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Substance Use Nurse (Registered Mental Health Nurse), Part Time
- Hospital or practice
- We Are With You
- Location
- Ayr, United Kingdom
- Posted
- Oct 19, 2026
- Listed on
- NHS Jobs
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We are looking for a Substance Use Nurse to join our service in South Ayrshire.
Our team in South Ayrshire is recruiting for an experienced Substance Use Nurse, to join them in providing high quality recovery care to a diverse service user group. If you are an enthusiastic and creative registered nurse, passionate about changing people's lives for the better, we'd love to hear from you.As our Substance Use Nurse, you will provide a range of health and wellbeing and harm reduction interventions to service users in accordance with the agreed model of service delivery. You will deliver high standards of nursing care to those affected by substance use and be responsible for the assessment of care needs, development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.
You will be an advocate for our patients, working closely with them to identify the physical, psychological, spiritual and social support they need. You will work flexibly providing a high standard of nursing care in a variety of settings, promoting the health and well-being of service users whilst maintaining a safe, caring and therapeutic environment.
You will participate as an active member of the nursing and multi-disciplinary teams, accountable for your practice, and work in partnership with other health care professionals, psycho-social case managers, patients and others in the delivery of care. You will support the delivery of specific healthcare clinics or groups, designed to support and educate clients, providing them with practical tools to overcome life's challenges, this will include pre-session planning and post-session evaluation.
Please note that you must have current NMC registration as a Mental Health Nurse to be considered for this position.WithYou provides free and confidential support, without judgement, to more than 100,000 people every year experiencing challenges with drugs, alcohol and mental health across England and Scotland.Apply on the employer's site →