Alcohol Drug Clinical Nurse Specialist | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 02 Chwefror 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £56,276 - £63,176 per annum inc HCAS (pro rata if P/T) |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 04 Mawrth 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | London, NW1 2BU |
| Cwmni: | CNWL NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7738169/333-D-AD-0588 |
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The purpose of the Drug and Alcohol Clinical Nurse Specialist post is to provide a range of interventions that will divert those patients presenting with high-risk substance misuse from acute services into community-based treatment to avert future hospital admissions and readmissions.
The role of the addictions nurse specialist is to assess and provide brief nursing interventions, including personalised feedback and motivational interviewing, to dependent and other high-risk drinkers and drug users attending UCLH ED or admitted to hospital. The post will safely manage care and treatment of drug and alcohol use /dependence. As part of discharge planning the post holder will support them to access community-based structured treatment as appropriate.
The role of the addictions nurse specialist is to assess and provide brief nursing interventions, including personalised feedback and motivational interviewing, to dependent and other high-risk drinkers and drug users attending UCLH ED or admitted to hospital. The post will safely manage care and treatment of drug and alcohol use /dependence. As part of discharge planning the post holder will support them to access community-based structured treatment as appropriate.
The post-holder will ensure that ED and ward staff are aware of drug and alcohol related issues and committed to screening, identifying, and referring patients who are dependent or high-risk drinkers and drug users. The post-holder will offer ongoing on-the-job training, equipping hospital staff to deliver brief interventions to harmful and hazardous drinkers and drug users. The post-holder will also function as a source of expert advice, guidance, and support for both ED and ward staff on drug and alcohol matters. They will assist in the development of corporate guidance for clinicians throughout the hospital on alcohol and drug -related matters, including managing withdrawal and detoxification.
CNWL- Addictions and Offender Care Directorates
CNWL Addictions is a well-established NHS provider offering a wide range of high-quality drug and alcohol treatment interventions to the diverse and multicultural population across Ealing, Brent, Hillingdon, Hounslow and Milton Keynes. In addition, we also have the tri-borough Club Drug Clinic as well as our National Problem Gambling Service.
The service is committed to a harm minimisation philosophy and to partnership working. Our main partners are primary care services, social and the third sectors.
Treatments are provided across all our clinical centres. Clinical Governance framework is well established and the service prides itself in its continuous development towards becoming a learning organisation.
Please see attached Job description which is attached to the file. Please let me know if you have any queries.
This advert closes on Monday 16 Feb 2026
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