Specialist Nurse - Alcohol Care Team
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 03/09/2026
- Closes
- 16/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Band 6 Specialist Nurse to join the Alcohol Care Team at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The role involves leading a specialist area of practice, providing expert advice, and performing comprehensive patient assessments for individuals with alcohol-related issues. The successful candidate will develop systems for effective management and care, and play an active role in research and education within the wider healthcare team. Strong leadership qualities and communication skills are essential for this role.
Essential criteria
- Qualified Nurse to Diploma Level
- Post registration qualification/evidence Hold a current mentorship qualification
Desirable criteria
- Qualified nurse to Degree Level
- Experience of managing patients with alcohol use disorders
- Effective multidisciplinary team working Familiar with computer systems and IT skills
- Awareness of own leadership skills / style
- skills and knowledge
- Gastroenterology Experience
- A commitment to work together to create the best outcomes
- Commitment to quality and safety A recognition of the importance of showing respect, dignity and compassion
- Qualified Nurse to Diploma Level
- Post registration qualification/evidence Hold a current mentorship qualification
- Qualified nurse to Degree Level
- Experience of managing patients with alcohol use disorders
- Effective multidisciplinary team working Familiar with computer systems and IT skills
- Awareness of own leadership skills / style
- skills and knowledge
- Gastroenterology Experience
- A commitment to work together to create the best outcomes
- Commitment to quality and safety A recognition of the importance of showing respect, dignity and compassion
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £35,392 – £42,618 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
Band 6 - Alcohol Care Team
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated nurse to Join the Alcohol Care Team within our acute care trust here at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
We are seeking an inspirational nurse; you must possess strong leadership qualities, have the ability to implement new initiatives and the courage to drive forward future developments.
To be successful in this venture the post holder will need to develop systems which support effective management and care of individuals who present to hospital with either primary or secondary issues relating to alcohol.
Main duties of the job
1\. Lead a specialist area of practice, providing expert professional advice to others across the Trust within agreed guidelines and protocols, including medical colleagues and other professional groups when required.
2\. Perform comprehensive specialist assessment of patients, plan, treat and evaluate care within agreed guidelines and protocols according to evidence-based practice and changing health needs.
3\. Communicate complex specialist information to medical colleagues and others. Refer patients to appropriate clinicians, in the Trust or externally, within agreed guidelines and protocols, according to assessment of patient need and evidence based decision.
4\. Prioritise patient care, supervising and allocating one's own workl
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