Addiction Team Lead Nurse

The Addiction Lead Nurse leads and develops the Trusts Integrated Addiction Service, managing a team of practitioners and delivering high-quality, evidence-based care for patients with substance-related conditions. The role includes running nurse-led clinics, assessing and managing patient care, and supporting safe withdrawal practices. Key duties involve collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, liaison with community services, and development of clinical pathways to reduce hospital admissions. The post holder provides staff training, conducts audits, and drives service improvement. Additional responsibilities include safeguarding vulnerable adults, non-medical prescribing, and ensuring compliance with professional, legal, and organisational standards while promoting patient-centred care.

We have a long and proud history of caring for generations of local people and can trace our roots all the way back to 1814 with the first hospital in Bolton - the Bolton Dispensary in the town centre.

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust was formed in 2008 and, in 2011, we became an integrated provider with community health services joining the trust. Covering a catchment area that also incorporates parts of Bury, Wigan and Salford, we deliver hospital and community based services from the Royal Bolton Hospital in Farnworth and from 20 health centres across Bolton, to a catchment population of 310,000+ people.

The Royal Bolton Hospital is a major hub within Greater Manchester for women's and children's services and is the busiest single ambulance-receiving site in Greater Manchester. We're structured in four clinical divisions - Community Services, Families and Diagnostics, Medicine, and Surgery and are led by a Board of Directors. As an NHS Foundation Trust we're accountable to our members and have a Council of Governors to represent the views of patients, public, staff and partners.

Buildings, names and models of care have changed over the centuries, but one thing has remained constant and is prevalent among our 6,718 staff members: the enduring commitment to providing the best health and care for the people of Bolton.

Management

Essential: - Leadership qualification; - Management Experience; - Band 6 or equivilant Experience within addiciton role; - Teaching and presentation Experience

Desirable: - Evidence of development of pathways; - Evidence of audits and service development

Clinical

Essential: - Motivational Interviewing; - Non Medical Prescribing; - Awareness of Substance misuse related health issues; - use of validated assessment tools

Desirable: - conflict resolution management; - Trauma informed care; - Experience of Multi agency Working