Custodial Head of Nursing
Location: Surrey Prisons & HMP Chelmsford (Hybrid: remote with regular on-site presence)
Salary: £50,952 per annum
Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full Time
Closing Date: 20th October 2025
Forward Trust is a leading provider of substance misuse treatment services across custodial and community settings. We support individuals to make lasting changes, offering evidence-based clinical and psychosocial interventions to reduce harm and promote recovery.
We are now seeking a highly skilled and motivated Head of Nursing (Custodial Services) to provide clinical and operational leadership across our services in Surrey Prisons and HMP Chelmsford.
As Head of Nursing, you will have direct clinical and management responsibility for the effective delivery of substance misuse services in custodial settings. You will:
1. Provide high standards of nursing care in line with clinical needs, evidence-based practice, and Forward Trust protocols.
2. Clinically supervise Band 7 Nurses and Non-Medical Prescribers (NMPs) within a custodial framework.
3. Act as the clinical lead, overseeing specialist substance misuse services and advising colleagues across multiple disciplines.
4. Support and participate in audit processes, ensuring services comply with professional, regulatory and l...