Band 5 Substance Misuse Nurse
Location: Ripley, Surrey
Salary: £28,407 - £34,581 per annum
Are you looking for a challenging, creative, rewarding and fast-paced work environment? Do you want the opportunity to be part of a nurse-led service utilizing all of your clinical and interpersonal skills?
If yes, then Prison Nursing is for you.
Who we are?
For more than 30 years, Forward has been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. 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 believe in providing opportunities to all people, including those with 'Lived Experience.' We encourage applications from all backgrounds, including those in recovery from addiction, co-dependency, or gambling, as well as those with experience of previous offending or homelessness.
What you will be doing?
You will be working as part of a wellbeing & recovery team, utilizing a mixture of psychosocial and clinical interventions to support the prison population. This unique environment houses a large and diverse population that requires your nursing abilities. There are many opportunities to develop new skills, making this role ideal for nurses seeking to broaden their knowledge and understanding of caring for high-risk adults with complex needs.
We emphasize good collaborative working across teams and hold regular cross-functional meetings to encourage learning and development within the team.
What are we looking for?
The successful candidate will be driven to provide high-quality clinical assessment and treatment to substance-dependent prisoners, working in partnership with HM Prison Services and other stakeholders. You should be committed to delivering high standards of nursing care and interventions and demonstrate leadership qualities. A flexible and can-do approach to work, invested in providing great care to our clients, is essential.
What we offer
Alongside Simply Health coverage and a contributory pension scheme to assist employees with their general health and well-being, we offer:
1. NMC Pin paid
2. Revalidation Appraisal online portfolio including a journal subscription
3. 6 days of CPD per year
4. Mentorship opportunities
5. Retention interviews
6. Support with your revalidation
7. Training opportunities and career development
8. Season Ticket Loan Scheme
9. Crisis Loan Scheme
10. Electric Car Scheme
11. 3 x Wellbeing Days (Pro rata'd for Part Time Employees)
12. Access to Blue Light Card
13. Simply Health Cashback Scheme
14. Cycle to work scheme
15. 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
16. Contributory Pension Scheme - Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years' service and up to 9% thereafter
17. Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary)
18. 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:
Apply Here
Please note; we reserve the right to close this role early.
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