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 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.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will operate as the day to day Clinical Lead for the services. This includes day to day prescribing for addictions and clinical management of a service client group of up to 1000 people at any one time. The post holder will sit as a member of the Drug and Alcohol Directorate's Senior Management Team in the Drug and Alcohol Service and oversee or deliver all of the 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.
About us
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. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
Benefits
* Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
* Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
* Access to Continued Professional Development
* Involvement in improvement and research activities
* Health and wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
* Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
Details
Date posted: 13 March 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for Change
Band: Band 8b
Salary: £64,455 to £74,896 a year PA, pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 311-S703-26-A
Job location: Unit 1 Cirtek House, Higher hillgate, Stockport, SK1 3QD
Job responsibilities
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. To act autonomously to 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). To be responsible for assessing, autonomously instigating and reviewing the delivery of highly specialised packages of care for the most complex service users. To be responsible for the ongoing management of the same including in conjunction with other specialist services across the borough and at a regional level where necessary. To provide highly specialised advice and direction regarding drug and alcohol addiction, treatment and prescribing to staff across the borough both from within the Trust and other partner agencies and also to volunteers, carers. To receive, assess, assimilate and provide complex and sensitive information to service users/families/carers and to communicate this via various formats. This information could be upsetting and unwelcome to the recipient regarding treatment decisions. Have the ability to use appropriate clinical equipment relating to service user health screening, including highly specialised care and interventions for physical health issues such as ECGs and vaccines. Contribute towards the development and sustainability of multidisciplinary and multi-agency working. To be responsible for the receiving, assimilation, interpretation and implementation of national and local clinical policies and procedures and for the development of services and interventions in line with these expectations. To hold responsibility (alongside the Head of Service) for the management of relevant aspects of the service financial budget and resources, including the management of the borough\'s prescribing budget alongside the commissioners. To provide specialist clinical and supervisory support for MOSAIC, the young persons substance misuse service including the in-reach nursing provision delivered by Pennine Care and advice and guidance for the prescribing GP. This is provided under a bespoke contractual arrangement with Pennine Care.
Education and Qualifications
Essential
* Current appropriate Nursing Registration
* Post registration qualification in a related subject – Non-Medical Prescriber
* Qualification and experience in an appropriate and relevant specialist field
* Masters Degree in relevant subject
* Teaching, training or mentorship qualification or evidence of equivalent experience
* Clinical Leadership and management qualification or commensurate relevant experience
* Evidence of continued professional development and maintenance of a portfolio of CPD evidence
* Proven experience in the field of substance misuse in a senior leadership/clinical leadership role
* Experience in initiating and overseeing a wide range of highly specialised, complex prescribing and clinical interventions
* Experience of developing and delivering clinical interventions for the client group
* Experience of responding to and leading developments in national clinical guidelines and clinical developments for the service
* Experience of working in partnerships, multi-agency and multi-disciplinary forums
* Experience of leading on training for service packages and across the Trust and partners
* Experience of line management and clinical supervision
* Experience of leading clinical and prescribing packages and disseminating nationally mandated programs
* Experience of providing leadership support to volunteers
* Significant experience in a nurse leader/senior managerial role across settings (e.g., Mental Health and Substance use)
* Experience of budget and resource management
* Involvement in pre and post-registration training and development
* Knowledge of best practice in clinical guidelines for substance misuse and mental health
* Advanced knowledge of nursing role within evolving healthcare agendas for substance misuse
* Ability to analyse and interpret complex clinical issues and manage high-risk cases
* Desirable: Relevant training qualification
* Desirable: Experience of promoting lifelong professional learning
* Desirable: Involvement in pre and post-registration training and development
Equality and Disclosure
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. See NHS Careers for further information.
Employer details
Pennine Care NHS FT, Unit 1 Cirtek House, Higher hillgate, Stockport, SK1 3QD
Employer website: Pennine Care NHS FT
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