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Job summary

Main area
Prison services
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent: Full Time
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Rota basis covering 24 hours a day,7 days a week service including nights and weekends.)
Job ref
270-TF903-MH-A
Employer
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
HMP Peterborough
Town
Peterborough
Salary
£24,937 - £26,598 pa, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
11/08/2025 08:00

Employer heading

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust logo

Integrated Substance Misuse Service Healthcare Assistant

Band 3

Job overview

NHFT are recruiting for a Healthcare Assistant to work within Integrated Substance Misuse Service within HMP Peterborough to deliver a comprehensive range of needs-based health care services to patients with substance misuse issues. This involves providing 24-hour care by working a range of shifts including day, nights, and weekends to suit the needs of the service.

Main duties of the job

The Substance Mis-use Team is part of the integrated Healthcare provision at HMP Peterborough.  The team consists of Integrated Substance Mis-use Nurse, HCA and recovery workers.  The team works closely with the Psychosocial team, Secondary Mental Health team and Healthcare Services to provide a Trauma Informed Well Being Service for residents. 

The Substance misuse service (ISMS) maintains strong links to the local community with a focus on resettlement. We aim to deliver quality of life services and support people to change their lives for the better. Opportunities for learning and developing work-ready skills are on offer for all who come in-to custody, but our commitment to reducing reoffending in local communities does not end at the prison gate. We support people released from custody through innovative partnerships in substance misuse services working with people to maintain recovery and lead law-abiding lives.

Working for our organisation

As a health and wellbeing organisation here at team NHFT we are dedicated to continually innovate and strive to make a difference to our community and those working for our Trust, we aim to serve the people of Northamptonshire and surrounding areas with safe, quality care.  We deliver this from an understanding of our local healthcare needs, economy and the changing demands of our community.

Our missionmaking a difference for you, with you was chosen by our staff and stakeholders.  It means in everything we do and through every service we provide, we want to make a positive difference in people’s lives – for those we care forthose we work with and those who work with us.  Everyone is part of our team.

Our core strategy is to be an employer of choicea great place to work and be known for a diverse and inclusive culture whose staff feel valued.  We provide a range of NHS services including physical, mental health and specialty services provided in hospital settings and out in the community within schools, GP clinics and patients own homes.

Detailed job description and main 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

Healthcare assistance experience

Essential criteria
  • Completed Care certificate
  • Able to clinical assessments- completed clinical observations, wound care, phlebotomy, ECG
  • Evidence of team working
  • Evidence of triage skills
  • Evidence of automous working
  • Aware of medication management and completed medication rounds as a second checker
Desirable criteria
  • Substance Misuse Experience
  • Aware of Orange guidelines
  • Completed RCGP level 1 for Alcohol dependence and Substance misuse

Meet the criteria of questions

Essential criteria
  • Why have you applied for the role and What skills and experience does the applicant have
  • Achieved experience
  • Demonstrate the leadership behaviours
Desirable criteria
  • Progression and learn new skills
  • Prison Experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyWorkplace Wellbeing Charter LogoArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employerCare quality commission - OutstandingStep into health

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Soniya Biju
Job title
Head of Healthcare Male estate
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01733 217500
Additional information

01733 217500 ext 5502

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