Lead Substance Misuse Specialist
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 11 Tachwedd 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £47,320.00 i £54,150.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £47320.00 - £54150.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 28 Tachwedd 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Leatherhead, KT22 0BX |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | B0373-25-0010 |
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Lead Substance Misuse Specialist Hybrid working including travel across England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland as required Status: 12 to 18 Months Fixed Term Contract Salary: Band 7, £47,320 -£54,150 pa Hours: 37.5 Hours per week ______________________________________________________________ About us: Combat Stress is the UKs leading mental health charity for veterans. For over a century weve been helping former personnel to deal with issues like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression. Today we provide specialist treatment and support for veterans from every service and conflict, focusing on those with complex mental health issues related to their military service. We provide a range of community, outpatient and online digital mental health services to veterans with complex mental health problems. We provide servicesin-person, and viaphoneandonline. About the role: The post holder will be responsible for the development and integration of UK-wide substance misuse specialist pathways and partnerships within a highly specialised military veterans psychological trauma service. The role is primarily developmental and strategic, focusing on building sustainable internal capability and external networks. The post-holder will lead on our substance misuse strategy, ensuring that pathways and partnerships are evidence-based, trauma-informed, veteran-centric and aligned with NICE approved best practice The successful candidate requires excellent leadership skills enabling them to inspire, motivate and influence colleagues across the Charity. The ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders is essential as is the requirement to travel to our other sites. We continually strive for excellence in all that we do and therefore this post requires a dynamic and inspirational leader who will take a pragmatic approach to the challenges that lie ahead. We would expect you have experience in working in mental health services whether in the NHS, voluntary or private sector. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to stand out and make a difference in a national role for a unique and high-profile mental health charity. This role will be subject to a DBS check. What we offer: You will work within a reputable charity that is constantly evolving to meet the needs of our veterans, that has a fantastic cause and a committed follower base. Benefits: 27 days paid holiday plus bank holidays and after 5 years continuous service, this will increase to 30 days paid holiday plus bank holidays. Competitive stakeholder pension scheme - contributions matched up to 11% of salary Discount shopping vouchers Access to the Employee Assistance Programme Flexible working Access to Blue Light Card scheme Death in Service Scheme Closing date: 28 November 2025 Interview date: 2nd or 3rd week in December Please note, we reserve the right to close this advert early, should we receive a sufficient amount of applicants.