Substance Misuse Lead
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 07/09/2026
- Closes
- 20/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an RMN/RNMH or RGN/AHP with mental health and substance misuse experience to join the Midlands OpCourage team. The role involves providing clinical leadership to Substance Misuse Unit (SMU) nurses, developing the substance misuse offer for veterans and their families, and managing a small caseload of complex cases. The post holder will also support staff training and lead clinical audits within a multi-disciplinary team.
Essential criteria
- Registered RGN/RNMH/AHP
- Degree level qualification in nursing or equivalent relevant experience
- Relevant post registration qualification or equivalent experience and training in substance misuse
- Experience working in mental health with complex cases
Desirable criteria
- Any specific leadership training or qualification
- Significant experience working within substance misuse services
- Experience of managing or supervising staff
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team environment
- Experience in leading service improvement projects
- Experience in clinical leadership role
- Experience in veteran specific mental health
- Experience in delivering training
- Ability to manage competing priorities
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work autonomously
- Leadership and influencing skills
- Risk assessment and management
- MDT working
- Data analysis and audit skills
- Registered RGN/RNMH/AHP
- Degree level qualification in nursing or equivalent relevant experience
- Relevant post registration qualification or equivalent experience and training in substance misuse
- Experience working in mental health with complex cases
- Any specific leadership training or qualification
- Significant experience working within substance misuse services
- Experience of managing or supervising staff
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team environment
- Experience in leading service improvement projects
- Experience in clinical leadership role
- Experience in veteran specific mental health
- Experience in delivering training
- Ability to manage competing priorities
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work autonomously
- Leadership and influencing skills
- Risk assessment and management
- MDT working
- Data analysis and audit skills
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Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Substance Misuse Lead
The closing date is 20 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting oportunity to join the team in Midlands OpCourage supporting veterans, reservists and their families as the lead sunstance misuse nurse within our service.
This is a Midlands wide post for an RMN/RNMH or RGN/AHP (with appropriate mental health experience) who has experience working in substance misuse services. Providing clinical leadership to the SMU nurses across the partnership, the post holder will take the lead in further developing the substance misuse offer, working alongside mainstream NHS services and other agencies.
The post holder will be part of a multi disciplinary team leading clinical decision-making, providing clinical assessment and treatment with a clinical caseload, applying evidence-based practice, supporting discharge and measured outcomes.
The post holder will support the development of training for staff within the wider OpCourage pathways and work closely with the clinical and operational leads across the partnership.
Main duties of the job
Support the SMU Nurses in their roles and the delivery of interventions
Support the SMU Nurses in supervision of the Support workers
Develop SMU provision in line with service specifications to meet the needs of the serviceusers within Midlands OpCourage pathways
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