Senior Substance Misuse Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 27/07/2026
- Closes
- 01/09/2026
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Role summary
The States of Guernsey is seeking a Senior Substance Misuse Practitioner Band 6 to join the Community Drug and Alcohol Team. This role involves specialist assessment and interventions for individuals with substance misuse issues, including medication induction and detox. The post holder will work across various settings, providing multi-agency links and supporting in-reach services to the States of Guernsey Prison Service.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse with the NMC
- Or Registered Social Worker with Social Work England
- Registered Nurse with the NMC
- Or Registered Social Worker with Social Work England
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £47,860 – £64,615 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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States of Guernsey
Senior Substance Misuse Practitioner
The closing date is 01 September 2026
Job summary
The States of Guernsey are looking for a Senior Substance Misuse Practitioner Band 6 to join the team at the Community Drug and Alcohol Team.
The post holder will work as part of the Community Drug and Alcohol Team, Specialist Mental Health Services facilitating specialist assessment and interventions in a wide variety of settings.
The role includes managing the initial stages of medication induction and detoxing of individuals either as an in-patient or in the community.
The post holder will provide multi-agency and multi-disciplinary links with the HSC mental health and acute health services, including the Orchard Clinic to facilitate service provision for blood borne virus treatment and sexual health.
We also support in-reach into the States of Guernsey Prison Service.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as part of the Community Drug and Alcohol Team, Specialist Mental Health Services facilitating specialist assessment and interventions in a wide variety of settings.
The role includes managing the initial stages of medication induction and detoxing of individuals either as an in-patient or in the community.
The post holder will provide multi agency and multi-disciplinary links with the HSC mental health and acute health services, includin
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