Overview
Stockport’s Drug and Alcohol Service are recruiting an experienced prescribing Nurse Consultant/Clinical Lead to shape the future of our specialist substance misuse services and act as subject matter expert to offer clinical support, training and advice both within the Trust and to external partners including the Acute trust and Primary Care. This is a senior leadership position for an expert practitioner who can combine advanced clinical expertise with strategic service development and strong multidisciplinary leadership.
This role combines advanced clinical practice with service development, staff leadership, and partnership working across health, social care, voluntary sectors, and co-ordination of the service medical and prescribing offer. It is central to ensuring safe, effective, evidence‑based care for people experiencing drug and alcohol dependence, overseeing clinical governance, including quality assurance, incident review, risk management, and safeguarding processes and driving continuous improvement across all pathways. You will have the autonomy to shape clinical practice, strengthen pathways, and lead an enthusiastic, multidisciplinary team.
The post holder will operate as the day to day Clinical Lead for the services, including day to day prescribing for addictions and clinical management of a service client group of up to 1000 people at any one time. They will sit as a member of the Drug and Alcohol Directorate’s Senior Management Team in the Drug and Alcohol Service, which provides specialised adult prescribing for drug addiction (OST) for the borough and oversees or delivers all specialist prescribing for alcohol, working alongside the borough’s GPs. They will be responsible for whole episodes of care including assessment, formulation of treatment, initiation or review and delivery of the required specialist interventions (including prescribing of controlled drugs for addiction and other specialist packages of care relevant to the delivery of specialist substance misuse services). These will be delivered by the Clinical Team and the wider staff team with Clinical leadership and decision making provided by the post-holder. The post holder will carry a small caseload of the most complex clients and act as a specialist expert resource for the provision of highly specialised, accurate, contemporary and evidence based drug and alcohol information and advice across a range of borough and wider settings.
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop. Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
Responsibilities
* Hold lead responsibility (alongside the Trust Lead for Addictions, Head of Service and Service Doctor) for the delivery of safe, effective, evidence based clinical interventions for the service users.
* Autonomously undertake highly specialised assessments of the clinical needs of people with substance misuse issues, and instigate recovery focused, clinical/nurse led interventions (including highly specialised prescribing for addictions).
* Be responsible for assessing, autonomously instigating and reviewing the delivery of highly specialised packages of care for the most complex service users, including ongoing management in conjunction with other specialist services across the borough and at a regional level where necessary.
* Provide highly specialist advice and direction regarding drug and alcohol addiction, treatment and prescribing to staff across the borough from within the Trust and other partner agencies, including volunteers and carers.
* Receive, assess, assimilate and provide complex and sensitive information to service users/families/carers and communicate this via various formats; this information may be upsetting regarding treatment decisions.
* Use appropriate clinical equipment relating to service user health screening; this includes highly specialised care and interventions for physical health issues such as ECGs, interventions and treatments for blood borne viruses (Hepatitis C), and national programs (e.g., Flu vaccinations).
* Contribute towards the development and sustainability of multidisciplinary and multi-agency working.
* Receive, interpret, and implement national and local clinical policies and procedures and develop services and interventions in line with these expectations.
* Jointly manage the service financial budget and resources, including the borough’s prescribing budget with commissioners.
* Provide specialist clinical and supervisory support for MOSAIC, the young person’s substance misuse service, including in-reach nursing provision and advice for the prescribing GP (provided under a bespoke contractual arrangement with Pennine Care).
Qualifications/Requirements
* Extensive senior clinical experience in substance misuse with advanced clinical practice and leadership skills.
* Experience in prescribing for addictions and a track record of service development and multidisciplinary leadership.
* Ability to undertake highly specialised assessments and provide complex, evidence-based care planning and interventions.
* Strong advisory and communication skills for staff across the borough and partner agencies, including patients, families and carers.
* Experience with clinical governance, quality assurance, incident review, risk management and safeguarding processes.
* Knowledge of national and local clinical policies and procedures relevant to drug and alcohol services.
* Ability to work autonomously and as part of a senior management team; capable of managing budgets and resources in collaboration with commissioners.
Benefits
* Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
* Flexible working opportunities to support work/life balance.
* Access to Continued Professional Development.
* Involvement in improvement and research activities.
* Health and Wellbeing activities and access to staff wellbeing service.
* Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel.
To hold lead responsibility (alongside the Trust Lead for Addictions, Head of Service and Service Doctor) for the delivery of safe, effective, evidence based clinical interventions for the service users.
This advert closes on Tuesday 14 Apr 2026
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