diff --git a/.changeset/solid-bats-flash.md b/.changeset/solid-bats-flash.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0a4918fcc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/solid-bats-flash.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-notifications-backend-module-slack': patch
+---
+
+The Slack notification processor now uses the `MetricsService` to create metrics, providing plugin-scoped attribution. `{message}` unit has also been added.
diff --git a/plugins/notifications-backend-module-slack/package.json b/plugins/notifications-backend-module-slack/package.json
index 7cc7b280ca..55759c0428 100644
--- a/plugins/notifications-backend-module-slack/package.json
+++ b/plugins/notifications-backend-module-slack/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-notifications-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-notifications-node": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/types": "workspace:^",
-    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.9.0",
     "@slack/bolt": "^3.21.4",
     "@slack/types": "^2.14.0",
     "@slack/web-api": "^7.5.0",
diff --git a/plugins/notifications-backend-module-slack/src/lib/SlackNotificationProcessor.test.ts b/plugins/notifications-backend-module-slack/src/lib/SlackNotificationProcessor.test.ts
index ce7898566b..0393070b3f 100644
--- a/plugins/notifications-backend-module-slack/src/lib/SlackNotificationProcessor.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/notifications-backend-module-slack/src/lib/SlackNotificationProcessor.test.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { mockServices } from '@backstage/backend-test-utils';
+import { metricsServiceMock } from '@backstage/backend-test-utils/alpha';
 import { SlackNotificationProcessor } from './SlackNotificationProcessor';
 import { catalogServiceMock } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-node/testUtils';
 import { KnownBlock, WebClient } from '@slack/web-api';
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ const DEFAULT_ENTITIES_RESPONSE = {
 describe('SlackNotificationProcessor', () => {
   const logger = mockServices.logger.mock();
   const auth = mockServices.auth();
+  const metrics = metricsServiceMock.mock();
   const config = mockServices.rootConfig({
     data: {
       app: {
@@ -157,6 +159,7 @@ describe('SlackNotificationProcessor', () => {
       catalog: catalogServiceMock({
         entities: DEFAULT_ENTITIES_RESPONSE.items,
       }),
+      metrics,
       slack,
     })[0];
 
@@ -224,6 +227,7 @@ describe('SlackNotificationProcessor', () => {
       catalog: catalogServiceMock({
         entities: DEFAULT_ENTITIES_RESPONSE.items,
       }),
+      metrics,
       slack,
       blockKitRenderer: () => customBlocks,
     })[0];
@@ -256,6 +260,7 @@ describe('SlackNotificationProcessor', () => {
         catalog: catalogServiceMock({
           entities: DEFAULT_ENTITIES_RESPONSE.items,
         }),
+        metrics,
         slack,
       })[0];
 
@@ -331,6 +336,7 @@ describe('SlackNotificationProcessor', () => {
         catalog: catalogServiceMock({
           entities: DEFAULT_ENTITIES_RESPONSE.items,
         }),
+        metrics,
         slack,
       })[0];
 
@@ -365,6 +371,7 @@ describe('SlackNotificationProcessor', () => {
         catalog: catalogServiceMock({
           entities: DEFAULT_ENTITIES_RESPONSE.items,
         }),
+        metrics,
         slack,
       })[0];
 
@@ -410,6 +417,7 @@ describe('SlackNotificationProcessor', () => {
         catalog: catalogServiceMock({
           entities: DEFAULT_ENTITIES_RESPONSE.items,
         }),
+        metrics,
         slack,
       })[0];
 
@@ -465,6 +473,7 @@ describe('SlackNotificationProcessor', () => {
         catalog: catalogServiceMock({
           entities: DEFAULT_ENTITIES_RESPONSE.items,
         }),
+        metrics,
         slack,
       })[0];
 
@@ -529,6 +538,7 @@ describe('SlackNotificationProcessor', () => {
         catalog: catalogServiceMock({
           entities: DEFAULT_ENTITIES_RESPONSE.items,
         }),
+        metrics,
         slack,
       })[0];
 
@@ -584,6 +594,7 @@ describe('SlackNotificationProcessor', () => {
         catalog: catalogServiceMock({
           entities: DEFAULT_ENTITIES_RESPONSE.items,
         }),
+        metrics,
         slack,
       })[0];
 
@@ -639,6 +650,7 @@ describe('SlackNotificationProcessor', () => {
         catalog: catalogServiceMock({
           entities: DEFAULT_ENTITIES_RESPONSE.items,
         }),
+        metrics,
         slack,
       })[0];
 
