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Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Senior Substance Misuse Nurse

The closing date is 22 April 2026

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Job summary

Make a Difference Where It Matters Most

Are you a skilled and compassionate nurse with experience in substance misuse and mental health? JoinTeam NHFTas aSenior Substance Misuse Nurseand help deliver high-quality, trauma-informed care to residents atHMP Lowdham Grange.

AtNorthamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT), we're proud to be ratedOutstandingby the CQC. We're committed to innovation, inclusivity, and making a real difference in the lives of our patients and staff.

Why Join NHFT?

  • Annual Leave:27 days + 8 bank holidays (rising with service)
  • NHS Pension Scheme
  • Health & Wellbeing Support
  • Learning & Development Opportunities
  • Inclusive and supportive team culture

Please note this post is subject to security vetting. To be considered for this post you will need to have continuously resided in the UK for a minimum of 3 years prior to this application and be able to evidence your years of residency.

Main duties of the job

About the Role

As a key member of the Substance Misuse Service, you'll lead on mental health assessments and care for residents with dual diagnosis needs. You'll work autonomously, managing your own caseload, and collaborate closely with the prison's mental health team, psychosocial services, and wider healthcare colleagues.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Delivering specialist clinical and mental health interventions
  • Conducting comprehensive assessments and risk evaluations
  • Administering medication and opioid substitution therapy
  • Supporting service development and continuous improvement
  • Supervising junior staff and contributing to team leadership
  • Promoting trauma-informed care and health education

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Be Part of Something Bigger

If you're ready to lead with compassion and make a lasting impact in a unique healthcare setting, we'd love to hear from you.

?Apply today and help shape the future of substance misuse care in secure services.Learn more about us atwww.nhft.nhs.ukor bit.ly/24hoursinNHFT

Details

Date posted

08 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TH012-HMPLG

Job locations

HMP Lowdham Grange

Nottingham

NG14 7DA


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RMN qualification with post-graduate education or equivalent experience

Desirable

  • RCGP Level 1 (or working towards) in Substance Misuse
  • Non-medical prescribing qualification

Skills

Essential

  • Strong assessment, caseload management, and communication skills
  • Ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team
  • IT literacy and familiarity with clinical systems (e.g. SystmOne)

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in substance misuse and mental health care

Desirable

  • Experience in prison or secure settings

Security Vetting

Essential

  • The application includes evidence of the required years of UK residency to meet prison vetting standards
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RMN qualification with post-graduate education or equivalent experience

Desirable

  • RCGP Level 1 (or working towards) in Substance Misuse
  • Non-medical prescribing qualification

Skills

Essential

  • Strong assessment, caseload management, and communication skills
  • Ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team
  • IT literacy and familiarity with clinical systems (e.g. SystmOne)

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in substance misuse and mental health care

Desirable

  • Experience in prison or secure settings

Security Vetting

Essential

  • The application includes evidence of the required years of UK residency to meet prison vetting standards

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

HMP Lowdham Grange

Nottingham

NG14 7DA


Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

HMP Lowdham Grange

Nottingham

NG14 7DA


Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Service Manager

Jain Clayton

jain.clayton1@nhft.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

08 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TH012-HMPLG

Job locations

HMP Lowdham Grange

Nottingham

NG14 7DA


Supporting documents

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