Substance Misuse Clinical Lead

Be the Leader Who Makes the Difference Where It Matters Most

We are looking for an exceptional Substance Misuse Clinical Lead to join our healthcare service at HMP Pentonville in London.

This is not a typical clinical role; it is an opportunity to lead meaningful change in a complex, high risk environment where your expertise will have a direct and visible impact on patient safety, service quality and staff wellbeing.

If you are a confident clinician, a compassionate leader and someone who thrives when the stakes are high, we want to hear from you.

Why This Role Matters

Substance misuse is one of the highest risk areas within the prison and strong, visible leadership is essential. You will provide clinical authority, stability and direction to the team. Your leadership will shape practice, strengthen safety and drive improvement across an area that touches every part of the prison's healthcare system.

This is a role for someone who wants to step forward, not step back.

Hours

Monday to Friday, 07 00

Salary

This position is full time; you'll receive an annual salary up to £63,119 per annum, depending on experience.

Legal right to work

Candidates are required to have a legal right to work in the UK on a permanent basis; due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

Main duties of the job

As our Substance Misuse Clinical Lead, you will:

• Provide expert clinical oversight of OST, alcohol withdrawal, NPS, detox protocols and complex case management
• Lead, mentor, and develop the multidisciplinary team
• Manage the Clinical Substance Misuse Team
• Drive service quality through policy compliance, audits and clinical governance
• Build strong relationships with our organisational partners
• Manage risk and ensure safety and continuity of care
• Bring stability, structure and confidence to an area that has faced longstanding challenges
• Support cultural change and contribute to better patient outcomes

How we will support you?

• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider team

Benefits

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

About us

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We are the UK's leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group's purpose is to unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• We treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
• We act with integrity
• We embrace diversity
• We strive to do things better together

You'll be a great fit if you are:

• A strong, confident clinician (NMC, HCPC, GPhC or relevant professional registration)
• Experience working with patients with substance misuse problems
• Calm, decisive and effective in fast moving or pressured environments
• Able to bring structure, clarity and leadership to a team that needs direction
• Skilled at building partnerships and managing difficult conversations
• Passionate about improving patient care for some of the most vulnerable people in society
• Resilient, positive and motivated by challenge: not deterred by it

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you're looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.

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.

Employer details Employer name

Practice Plus Group

Address

Caledonian Rd, Islington, London, Middlesex, N7 8TT

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