Nurse Manager/Clinical Lead in Southend-on-Sea

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Clinical Nurse Manager to lead the delivery of high-quality substance misuse services, ensuring safe, effective, and evidence-based care for individuals accessing treatment and recovery support.

About The Role:

This is a pivotal leadership role responsible for the effective management of clinical and non-clinical resources, ensuring the highest standards of nursing care are delivered to service users with substance misuse needs. Working within established clinical protocols and evidence-based practice, including Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT) services, you will oversee the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of treatment programmes while promoting positive recovery outcomes.

About You:

You are a compassionate and experienced nursing leader with a strong commitment to recovery-focused care and improving outcomes for individuals affected by substance misuse. You will be a registered nurse with substantial post-registration experience and a proven track record of delivering and leading high-quality substance misuse services. You will possess excellent clinical knowledge, strong leadership skills, and the ability to inspire and develop multidisciplinary teams.

• A minimum of five years' post-registration nursing experience.
• At least two years' experience working within substance misuse services at Band 6 level or above.
• Extensive knowledge of substance misuse treatment, recovery approaches, and harm reduction principles.
• Experience of specialist prescribing services and the management of medication-assisted treatment programmes.
• Strong assessment, risk management, care planning, and clinical decision-making skills.
• Experience of key working and coordinating complex care pathways.
• Proven ability to lead, supervise, and develop multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience providing clinical and management supervision.
• Experience working collaboratively with partner agencies and external stakeholders.

You will also demonstrate:

• A commitment to delivering person-centred care with dignity, respect, and cultural sensitivity.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trusting and constructive relationships with service users, colleagues, and partners.
• A sound understanding of recovery-focused practice and relapse prevention models.
• The ability to lead service development and contribute to continuous quality improvement.
• Flexibility to travel between sites and adapt to the needs of the service.

This role would suit a confident and forward-thinking clinical leader who is passionate about delivering outstanding care, supporting staff development, and driving positive outcomes for individuals affected by substance misuse. If you are looking for an opportunity to combine clinical expertise, leadership, and service innovation within a dynamic and rewarding environment, we would love to hear from you.

About Us:

We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.

Joining us as an employee, we will offer you the following benefits:

• Flexible working
• Training and development opportunities
• BHSF Cashback Scheme (optional)
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Crisis Loan Scheme
• Electric Car Scheme
• 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata'd for part time employees)
• Access to Blue Light Card
• 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
• Contributory Pension Scheme – Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years’ service and up to 9% thereafter
• Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary)
• Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)

Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

To Apply:

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application.