Healthcare Assistant - Substance Misuse

Practice Plus Group; Leeds; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Substance Misuse Healthcare Assistant for HMP Leeds. This vital role involves delivering care and support to patients struggling with substance misuse. Candidates will benefit from a positive environment focused on personal and professional development, with opportunities for training and career advancement.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

25 days annual leave increasing with service

Wellbeing and lifestyle benefits

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Qualifications

• Experience in a care setting, ideally from a hospital or prison setting.
• Experience in substance misuse or mental health is a bonus.
• Non-judgemental and compassionate approach towards patients.

Responsibilities

• Implement clinical care packages and evaluate patients' care.
• Review new patients and conduct assessments.
• Support the SMS NMP team in delivering medication and care.

Skills

Compassionate care

Phlebotomy

Patient assessment

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Healthcare

Job description

Hours Full time

Contract Permanent

Role Other Qualified Professional

Posted 18 Jun 2025

Closes 18 Jul 2025

Job Description

About The Role
UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Substance Misuse Healthcare Assistant to join the team at HMP Leeds, a busy category B prison located in Leeds Centre.
This is a crucial role within the healthcare team, making a real difference to patients, and delivering outstanding care. This role offers excellent developmental opportunities and is a great environment to build on your experience within the Substance Misuse Service. We are looking for someone with a real passion for helping others - this role allows you to make a real difference to patients!

Hours:

This is a full time role, 37.5 hours per week, working a variety of shifts between Monday and Sunday. This role involves working weekends and nights.

Salary:

This position is full time , you'll receive an annual salary of £24,670 - £28,691 per annum - depending on experience.

How will we support you?
• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks



What you'll be doing

As our new Substance Misuse Healthcare Assistant, your responsibilities will vary. Some of your duties will include:

• Be involved in the implementation of clinical care packages, phlebotomy and assessment, treatment and the evaluation of patients care
• Work from an appointment ledger, reviewing patients across the SMS service, including methadone, drug use and withdrawal
• Carry out reception duties, reviewing new patients to the prison and assessing, including obvs, urine samples etc
• This role will support the SMS NMP team in delivering medication and care to our substance misuse patients.
• You will primarily be working within the clinical substance misuse team, although may be required to carry out duties in the primary care team
• Respond to emergency situations as necessary

About The Role
UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Substance Misuse Healthcare Assistant to join the team at HMP Leeds, a busy category B prison located in Leeds Centre.
This is a crucial role within the healthcare team, making a real difference to patients, and delivering outstanding care. This role offers excellent developmental opportunities and is a great environment to build on your experience within the Substance Misuse Service. We are looking for someone with a real passion for helping others - this role allows you to make a real difference to patients!

Hours:

This is a full time role, 37.5 hours per week, working a variety of shifts between Monday and Sunday. This role involves working weekends and nights.

Salary:

This position is full time , you'll receive an annual salary of £24,670 - £28,691 per annum - depending on experience.

How will we support you?
• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks



What you'll be doing

As our new Substance Misuse Healthcare Assistant, your responsibilities will vary. Some of your duties will include:

• Be involved in the implementation of clinical care packages, phlebotomy and assessment, treatment and the evaluation of patients care
• Work from an appointment ledger, reviewing patients across the SMS service, including methadone, drug use and withdrawal
• Carry out reception duties, reviewing new patients to the prison and assessing, including obvs, urine samples etc
• This role will support the SMS NMP team in delivering medication and care to our substance misuse patients.
• You will primarily be working within the clinical substance misuse team, although may be required to carry out duties in the primary care team
• Respond to emergency situations as necessary

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesn't stop there ... we also offer:

• Company pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave increasing with service up to 28 days per year, plus public bank holidays
• An extensive range of wellbeing and lifestyle benefits
• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• Excellent long-term career prospects
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

What we'll look for in you

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We're the UK's leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group's purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
• we act with integrity
• we embrace diversity
• we strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.
Our new Healthcare Assistant will:

• Hold a NVQ Level 2 in Healthcare
• Have experience in a care setting previously - ideally from a hospital or prison setting, experience within A&E would be beneficial
• Any experience in substance misuse or mental health would be a bonus!
• Have a non-judgemental and compassionate approach - we want someone who really cares about others, and wants to make a difference

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you're looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.

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