Overview
Are you a dynamic, compassionate, and forward‑thinking nurse who’s passionate about delivering high‑quality care and leading teams to make a real difference?Do you thrive in a fast‑paced environment where no two days are the same — and where your clinical leadership can genuinely change lives?
If so, we’d love to hear from you.
Why Join Us at CGL?
At Change Grow Live, we’re committed to supporting people to achieve positive change in their lives. Our Birmingham service plays a vital role in improving health and wellbeing in the community, and we’re looking for a Lead Nurse who can help shape and elevate our clinical offer.
This is an exciting time to join us — with developing clinical pathways, expanding harm‑reduction work, and innovation at the heart of what we do. You’ll have the autonomy to influence practice, the support to lead confidently, and the opportunity to leave a lasting impact.
Location: BirminghamHours: Full Time, 37.5 per weekContract: Fixed Term for 6 Momths
Responsibilities
Lead Nurse – Birmingham
We’re more than a substance misuse charity — we’re acommunity built on compassion, openness and boldness. Every day, we walk alongside people as they change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its fullest.
If you’re ready to lead with purpose, inspire others and make tangible impact, this is the role for you.
About the Role
As Lead Nurse, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering high-quality clinical care across Birmingham. You’ll lead a team of skilled nurses and health professionals, ensuring our approach is safe, evidence-based, compassionate and consistently improving.
Every day will bring opportunities to support people in their recovery journey — empowering them to achieve meaningful, lasting change.
Your key responsibilities will include:
Work closely with HR to ensure the appropriate people and change management skills, knowledge, behaviour and capabilities are in place within line management structures and teams.
To manage the clinical aspects of implementations of new clinical developments within the service as required.
Ensure that all legislative requirements are explained to employees in particular the legislation governing the clinical and social care/community field.
Engage proactively with both participating and providing line management and clinical supervision and maintain a current knowledge of appropriate interventions.
Effectively manage and develop all nursing staff and participate in the core training programme as and when required.
No two days are the same — but each one makes a difference.
About You
You will bring:
Experience of leading clinical teams and delivering high standards of care
A whole-person, trauma-informed approach to health and wellbeing
The ability to remain calm, curious and compassionate under pressure
A commitment to continuous learning, reflection and professional growth
Above all, you’ll be a confident, thoughtful clinician who is motivated by helping people thrive — including your colleagues.
Why Change Grow Live?
Our Strategy: Built on Evidence and Compassion
By 2030, our culture, ways of working and deep understanding of what works will enable us to deliver consistently more effective support and interventions.We are committed to:
Creating an environment where everyone canthrive and grow
Making it easier for teams to deliver outstanding care
Embedding approaches that areevidence-based, equitable and person-centred
We Thrive byrecruiting for success, recognising and rewarding effort, and ensuring everyone issafe, healthy, agile and flexible.
Together as a team we arelearning, developing, growing and identifying future talent and leadersto deliver our mission.
Everyone experiences a sense of belonging, where every voice counts. We are inclusive, we engage openly, and we connect at all levels.
We are committed to:
Creating the conditions for successfor everyone who works and volunteers with us
Delivering world-class learning and organisational developmentso people can grow and achieve their aspirations
Enabling open, transparent cultureswhere our values are lived and experienced every day
And you’ll also benefit from:
Competitive pay aligned with NHS Agenda for Change
Generous annual leave (plus bank holidays, rising with service)
Flexible working arrangements
A paid Wellness Hour each week, plus access to our Wellness Hub & EAP
Contributory pension scheme
Discounts on shopping, travel and leisure
Free NMC registration, RCNi access and ongoing development pathways
Cycle to Work and Refer a Friend schemes
A supportive, passionate team that truly cares
Competancy interviews will be held in mid-late Jan 2026. Successful candidates will then be invited to a second, values-based, interview.
How to Apply
Please read the job description and submit your application as soon as possible — we may close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
When completing your application and supporting statement, please ensure you clearly demonstrate how your skills and experience align with the role’s requirements.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Direct applications only we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Salary is subject to review in line with the 2025/26 pay award.
Salary Range (pro rata if part time)
CGL points 40 to 44 (£44,471.72 – £48,906.23)
ILW / OLW /Fringe
N/A – Outside London Weighting Area
Closing Date
29/5/2026
If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:
DORCAS OLUWAFUNSHO ABIOYE | dorcas.abioye@cgl.org.uk | 07552954156This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.
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