Health Care Assistant

Job description

Location: Bisley, Woking

Salary : A GBP 26,000 per annum

Vacancy Type: Permanent, 35 hours per week

Looking for a rewarding role where you can make a real difference every day? Were looking for a compassionate and motivated Health Care Assistant to join our integrated healthcare team based across HMP Send and HMP Coldingley in Surrey, working full time, 35 hours per week. This is a rewarding opportunity to support individuals with complex drug and alcohol needs while making a genuine difference within a custodial healthcare setting.

Working alongside Registered Nurses and a multidisciplinary team, you'll deliver high-quality nursing care and psychosocial interventions tailored to individual recovery journeys. From clinical assessments and harm reduction support to 1:1 sessions and group work, you'll play a vital role in helping clients improve their health, wellbeing and long-term outcomes.

What You'll Be Doing

Delivering person-centred care and recovery-focused interventions

Supporting clinical assessments, care planning and health promotion

Running structured 1:1 sessions and group work programmes

Supporting clients with harm reduction and behaviour change strategies

Monitoring physical and mental wellbeing within a prison healthcare setting

Maintaining accurate clinical records and care plans on SystemOne

Working closely with internal and external agencies to support continuity of care

What We're Looking For

Experience working within healthcare, substance misuse or mental health services

Strong communication and relationship-building skills

Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team

Understanding of safeguarding, confidentiality and professional boundaries

Confidence managing a caseload and prioritising workload effectively

Awareness of the unique challenges and safety requirements within a custodial environment

This is an opportunity to be part of a supportive and purpose-driven team where your work genuinely changes lives. You'll receive ongoing support, training and development while contributing to safer communities and better outcomes for vulnerable individuals.

About UsWe 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.

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 rated 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)

Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Employee Screening and Eligibility to Work: 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.

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

26-05-2026

Profession type

Home Care Jobs

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English