@@ -694,6 +706,7 @@ describe('SlackNotificationProcessor', () => {
         catalog: catalogServiceMock({
           entities: DEFAULT_ENTITIES_RESPONSE.items,
         }),
+        metrics,
         slack,
       })[0];
 
@@ -750,6 +763,7 @@ describe('SlackNotificationProcessor', () => {
         catalog: catalogServiceMock({
           entities: DEFAULT_ENTITIES_RESPONSE.items,
         }),
+        metrics,
         slack,
       })[0];
 
@@ -809,6 +823,7 @@ describe('SlackNotificationProcessor', () => {
         catalog: catalogServiceMock({
           entities: DEFAULT_ENTITIES_RESPONSE.items,
         }),
+        metrics,
         slack,
       })[0];
 
@@ -863,6 +878,7 @@ describe('SlackNotificationProcessor', () => {
         catalog: catalogServiceMock({
           entities: DEFAULT_ENTITIES_RESPONSE.items,
         }),
+        metrics,
         slack,
       })[0];
 
@@ -921,6 +937,7 @@ describe('SlackNotificationProcessor', () => {
         catalog: catalogServiceMock({
           entities: DEFAULT_ENTITIES_RESPONSE.items,
         }),
+        metrics,
         slack,
       })[0];
 
@@ -959,6 +976,7 @@ describe('SlackNotificationProcessor', () => {
         catalog: catalogServiceMock({
           entities: DEFAULT_ENTITIES_RESPONSE.items,
         }),
+        metrics,
         slack,
       })[0];
 
@@ -982,6 +1000,7 @@ describe('SlackNotificationProcessor', () => {
         catalog: catalogServiceMock({
           entities: [DEFAULT_ENTITIES_RESPONSE.items[2]],
         }),
+        metrics,
         slack,
       })[0];
 
@@ -1021,6 +1040,7 @@ describe('SlackNotificationProcessor', () => {
         catalog: catalogServiceMock({
           entities: DEFAULT_ENTITIES_RESPONSE.items,
         }),
+        metrics,
         slack,
       })[0];
 
@@ -1066,6 +1086,7 @@ describe('SlackNotificationProcessor', () => {
         catalog: catalogServiceMock({
           entities: DEFAULT_ENTITIES_RESPONSE.items,
         }),
+        metrics,
         slack,
       })[0];
 
@@ -1125,6 +1146,7 @@ describe('SlackNotificationProcessor', () => {
         catalog: catalogServiceMock({
           entities: DEFAULT_ENTITIES_RESPONSE.items,
         }),
+        metrics,
         slack,
       })[0];
 
@@ -1204,6 +1226,7 @@ describe('SlackNotificationProcessor', () => {
         catalog: catalogServiceMock({
           entities: DEFAULT_ENTITIES_RESPONSE.items,
         }),
+        metrics,
         slack,
       })[0];
 
@@ -1298,6 +1321,7 @@ describe('SlackNotificationProcessor', () => {
           catalog: catalogServiceMock({
             entities: DEFAULT_ENTITIES_RESPONSE.items,
           }),
+          metrics,
           slack,
         },
       )[0];
@@ -1375,6 +1399,7 @@ describe('SlackNotificationProcessor', () => {
         catalog: catalogServiceMock({
           entities: DEFAULT_ENTITIES_RESPONSE.items,
         }),
+        metrics,
         slack,
       })[0];
 
@@ -1441,6 +1466,7 @@ describe('SlackNotificationProcessor', () => {
         catalog: catalogServiceMock({
           entities: DEFAULT_ENTITIES_RESPONSE.items,
         }),
+        metrics,
         slack,
       })[0];
 
@@ -1481,6 +1507,7 @@ describe('SlackNotificationProcessor', () => {
         catalog: catalogServiceMock({
           entities: DEFAULT_ENTITIES_RESPONSE.items,
         }),
+        metrics,
         slack,
       })[0];
 
@@ -1520,6 +1547,7 @@ describe('SlackNotificationProcessor', () => {
         catalog: catalogServiceMock({
           entities: DEFAULT_ENTITIES_RESPONSE.items,
         }),
+        metrics,
         slack,
       })[0];
 
