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Nurse Independent Prescriber - Durham Substance MisuseNHS

Horden, SR8 4NU Permanent £39,959 to £48,117
Posted 11 September 2026 Closing date 27 September 2026
Horden (0.5 miles, direct) Park Lane (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) (9.8 miles, direct) Peterlee Bus Station Stand A (0.8 miles, direct)

Job summary

Substance misuse prescribing nurse, providing access to medications that both manage withdrawal from substances of abuse and offer Detox in clinical setting or domiciliary setting.

Encourage Service Users to work towards recovery whilst maintaining stability.

Promote engagement with treatment plans and offer access to treatment promoting an every contact counts approach.

Provide management support for lower grades, supervision and appraisal.

Encourage long term condition compliance.

Main duties of the job

  • Providing substitute prescribing for dependency and recovery
  • Relapse prevention prescribing
  • Community detoxes
  • BBV testing and vaccination
  • Health and wellbeing assessments and promotion of long term conditions
  • Promotion of recovery

Job description

Please see the job description attached and the personal specification for full outline of main roles and responsibilities.

Flexible working and willingness to meet service need with a solution focused approach is key, ensuring that the client is at the centre of treatment.

About us

BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE

Join our team

We're looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team.

Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge we've got a role for you!

  • Access to NHS Pension
  • Time for you (additional day off)
  • Refer a friend scheme
  • Training and Development opportunities
  • Flexible Working
  • Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
  • Up to 33 days annual leave

We have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them.

We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to LGBTQIA+ Community and are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and Asexual, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people - our patients, service users, staff and partners.

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