Tobacco Addiction Nurse

Promote the benefits of stopping smoking and the tobacco addiction service through a variety of mechanisms to identified agencies and organisations via a range of venues and events

Provide support via 1:1 session, groups, drop in and telephone support to service users wishing to become smoke free

Undertake assessments, plan and deliver tobacco addiction interventions, which will include, nicotine replacement therapies and Work under PGDs in order to administer or supply pharmacotherapy options

Undertake and Provide training and intervention across a variety of settings to targeted groups

Develop therapeutic alliances with people who require tobacco addiction interventions

Build effective partnership working across the delivery locality

Undertake risk assessments and contribute to risk management plans as appropriate in the service

Record and input client data and information in order that the service operates within contractual, administrative, and financial requirements

Ensure all assessment and interventions are recorded and monitored through the Quit Manager data system

Change Grow Live is one of the UKs leading health and social care charities and the Substance Misuse Nurse role is a varied one. You will be supporting people with multi-faceted issues related to the impact of substance use on their physical and mental health.

Nurses are an integral member of our multidisciplinary teams, offering specialist clinical interventions to people who use our services. Every person who comes into our service is treated as an individual, so understanding the importance of a whole person approach along with being curious, a good listener, a clinically robust practitioner and having a flexible approach are essential skills.

At Change Grow Live we want to support you to recognise and achieve your goals:

• We hold regular national nurse and HCA forums, and you will have regular 1:1s and appraisals


• We actively support our nurses to revalidate with protected continuing professional development time, which totals up to 6 days per year.


• We also have a wide range of educational opportunities including free access to the RCNi learning platform and we pay for your NMC fee


• We offer you the opportunity to use the government backed Apprenticeship Levy fund to develop nursing practice in line with your specific role


• All our staff are encouraged to take a wellbeing hour every week and access personal well -being resources, Believe in people


At Change Grow Live, above all else we believe in people. It's the one thing that acts as a foundation for all our work.

If you use our services: we understand what you're going through. We won't judge. We believe you can make positive changes in your life.

If you work or volunteer for us: we believe in your potential. We believe you can do brilliant, life-changing work.

Our mission and vision

Our mission is to help people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.

The vision we're working towards is to develop, deliver and share a whole person approach that changes society.

We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are.

We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and to make Change Grow Live a great place to work.

The safety of vulnerable children, young people and adults is our absolute priority. We will support you in your role to make sure that you are equipped to support the safety of people who use our services and those around them, to the highest standard possible.

£36,635.38 to £42,743.46 a year Pro Rata & Depending on Experience