Substance Misuse Nurse

Substance Misuse Nurse – Community | Durham | £30/hr UmbrellaFull-Time | Monday–Friday | 9am–5pm | 37.5 hours per week
Service Care Solutions – Drug & Alcohol Recovery Services
Service Care Solutions are recruiting for an experienced Substance Misuse / Mental Health Nurse on behalf of our client within a Drug & Alcohol Recovery Service in County Durham. This is a full?time community-based role supporting individuals with substance misuse, mental health conditions, and complex social needs.
Role OverviewThe post holder will:

• Autonomously manage a caseload of clients with dual diagnosis and complex needs.
• Work predominantly within the community, including outreach and rough sleeper services.
• Deliver comprehensive assessments, harm reduction interventions, and health promotion.
• Act on referrals from internal teams and external partner organisations.
• Lead on dual diagnosis provision within the County Durham service.
• Contribute to clinical governance, quality monitoring, and best?practice implementation.
• Provide clinical supervision and support continuous professional development within the team.

Essential Criteria

• Qualified Mental Health Nurse (RMN).
• Awareness of the social context of substance misuse.
• Experience of working with substance misusing clients.
• Experience assessing clients and prescribing safely and effectively within best practice.
• Experience carrying out general healthcare assessments and delivering harm reduction advice.
• Up?to?date knowledge of prescribing guidelines.
• Understanding of recovery?oriented substance misuse treatment within primary care.
• Ability to act as a service user advocate.
• Solution?focused approach.
• Experience providing clinical supervision.

Service Care Solutions Benefits

• £30 per hour (Umbrella).
• Monday–Friday working pattern.
• Weekly payroll.
• Dedicated consultant support.
• Nationwide contract opportunities.
• Training and development access.
• Referral bonuses available.

How to ApplyIf you are interested and meet the criteria, please send your CV to:
andrew.wiles@servicecare.org.uk


Note: Applications are encouraged from candidates experienced with 12 Steps and other recovery methods.