Cluster Lead Nurse

Change Grow Live (CGL) is a national charity that helps individuals make positive changes in their lives. They work alongside people to find the right treatment, care, and support for lasting recovery and wellbeing.

We are seeking a passionate and proactive Cluster Lead Nurse to shape our vision for providing clinical services to individuals affected by drugs and alcohol. As a Cluster Lead Nurse, you will be an integral member of a multidisciplinary team, offering specialist clinical interventions.

Main Duties:

• Demonstrate leadership skills, including being enthusiastic, creative, and committed to leading the nursing team.
• Develop and deliver clinical, health, and wellbeing interventions.
• Provide clinical and managerial supervision to the nursing team.
• Contribute to service development to ensure high-quality interventions that adhere to best practice guidelines.
• Demonstrate excellent clinical skills and monitor, audit, and sustain best practice across sites.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop a team of registered nurses and healthcare assistants.
• Provide professional nursing leadership across the cluster.
• Deliver high-quality evidence-based clinical interventions for people experiencing drug and alcohol problems.
• Ensure compliance with NMC standards, clinical governance requirements, and organisational policies.
• Support medicines management, prescribing governance, and clinical risk management.
• Lead safeguarding practice for adults and children.
• Monitor clinical performance, audits, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Coach, supervise, and develop nursing staff through appraisal, supervision, and training.
• Work collaboratively with Service Managers, Consultant Psychiatrists, Doctors, Non-Medical Prescribers (NMPs), and Recovery Teams.

Requirements:

• Knowledge of safeguarding legislation.
• Clinical assessment and risk management skills.
• Registered with the NMC with a current PIN.
• Qualification in substance misuse.
• Qualification in leadership/management skills.
• Strong clinical credibility.
• Experience within drug and alcohol services or related fields.
• Leadership and management experience.
• Experience supervising and developing staff.
• Ability to work across multiple sites.