Band 5/6 Community Nurse (part time, 21 hours a week)

Location: Thanet

Salary: £17,982 - £23,643 pro rata (£29,970 - £39,405 FTE)

Vacancy Type: Permanent, Part Time

Closing Date: 21 Aug 2025

About The Role

Are you a skilled and compassionate nurse with a passion for supporting people affected by drug and alcohol dependency? The Forward Trust is looking for a Part-Time (21 hours, Monday - Wednesday) Band 5/6 Community Nurse to join our dedicated multi-disciplinary team in East Kent.

In this vital role, you will deliver and oversee high-quality nursing care for individuals experiencing substance dependency, supporting their health, recovery, and wellbeing.

You will play a central part in care planning, triage, brief interventions, detox support, and physical health monitoring, working closely with case managers and external agencies to ensure a coordinated, person-centred approach.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide clinical interventions including health checks, ECGs, Buvidal, Hep C testing, and Pabrinex administration.
• Support the community alcohol detox pathway, ensuring safe monitoring and evidence-based care.
• Conduct health needs assessments, risk assessments, and contribute to care planning and delivery.

You will need to be…

• A qualified Registered Nurse (NMC registered) with experience working in substance misuse, community nursing, or a similar setting.
• Confident in working with clients with complex physical and mental health needs.
• Knowledge of OST, harm reduction, and detox protocols.
• Skilled communicator with excellent documentation and IT abilities.
• Compassionate, proactive, and collaborative. Someone who thrives in a team and is committed to inclusive, trauma-informed care.

Join us and help shape a healthier, more hopeful future for people on their recovery journey. Check out the JD for more information and apply today.

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.

We are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Equally the wellbeing and the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us an employee, we will offer you the following benefits -

• Flexible working
• Training and development opportunities
• Simply Health 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)

To Apply

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