Job summary

The States of Guernsey are looking for a Senior Substance Misuse Practitioner Band 6 to join the team at the Community Drug and Alcohol Team.

The post holder will work as part of the Community Drug and Alcohol Team, Specialist Mental Health Services facilitating specialist assessment and interventions in a wide variety of settings.

The role includes managing the initial stages of medication induction and detoxing of individuals either as an in-patient or in the community.

The post holder will provide multi-agency and multi-disciplinary links with the HSC mental health and acute health services, including the Orchard Clinic to facilitate service provision for blood borne virus treatment and sexual health.

We also support in-reach into the States of Guernsey Prison Service.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as part of the Community Drug and Alcohol Team, Specialist Mental Health Services facilitating specialist assessment and interventions in a wide variety of settings.

The role includes managing the initial stages of medication induction and detoxing of individuals either as an in-patient or in the community.

The post holder will provide multi agency and multi-disciplinary links with the HSC mental health and acute health services, including the Orchard Clinic to facilitate service provision for blood borne virus treatment and sexual health.

We also support in-reach into the States of Guernsey Prison Service.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse with the NMC
Or Registered Social Worker with Social Work England

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).

Closing Date: 1 September 2026

To apply for this job please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk.