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Salary for this role£49,387 – £56,515 a year

Health and Care route minimum£25,000 a year

Pay basisNational pay scales (NHS bands)

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Role description

Job summary

Previous applicants need not apply

The Addiction Lead Nurse is responsible for leading and developing the Trust's Integrated Addiction Service, including managing a team of Addiction practitioners. The role focuses on delivering high-quality, evidence-based care for patients experiencing addiction / dependency related issues, while working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams across the Trust and community services.

Key responsibilities include running nurse-led clinics, assessing and managing patient care, supporting safe withdrawal practices, and promoting pathways that reduce unnecessary hospital admissions. The post holder also leads on education and training, develops clinical protocols, and ensures compliance with best practice through audit and service evaluation.

As a senior clinical leader, the role involves staff management, service improvement, safeguarding responsibilities, and non-medical prescribing. The Addiction Lead Nurse acts as a role model, contributes to research and quality improvement, and ensures services are patient-centred, effective, and aligned with organisational standards.

Main duties of the job

Lead and develop the Integrated Addiction Service
Manage and supervise the alcohol practitioner team
Plan staffing and ensure effective use of resources
Develop policies, protocols, and clinical pathways
Run nurse-led clinics (e.g. Fibroscanning)
Assess, plan, and deliver care for patients with alcohol-related illness
Work closely with multidisciplinary teams across the Trust
Liaise with community alcohol services and make referrals
Build effective internal and external professional networks
Identify staff training needs and deliver education programmes
Act as a clinical role model and mentor
Conduct clinical audits and monitor service performance
Use evidence and feedback to improve services
Support research and best practice in alcohol care
Ensure compliance with legal, professional, and safeguarding standards
Support patients and families with complex needs
Aim to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions

About us

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.

Date posted

08 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

241-498MD-26-A

Job locations

Royal Bolton Hospital

Minerva Road

Farnworth

BL4 0JR

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

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.

Person Specification

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

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.