Substance Misuse Practitioner

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; Borough of Swale; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 nurse to join their team at a major UK prison. This role involves providing primary care and substance misuse services to a challenging population with complex healthcare needs. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are welcome, with full training provided. Join a supportive healthcare team and make a real difference in the lives of offenders.

Qualifications

• Experience with substance misuse and mental health is advantageous.
• Full support and training provided for candidates.
• Diverse backgrounds encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary care services including health promotion and long-term condition management.
• Support inpatient units and emergency response.
• Deliver substance misuse nursing services.

Skills

Substance Misuse

Mental Health

Nursing

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

Opportunity Overview

This is a unique opportunity to join Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and work at one of the largest prisons in the UK. You will help provide excellent primary care and substance misuse services for our population.

Offenders are a challenging population with complex healthcare needs, often involving chaotic lives, poor engagement with community healthcare, high substance misuse, and mental health issues. This role offers a real chance to make a difference.

Sponsorship Information

Important: Due to service budget restrictions, we are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.

Role Details

You will join our established team of nurses across the prison, supporting services such as:

1. Primary Care services including First Night in Custody screening, secondary screening, nurse clinics, long-term condition management, and health promotion
2. Inpatient Unit
3. Emergency Response
4. Substance Misuse nursing services

You will be supported by a friendly healthcare team in an environment where no two days are the same.

Candidate Profile

We are seeking a Band 6 nurse from diverse backgrounds. Experience with substance misuse, mental health, or prison healthcare is advantageous but not essential, as full support and training are provided.

About Oxleas NHS

Oxleas offers NHS healthcare services in community and secure settings, including community health, learning disability care, and mental health services. Our multidisciplinary teams serve people of all ages across many locations in the South of England, including hospitals, clinics, prisons, and community settings.

We operate in the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, and parts of Kent, managing hospital sites like Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup, and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services, covering prisons in Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Kent, and South London.

Our Values

• We’re Kind
• We’re Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

Contact

For further details or informal visits, contact:

• Name: Clare Denny
• Job Title: Recruitment & Retention Resourcing Officer
• Email: [e-mail]
• Phone: [phone]