The closing date is 12 October 2025
Salary: £55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum, pro rata
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Substance Misuse Team at NNUH to recruit an Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) who will also be part of the wider Complex Health Hub.
We’re looking for a confident ANP with experience of managing complex care and making decisions autonomously, based on sound evidence-based principles. The ideal candidate will have experience in supporting vulnerable people and working collaboratively with a range of health care professionals and teams in both the hospital and community to provide coordinated and integrated care ensuring the best outcomes for our patients.
Under the supervision of the Senior ANP, the postholder will act as a lead expert for drug and alcohol assessments and treatments within the hospital. You will be supporting patients in their recovery including Opiate Substitution Treatment and Alcohol detoxification along with promotion of healthy lifestyles.
Job responsibilities
- The post holder will be expected to exercise a high degree of personal professional autonomy and make critical judgements to satisfy the expectations and demands of the role and service.
- Assimilate highly complex strands of information autonomously, to reach a differential diagnosis, order appropriate investigations and begin first line treatments in line with local and national guidelines.
- Demonstrate comprehensive, efficient, timely and targeted clinical history taking. Able to liaise with community and Mental Health services to provide holistic assessment of these patients.
- 4. Demonstrate ability to perform a mental health assessment. Takes a focussed mental health and substance misuse history.
- Working autonomously, as a clinical expert: assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist nursing provision.
- Develop and implement specialist nursing protocols.
- Develop and maintain nurse led initiatives including clinics.
- Communicate sensitive condition related information to patients and relatives. Provide ongoing support and reassurance.
- Assessment of incoming referrals. Undertake clinical, psychological and social assessment of patients. Interpret results, liaising with multi-professional colleagues where indicated. Maintain accurate documentation.
- Lead on the setting, implementation and monitoring of evidence based practice within the service.
Please view the attached job description for full details of the role, and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Educated to Masters Level or PG Dip at Level 7 in Advanced practice
- Mentor qualification
- Completion of Non-Medical prescribing
- Nursing-related degree
Experience
Essential
- Postgraduate teaching experience
- Specialist knowledge and experience of Alcohol and Substance misuse
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH’s PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).