Substance Misuse Band 5 Nurse - HMP Highdown - Surrey Permanent£29,970 - £36,483 DOEAre you a compassionate, motivated nurse looking to broaden your skills in a dynamic and rewarding environment? At The Forward Trust, we’re recruiting Band 5 Substance Misuse Nurses across HMP Chelmsford (Essex), HMP Send (Woking, Surrey) and HMP Bronzefield (Ashford, Surrey). This permanent role can be full-time or part-time, offering flexible working. You’ll support individuals on their recovery journey while developing specialist clinical skills in a secure, fast-paced setting. You’ll deliver nurse-led clinical and psychosocial interventions to individuals with substance misuse needs. Working within a prison setting offers variety, challenge, and the opportunity to make a meaningful difference to health, recovery, and wellbeing. Key Responsibilities Complete assessments and develop tailored care plans Administer and monitor medication-assisted treatments Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and prison staff Provide health promotion and recovery-focused guidance Keep accurate, compliant clinical records Identify and manage safeguarding and risk concerns Person Specification We’re looking for someone who has: Registered Nurse (RN) status with a valid NMC PIN At least 1-year post-registration experience Experience or a strong interest in substance misuse care Excellent communication and teamwork skills Experience in prison or secure settings – Desirable Knowledge of substance misuse protocols and harm reduction - Desirable Additional training in mental health or substance misuse - Desirable If you’re ready to use your nursing skills where they can create real change, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and join a team committed to recovery, growth, and positive outcomes. Please Note: Interviews for this role will commence 2nd week of Jan 2026  Please see attached Job Description for full details 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. We are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Equally the wellbeing and the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us an employee, we will offer you the following benefits -  Flexible working Training and development opportunities Simply Health Cashback Scheme (optional) Season Ticket Loan Scheme  Cycle to work scheme Crisis Loan Scheme Electric Car Scheme 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata'd for part time employees) Access to Blue Light Card 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays  Contributory Pension Scheme – Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years’ service and up to 9% thereafter  Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary)  Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria) Diversity at Forward Trust The Forward Trust commits to providing opportunities to everyone. We want to ensure we have a diverse team with a range of lived and professional experiences. This includes those with ‘Lived Experience’ of addiction, offending, or homelessness. When we recruit, we welcome applications from everyone. This is inclusive of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion and/or belief, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity and socio-economic background. Where operationally possible, we will consider flexible working requests and make reasonable adjustments for all roles. To find out more about Forward’s commitment to being an inclusive employer and our current EDI strategy click here .   Employee Screening and Eligibility to Work We recognise the importance of safeguarding, dependent on role you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service Check, details of which will be shared with you at interview. If successful in your application, you will be required to provide eligibility to work evidence in line with the ‘Eligibility to Work in the UK’ requirements.