Job summary
- Main area
- Substance Misuse
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 234-25-K0678
- Employer
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
- Town
- Norwich
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/09/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 06/10/2025
Employer heading

Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Substance Misuse
NHS AfC: Band 8a
At NNUH it is our privilege to provide healthcare to over one million people across Norfolk and surrounding areas. Our vision is to ‘provide the best care for every patient’, and if this inspires you and you share our values, we really want you to join our team.
NNUH is currently the busiest Trauma Unit in the East of England caring for almost 850 trauma patients annually many with complex care needs. We are enhancing our urgent and emergency care specialist services for patients with significant injuries as a result of trauma and have an ambition to become a Major Trauma Centre.
Our values support our vision and guide the behaviour of everything we do, these are:
People-focused
We look after the needs of our patients, carers and colleagues, to provide a safe and caring experience for all.
Respect
We act with care, compassion and kindness and value others’ diverse needs.
Integrity
We take an honest, open and ethical approach to everything we do.
Dedication
We work as one team and support each other to maintain the highest professional standards.
Excellence
We continuously learn and improve to achieve the best outcomes for our patients and our hospital.
Wish you were here? So do we.
We want all our staff to achieve a balance between work and personal life and understand how important flexible working can be. We welcome applications on a full or part time basis, various shift patterns and hybrid working, where roles allow.
At the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), we know the benefits diversity can bring to our organisation such as creativity, innovation and compassion. All of which have a direct impact towards our staff and patient experience. We are committed to being a Hospital for All – being equitable and inclusive, and a place where all feel a sense of belonging. We therefore particularly encourage and welcome applications from candidates who are underrepresented in NNUH’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, people with diverse abilities and people within the LGBT+ community.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Substance Misuse Team at NNUH to recruit an Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) who will also be part of the wider Complex Health Hub.
We're looking for a confident ANP with experience of managing complex care and making decisions autonomously, based on sound evidence-based principles. The ideal candidate will have experience in supporting vulnerable people and working collaboratively with a range of health care professionals and teams in both the hospital and community to provide coordinated and integrated care ensuring the best outcomes for our patients.
Under the supervision of the Senior ANP, the postholder will act as a lead expert for drug and alcohol assessments and treatments within the hospital. You will be supporting patients in their recovery including Opiate Substitution Treatment and Alcohol detoxification along with promotion of healthy lifestyles.
Main duties of the job
This post is expected to provide clinical services working within ANP competencies and supported by the multidisciplinary team and senior medical staff.
Patient Assessment & Care:
Conduct comprehensive clinical assessments of patients presenting with acute illness or injury who are also experiencing difficulties from drugs and alcohol usage.
Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan
clinical care accordingly
Deliver appropriate treatment, management plans, and clinical interventions within your scope of practice.
Prioritise patient needs based on clinical urgency and safety.
Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to the patient’s needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice, national guidelines, and within scope of practice.
Use clinical information to adjust care and treatment including medications or provide onward referral to appropriate health professionals.
Have an understanding and commitment to recovery and a person-centered trauma informed approach.
Working for our organisation
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- The post holder will be expected to exercise a high degree of personal professional autonomy and make critical judgements to satisfy the expectations and demands of the role and service.
- Assimilate highly complex strands of information autonomously, to reach a differential diagnosis, order appropriate investigations and begin first line treatments in line with local and national guidelines.
- Demonstrate comprehensive, efficient, timely and targeted clinical history taking. Able to liaise with community and Mental Health services to provide holistic assessment of these patients.
- 4. Demonstrate ability to perform a mental health assessment. Takes a focussed mental health and substance misuse history.
- Working autonomously, as a clinical expert: assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist nursing provision.
- Develop and implement specialist nursing protocols.
- Develop and maintain nurse led initiatives including clinics.
- Communicate sensitive condition related information to patients and relatives. Provide ongoing support and reassurance.
- Assessment of incoming referrals. Undertake clinical, psychological and social assessment of patients. Interpret results, liaising with multi-professional colleagues where indicated. Maintain accurate documentation.
- Lead on the setting, implementation and monitoring of evidence based practice within the service.
Please view the attached job description for full details of the role, and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Educated to Masters Level or PG Dip at Level 7 in Advanced practice
- Mentor qualification
- Completion of Non-Medical prescribing
- Nursing-related degree
Experience
Essential criteria
- Postgraduate teaching experience
- Specialist knowledge and experience of Alcohol and Substance misuse
Attitude, aptitude
Essential criteria
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH’s PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Marita Isaac
- Job title
- Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Substance Misuse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01603 646489
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