Band 6 Substance Misuse Nurse

Location: Surrey

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum

Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full Time

Closing Date: 03 Sept 2025

About The Role

Are you passionate about delivering high-quality clinical care and supporting individuals on their recovery journey? We are looking for a dedicated Band 6 Substance Misuse Nurse to join our multidisciplinary team within HMP Highdown.

About the Role

As a Substance Misuse Nurse, you will provide high-quality clinical assessment, care, and treatment to prisoners with substance dependency issues. Working in close partnership with HM Prison Service and other key stakeholders, you will play a vital role in delivering evidence-based interventions and supporting recovery pathways within a secure setting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver and monitor high standards of nursing care and substance misuse interventions, in line with the NMC Code of Conduct.
• Conduct comprehensive clinical assessments and contribute to tailored treatment plans.
• Work collaboratively with a range of professionals including prison staff, healthcare colleagues, and external support agencies.
• Provide leadership within the team and undertake managerial responsibilities where required.
• Ensure safe, person-centred, and recovery-focused care for all service users.

Ideal Candidate

Please see below a list of knowledge, skills and experience needed for this role.

• A Minimum of 2 years post-registration experience
• Evidence of personal development since entering the NMC register
• Knowledge of the safe storage and administration of medication
• Knowledge and ability to comply with the NMC Code of Conduct
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care and act accordingly if concerns present themselves
• Ability and knowledge to carry out risk assessments and management
• Strong IT Skills E A Good written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to maintain accurate patient records within the standards required locally, the Forward Trust and NMC
• Demonstrate the ability to work under pressure
• Understand the different roles within a multidisciplinary team and be able to work effectively within this
• Ability to provide and accept feedback, support and clinical supervision
• Knowledge and an awareness of health issues related to Substance Misuse
• Flexible approach to work
• Ability to travel to other sites
• Committed approach to continuous professional development and the revalidation process
• Dignified and holistic approach to care
• Leadership skills (motivating, use of initiative, change management)

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. Since 1991, 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 proceed through the following link to be redirected to their website to complete your application.

https://careers.forwardtrust.org.uk/vacancies/299/band-6-substance-misuse-nurse.html

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