Substance Misuse Nurse

Overview

We are looking for a Substance Misuse Nurse to join our service in South Ayrshire. We are recruiting an experienced Substance Misuse Nurse to provide high quality recovery care to a diverse service user group. If you are an enthusiastic and creative registered nurse, passionate about changing peoples lives for the better, we would love to hear from you.

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 misuse and be responsible for the assessment of care needs, development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. You will be an advocate for our patients, working closely with them to identify the physical, psychological, spiritual and social support they need.

You will work flexibly providing a high standard of nursing care in a variety of settings, promoting the health and well-being of service users whilst maintaining a safe, caring and therapeutic environment. You will participate as an active member of the nursing and multi-disciplinary teams, accountable for your practice, and work in partnership with other health care professionals, psycho-social case managers, patients and others in the delivery of care.

You will support the delivery of specific healthcare clinics or groups, designed to support and educate clients, providing them with practical tools to overcome lifes challenges, including pre-session planning and post-session evaluation. The post is within the Connect4

Change Service who provide multidisciplinary intensive, flexible, and assertive outreach support for vulnerable people who are 16+ and a resident of South Ayrshire, may be disengaging from core alcohol or drugs services, and may have had recent contact with emergency services due to their alcohol and drug use and/or experienced a recent non-fatal overdose.

With You provides free and confidential support, without judgement, to more than 100,000 people every year experiencing challenges with drugs, alcohol and mental health across England and Scotland.

Role details: part-time, 18.75 hours per week, with occasional evenings and weekends as required. The position is fixed term for 12 months from the date of appointment. Salary is £30,000–£32,000 per annum pro rata. Closing date for applications is 27 February 2026 (may close early if sufficient applications are received). All applicants should submit a CV with a cover letter explaining why they should be considered for this role.

As our Substance Misuse 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 misuse and be responsible for the assessment of care needs, development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.

You will be an advocate for our patients, working closely with them to identify the physical, psychological, spiritual and social support they need.

You will work flexibly providing a high standard of nursing care in a variety of settings, promoting the health and well-being of service users whilst maintaining a safe, caring and therapeutic environment. You will participate as an active member of the nursing and multi-disciplinary teams, accountable for your practice, and work in partnership with other health care professionals, psycho-social case managers, patients and others in the delivery of care.

You will support the delivery of specific healthcare clinics or groups, designed to support and educate clients, providing them with practical tools to overcome lifes challenges, including pre-session planning and post-session evaluation. The post is within the Connect4

Change Service who provide multidisciplinary intensive, flexible, and assertive outreach support for vulnerable people who are 16+ and a resident of South Ayrshire, may be disengaging from core alcohol or drugs services, and may be disengaging from core…