@@ -1568,6 +1596,7 @@ describe('SlackNotificationProcessor', () => {
           catalog: catalogServiceMock({
             entities: DEFAULT_ENTITIES_RESPONSE.items,
           }),
+          metrics,
           slack,
         },
       )[0];
diff --git a/plugins/notifications-backend-module-slack/src/lib/SlackNotificationProcessor.ts b/plugins/notifications-backend-module-slack/src/lib/SlackNotificationProcessor.ts
index de084df464..28846fcbb5 100644
--- a/plugins/notifications-backend-module-slack/src/lib/SlackNotificationProcessor.ts
+++ b/plugins/notifications-backend-module-slack/src/lib/SlackNotificationProcessor.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
  */
 
 import { AuthService, LoggerService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
+import {
+  MetricsService,
+  MetricsServiceCounter,
+} from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api/alpha';
 import {
   Entity,
   isUserEntity,
@@ -30,7 +34,6 @@ import {
   NotificationSendOptions,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-notifications-node';
 import { durationToMilliseconds } from '@backstage/types';
-import { Counter, metrics } from '@opentelemetry/api';
 import { ChatPostMessageArguments, WebClient } from '@slack/web-api';
 import DataLoader from 'dataloader';
 import pThrottle from 'p-throttle';
@@ -48,8 +51,8 @@ export class SlackNotificationProcessor implements NotificationProcessor {
   private readonly sendNotifications: (
     opts: ChatPostMessageArguments[],
   ) => Promise<void>;
-  private readonly messagesSent: Counter;
-  private readonly messagesFailed: Counter;
+  private readonly messagesSent: MetricsServiceCounter;
+  private readonly messagesFailed: MetricsServiceCounter;
   private readonly broadcastChannels?: string[];
   private readonly broadcastRoutes?: BroadcastRoute[];
   private readonly entityLoader: DataLoader<string, Entity | undefined>;
@@ -64,6 +67,7 @@ export class SlackNotificationProcessor implements NotificationProcessor {
       auth: AuthService;
       logger: LoggerService;
       catalog: CatalogService;
+      metrics: MetricsService;
       slack?: WebClient;
       broadcastChannels?: string[];
       blockKitRenderer?: SlackBlockKitRenderer;
@@ -103,6 +107,7 @@ export class SlackNotificationProcessor implements NotificationProcessor {
     auth: AuthService;
     logger: LoggerService;
     catalog: CatalogService;
+    metrics: MetricsService;
     broadcastChannels?: string[];
     broadcastRoutes?: BroadcastRoute[];
     username?: string;
@@ -114,6 +119,7 @@ export class SlackNotificationProcessor implements NotificationProcessor {
       auth,
       catalog,
       logger,
+      metrics,
       slack,
       broadcastChannels,
       broadcastRoutes,
@@ -159,17 +165,18 @@ export class SlackNotificationProcessor implements NotificationProcessor {
       },
     );
 
-    const meter = metrics.getMeter('default');
-    this.messagesSent = meter.createCounter(
+    this.messagesSent = metrics.createCounter(
       'notifications.processors.slack.sent.count',
       {
         description: 'Number of messages sent to Slack successfully',
+        unit: '{message}',
       },
     );
-    this.messagesFailed = meter.createCounter(
+    this.messagesFailed = metrics.createCounter(
       'notifications.processors.slack.error.count',
       {
         description: 'Number of messages that failed to send to Slack',
+        unit: '{message}',
       },
     );
 
diff --git a/plugins/notifications-backend-module-slack/src/module.ts b/plugins/notifications-backend-module-slack/src/module.ts
index e3d6aebee5..88f0272eb3 100644
--- a/plugins/notifications-backend-module-slack/src/module.ts
+++ b/plugins/notifications-backend-module-slack/src/module.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
   coreServices,
   createBackendModule,
 } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
+import { metricsServiceRef } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api/alpha';
 import { notificationsProcessingExtensionPoint } from '@backstage/plugin-notifications-node';
 import { SlackNotificationProcessor } from './lib/SlackNotificationProcessor';
 import { catalogServiceRef } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-node';
@@ -52,13 +53,15 @@ export const notificationsModuleSlack = createBackendModule({
         logger: coreServices.logger,
         catalog: catalogServiceRef,
         notifications: notificationsProcessingExtensionPoint,
+        metrics: metricsServiceRef,
       },
-      async init({ auth, config, logger, catalog, notifications }) {
+      async init({ auth, config, logger, catalog, notifications, metrics }) {
         notifications.addProcessor(
           SlackNotificationProcessor.fromConfig(config, {
             auth,
             logger,
             catalog,
+            metrics,
             blockKitRenderer,
           }),
         );
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 299ee9995b..fff18dbcf4 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6190,7 +6190,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/test-utils": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/types": "workspace:^"
     "@faker-js/faker": "npm:^10.0.0"
-    "@opentelemetry/api": "npm:^1.9.0"
     "@slack/bolt": "npm:^3.21.4"
     "@slack/types": "npm:^2.14.0"
     "@slack/web-api": "npm:^7.5.0"