• Job Description

  Req#: C9236-25-1047?language=en&page=381&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Join Our Team as an Alcohol Specialist Nurse

  Are you passionate about making a difference in patients' lives through expert care and leadership? We are seeking a dedicated Alcohol Specialist Nurse to play a vital role in our community health services.

  About the Role:

  • Assess patients' care needs and develop tailored care programmes
  • Implement and evaluate care plans for specific patient groups, serving as the named care provider
  • Support the holistic care of all patients within the service

  Leadership & Support:

  • Provide daily clinical and managerial leadership to nursing and support staff
  • Promote evidence-based practice across the team
  • Support the Alcohol Service Manager in the smooth running of the service and deputise in their absence

  What We Offer:

  • An opportunity to lead and shape specialist alcohol care services
  • A supportive environment committed to professional development and excellence in patient care

  Make a difference in your community--join us today

  Main duties of the job

  Are you a healthcare professional with expertise in managing clients with complex substance use issues? We are seeking a dedicated specialist to provide expert care and leadership

  About the Role:

  • Deliver clinical expertise in the identification, assessment, treatment, and management of clients who use drugs and alcohol, including those at increasing risk, experiencing harm, or dependency
  • Provide hospital-to-home detoxification services and offer advice, treatment, and management for dependent drinkers and drug users across hospital settings
  • Support improved standards of care through practice supervision, clinical audits, evidence-based approaches, and professional teaching
  • Play a key role in clinical governance and contribute to continuous service improvement

  Leadership & Collaboration:

  • Support the Trust-wide Alcohol Steering Group to enhance care and reduce drug and alcohol-related harm
  • Help develop pathways for seamless transition to community services
  • Contribute to case management of frequent hospital attenders and undertake assertive outreach as needed

  What We Offer:

  • An opportunity to lead and influence specialist alcohol and drug services
  • A collaborative, supportive environment focused on improving patient outcomes and reducing harm

  About us

  The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

  As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

  In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

  Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack (opens in existing window)

  Details

  Date posted

  04 July 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 6

  Salary

  £37,338 to £44,962 a year Per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

  Reference number

  236-RCO-NM384-25

  Job locations

  Rochdale Infirmary

  Whitehall Street

  Rochdale

  OL12 0NB

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

  Person Specification

  Registration & Qualification

  Essential

  • Registered Nurse with current NMC registration (Part 1 Adult / General Level 1 or 2
  • Nursing degree or equivalent

  Knowledge, Skills and Experience

  Essential

  • Experience in identification, assessment and management of alcohol withdrawals
  • Evidence of continuous professional development (CPD)
  • Demonstrates evidence based clinical knowledge of specialty (Alcohol)
  • Experience of delivering alcohol related interventions within a clinical setting
  • Communicates succinctly, clearly and accurately both verbally and in writing
  • Be an effective team member who is able to relate to colleagues at all levels
  • Demonstrate initiative to proactively problem solve with a solution focus
  • Ability to use reflective practice, to continuously improve the standard of patient care
  • Ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs

  Desirable

  • Full UK driving license with willingness to use own car for work purposes

  Person Specification

  Registration & Qualification

  Essential

  • Registered Nurse with current NMC registration (Part 1 Adult / General Level 1 or 2
  • Nursing degree or equivalent

  Knowledge, Skills and Experience

  Essential

  • Experience in identification, assessment and management of alcohol withdrawals
  • Evidence of continuous professional development (CPD)
  • Demonstrates evidence based clinical knowledge of specialty (Alcohol)
  • Experience of delivering alcohol related interventions within a clinical setting
  • Communicates succinctly, clearly and accurately both verbally and in writing
  • Be an effective team member who is able to relate to colleagues at all levels
  • Demonstrate initiative to proactively problem solve with a solution focus
  • Ability to use reflective practice, to continuously improve the standard of patient care
  • Ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs

  Desirable

  • Full UK driving license with willingness to use own car for work purposes

  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).

  Additional information

  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).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Rochdale Infirmary

  Whitehall Street

  Rochdale

  OL12 0NB

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Rochdale Infirmary

  Whitehall Street

  Rochdale

  OL12 0NB

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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