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Nurse Independent Prescriber - Durham Substance Misuse
Spectrum Community Health CIC View all jobs
Posted 21 day(s) ago
Reference: 2336414
Job summary
Substance misuse prescribing nurse, providing access to medications that both manage withdrawal from substances of abuse and offer Detox in clinical setting or domiciliary setting.
Encourage Service Users to work towards recovery whilst maintaining stability.
Promote engagement with treatment plans and offer access to treatment promoting an every contact counts approach.
Provide management support for lower grades, supervision and appraisal.
Encourage long term condition compliance.
Main duties of the job
- Providing substitute prescribing for dependency and recovery
- Relapse prevention prescribing
- Community detoxes
- BBV testing and vaccination
- Health and wellbeing assessments and promotion of long term conditions
- Promotion of recovery
About us
BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE
Join our team
We're looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team.
Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge we've got a role for you!
- Access to NHS Pension
- Time for you (additional day off)
- Refer a friend scheme
- Training and Development opportunities
- Flexible Working
- Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
- Up to 33 days annual leave
We have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them.
We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to LGBTQIA+ Community and are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and Asexual, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.
Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people - our patients, service users, staff and partners.
Details
Date posted
11 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
847-RM-26-V980
Job locations
Horden Recovery Centre
Sunderland Road
Horden
SR8 4NU
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description attached and the personal specification for full outline of main roles and responsibilities.
Flexible working and willingness to meet service need with a solution focused approach is key, ensuring that the client is at the centre of treatment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description attached and the personal specification for full outline of main roles and responsibilities.
Flexible working and willingness to meet service need with a solution focused approach is key, ensuring that the client is at the centre of treatment.
Person Specification
education
Essential
- Qualified registered nurse
- The post holder is required to be a qualified NMP
- Access to vehicle, with a full driving license
Desirable
- RCGP certificates for Drugs part 1 RCGP alcohol certificate
Experience
Essential
- Awareness of social context of substance misuse
- Awareness of the principles of audit
- Up to date knowledge of relevant prescribing guidelines
- Understanding of complexities of recovery-oriented substance misuse treatment and the constrictions and opportunities inherent in the primary care sector
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Understanding of long term conditions and effects of substance abuse on health issues
Skills
Essential
- Ability to act as a service user advocate.
- To be able to work autonomously and also within a team.
- Demonstrate good written and verbal communication skills
- Solution focused
- Have a good understanding of effective team working.
- The ability to prepare, clear, concise and accurate reports and to be able to present these.
- Able to use Microsoft applications and electronic contemporaneous notes
Desirable
- Hepatitis
- Fibro scanning experience
Person Specification
education
Essential
- Qualified registered nurse
- The post holder is required to be a qualified NMP
- Access to vehicle, with a full driving license
Desirable
- RCGP certificates for Drugs part 1 RCGP alcohol certificate
Experience
Essential
- Awareness of social context of substance misuse
- Awareness of the principles of audit
- Up to date knowledge of relevant prescribing guidelines
- Understanding of complexities of recovery-oriented substance misuse treatment and the constrictions and opportunities inherent in the primary care sector
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Understanding of long term conditions and effects of substance abuse on health issues
Skills
Essential
- Ability to act as a service user advocate.
- To be able to work autonomously and also within a team.
- Demonstrate good written and verbal communication skills
- Solution focused
- Have a good understanding of effective team working.
- The ability to prepare, clear, concise and accurate reports and to be able to present these.
- Able to use Microsoft applications and electronic contemporaneous notes
Desirable
- Hepatitis
- Fibro scanning experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Spectrum Community Health CIC
Address
Horden Recovery Centre
Sunderland Road
Horden
SR8 4NU
United Kingdom
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Employer details
Employer name
Spectrum Community Health CIC
Address
Horden Recovery Centre
Sunderland Road
Horden
SR8 4NU
United Kingdom