Auto-enrollment into We Are With You’s pension scheme
- Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands
- Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing
- An excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role!
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Creating an Inclusive Environment
As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our vision of a future where everyone lives a life free from the harm associated with drugs and alcohol. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people, people of all ages and armed forces veterans.
As part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates that are veterans and meet all the essential criteria for a role. With You is also a Disability Confident Employer and we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with a disability and meet all the essential criteria for a role.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we’ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.
Please note that you will be required to provide 3 years worth of references and where applicable, undergo an enhanced DBS check, to be considered for a role at WithYou.
Application Instructions
Please use the linked job description to support your application. The closing date for applications is 2nd September 2026. Please note that this role may close early should sufficient applications be received, so early application is advised. All applicants should submit a CV along with a cover letter explaining why they should be considered for this role.
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