An award-winning community drug and alcohol charity is recruiting a Substance Misuse Nurse to join its specialist Addictions and Detoxification Clinic in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. This is an excellent opportunity for a Registered General Nurse (RGN) or Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with an interest in substance misuse, addictions, recovery and rehabilitation, offering a salary of up to £43,384 per annum on a 12 month contract. This Substance Misuse Nurse role is Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm, with no nights or weekends, based in a structured detox and rehabilitation clinic. You will provide front-line clinical nursing care to people accessing drug and alcohol recovery services, supporting them through assessment, detoxification and rehabilitation pathways. The Role – Substance Misuse Nurse As a Substance Misuse Nurse, your responsibilities will include: Delivering clinical care within a drug and alcohol detoxification service Carrying out physical health assessments and supporting recovery planning Providing BBV screening, complete ECGs, administer vaccinations Supporting alcohol detox and opiate detoxification programmes Delivering health promotion, harm reduction and rehabilitation support Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary addictions team About You – RGN / RMN The ideal Substance Misuse Nurse will be: A qualified RGN or RMN with a current NMC registration Experienced in, or strongly motivated towards, addictions and substance misuse nursing Able to demonstrate transferable skills from areas such as A&E, mental health, community nursing, prison healthcare, detox or acute services Compassionate, non-judgemental and recovery-focused It's desirable but not essential to have experience with drug and alcohol detoxification, ECGs, BBV screenings, titration Previous addictions experience is not essential. Nurses with backgrounds in A&E, prison nursing, mental health, acute care or community nursing are strongly encouraged to apply, provided they can demonstrate a clear interest in drug and alcohol recovery services. Benefits Monday–Friday working hours (9am–5pm) Up to £43,000 salary 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays Charity employer with an excellent reputation in drug and alcohol services Full induction and structured onboarding Ongoing training, CPD and career development Supportive and specialist clinical environmentIf you are a Registered Nurse (RGN or RMN) looking for a rewarding role in substance misuse, addiction nursing, detox, rehabilitation or community drug and alcohol services, this Substance Misuse Nurse opportunity in Tunbridge Wells could be an excellent next step. Please click APPLY or call LEWIS on (phone number removed). LICLA