Substance Misuse Nurse Band 5

Forward Trust; Bisley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The Forward Trust is recruiting a Band 5 Substance Misuse Nurse based at HMP Send and Coldingley in Bisley. This permanent role involves delivering nurse-led clinical and psychosocial interventions within a prison setting.

You will conduct assessments, administer treatments including medication-assisted therapies, work with a multidisciplinary team, promote health and wellbeing, and maintain accurate records. A valid NMC PIN and at least one year post-registration experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) with a valid NMC PIN and current registration.
• Minimum of one year post-registration experience.
• Experience or keen interest in substance misuse nursing.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Clinical assessment and care planning for individuals with substance misuse issues.
• Administer and monitor prescribed treatments, including medication-assisted therapies.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team and external agencies to provide holistic care.
• Deliver health education and promote recovery and wellbeing.
• Maintain accurate patient records and ensure safeguarding and risk management.

Skills

Registered Nurse with NMC PIN

1 year post-registration experience

Substance misuse nursing interest

Communication skills

Teamwork and independence

Job description

Substance Misuse Nurse - Band 5 - HMP Send and Coldingley

Location: Bisley, Woking

Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 depending on experience

Vacancy Type: Permanent

About the Role

We are currently recruiting for a Substance Misuse Service - Band 5, based at HMP Send and Coldingley

Here at Forward Trust, we deliver a complex range of drug and alcohol services in the unique prison environment. Our support includes providing advice, health and wellbeing, motivational work, clinical services, and a wider range of group work and treatment programmes.

The Forward Trust services which are delivered within prison settings are commissioned by NHS England and are delivered in partnership with primary healthcare providers and HMPPS. Integration and partnership are integral to the work we do.

We believe that everyone can live a fulfilling life, whatever their past. Our work in prisons aims to support those affected by drug or alcohol issues to create lasting change and reduce dependency, homelessness, unemployment, and re-offending.

Role / Team overview

As a Band 5 Substance Misuse Nurse with The Forward Trust, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality, nurse-led clinical and psychosocial interventions to individuals with substance misuse issues in a prison setting. This dynamic and challenging environment offers the opportunity to utilise and expand your nursing skills while making a tangible impact on the lives of those in your care.

Key responsibilities

• Clinical Assessment & Care Planning: Conduct comprehensive assessments of individuals with substance misuse issues, developing and implementing personalised care plans.
• Treatment Delivery: Administer and monitor prescribed treatments, including medication-assisted therapies, ensuring adherence to clinical guidelines.
• Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Work closely with a multidisciplinary team, including healthcare professionals, prison staff, and external agencies, to provide holistic care.
• Health Promotion & Education: Deliver health education and advice to service users, promoting recovery and well-being.
• Record Keeping & Reporting: Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records, ensuring compliance with legal and professional standards.
• Safeguarding & Risk Management: Identify and address safeguarding concerns, implementing appropriate risk management strategies.

All prison-based roles will require enhanced DBS and HMPPS security vetting. Please note this process can take up to 8-12 weeks. All offers are subject to receiving both HMPPS vetting and DBS clearances.

Checks will require you to provide information on the below:

• Yourself (personal information, financial information, police information, criminal history)
• Your family (parents, parents’ partners, siblings, partner(s), children)
• Co-residents
• Associations that may cause a conflict of interest with your role or the prison service.
• Background checks across police information systems on you, your family and other associates
• Credit reference checks
• Social media and Open-Source checks (these are checks on content about you that’s publicly available on the internet to ensure there’s nothing linked to you that could undermine public trust and confidence in the prison service)
• Other government and overseas agency or police checks.

Person Specification

Essential

• Registered Nurse (RN) with a valid NMC PIN.
• Minimum of one year post-registration experience.
• Experience or a keen interest in substance misuse nursing.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.

Desirable

• Experience in a prison or secure healthcare setting.
• Knowledge of substance misuse treatment protocols and harm reduction strategies.
• Additional qualifications or training in substance misuse or mental health nursing.

Please note unfortunately we cannot offer any kind of Sponsorship or Visa with this role.

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. For more than 25 years 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.

Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.