Prison Substance Misuse Worker
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Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust Prison Substance Misuse Worker
The closing date is 02 November 2026
Job summary
We are recruiting for a Recovery worker to work within our integrated Substance Misuse Service in HMP Peterborough to deliver a comprehensive range of needs-based health care services to patients with substance misuse issues. The post holder will provide psychosocial intervention in individual or group-based settings to support prisoners with current and/or a history of substance misuse, using Trauma Informed principles to aide recovery of the patients.
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 without any breaks for a minimum of 3 years prior to this application and be able to evidence your years of residency. Please note without sufficient evidence your application may not progress.
Main duties of the job
The Substance Misuse Team is part of the integrated Healthcare provision at HMP Peterborough. The team consists of Integrated Substance Mis-use Nurse, HCA and Substance Misuse Workers (Recovery). The team works closely with the 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.
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.
Details
Date posted
27 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476 a year pa pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
270-TH372-HMPPET-A
Job locations
HMP Peterborough
Saville Row
Peterborough
PE3 7PD
United Kingdom
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
Desirable Criteria
Desirable
- Understand of Trauma informed care
- Qualification in Substance Misuse Level 3 RQF
- Experience of working in a secure setting
- Facilitator of Group Work or Similar
Security Vetting
Essential
- The application includes evidence of the required years of UK residency to meet prison vetting standards. To be considered for this post you will need to have continuously resided in the UK without any breaks for a minimum of 3 years prior to this application.
Shortlisting
Essential
- History/experience of working with substance misuse/mental health patients
- Patient care plans
- Examples of team working and independent working
- Organisational skills/Time management techniques
Desirable Criteria
Desirable
- Understand of Trauma informed care
- Qualification in Substance Misuse Level 3 RQF
- Experience of working in a secure setting
- Facilitator of Group Work or Similar
Security Vetting
Essential
- The application includes evidence of the required years of UK residency to meet prison vetting standards. To be considered for this post you will need to have continuously resided in the UK without any breaks for a minimum of 3 years prior to this application.
Shortlisting
Essential
- History/experience of working with substance misuse/mental health patients
- Patient care plans
- Examples of team working and independent working
- Organisational skills/Time management techniques
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address
HMP Peterborough
Saville Row
Peterborough
PE3 7PD
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address
HMP Peterborough
Saville Row
Peterborough
PE3 7PD
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Operations Manager
Natasha Mandair-Bisla
01733217500
Details
Date posted
27 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476 a year pa pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
270-TH372-HMPPET-A
Job locations
HMP Peterborough
Saville Row
Peterborough
PE3 7PD
United Kingdom
Supporting documents
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