Integrated Substance Misuse Service Healthcare Assistant

Superchem Industries; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service organization is looking for a Healthcare Assistant to deliver 24-hour care at HMP Peterborough. Responsibilities include clinical assessments, wound care, and supporting residents' recovery and wellbeing. Ideal candidates should have a Care certificate and experience in team settings, with a focus on medication management. The role involves varied shifts and working collaboratively with multiple healthcare teams.

Qualifications

• Completed Care certificate.
• Evidence of team working and triage skills.
• Aware of medication management and completed medication rounds.

Responsibilities

• Provide needs-based healthcare services to residents.
• Work across various shifts including nights and weekends.
• Collaborate with healthcare teams to provide trauma-informed care.

Skills

Team working

Triage skills

Medication management

Clinical assessments

Substance Misuse experience

Education

Care certificate

Job description

Integrated Substance Misuse Service Healthcare Assistant

Job posted: 20 October 2025. Salary: £24,937 to £26,598 per year (pro rata). Contract: Permanent, Full-time. Location: HMP Peterborough, Saville Road, PE3 7DP.

Job Summary

NHFT is recruiting a Healthcare Assistant to deliver 24-hour care at HMP Peterborough within the Integrated Substance Misuse Service (ISMS). Duties include clinical assessments, wound care, phlebotomy, ECG, medication rounds, and supporting residents’ recovery and wellbeing.

Main Duties

• Provide comprehensive, needs‑based health care services to residents with substance misuse issues.
• Work a range of shifts including day, nights, weekends and holidays.
• Collaborate with Integrated Substance Mis‑use Nurse, recovery workers, psychosocial team, secondary mental health team and healthcare services to deliver a trauma‑informed well‑being service.
• Support resettlement and community links, maintaining recovery pathways post‑release.

Person Specification

Essential

• Completed Care certificate.
• Clinical assessments: complete observations, wound care, phlebotomy, ECG.
• Evidence of team working, triage skills and autonomous working.
• Aware of medication management; completed medication rounds as a second checker.

Desirable

• Substance Misuse experience.
• Awareness of Orange guidelines.
• Completed RCGP Level 1 for Alcohol dependence and Substance misuse.

Applications

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) check required.

Employer: Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust – HMP Peterborough, Saville Road, Peterborough PE3 7DP

Employer website: https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/