Health Care Assistant
Location: Bisley, Woking
Salary: £24,071 per annum
Vacancy Type: Permanent, 35 hours per week
Looking for a rewarding role where you can make a real difference every day?
We re 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
What We re Looking For
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.
If you re passionate about recovery, rehabilitation and delivering outstanding care, we d love to hear from you.
About Us
We 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.
We are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Equally the wellbeing and the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us an employee, we will offer you the following benefits -
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.
If successful in your application, you will be required to provide eligibility to work evidence in line with the Eligibility to Work in the UK requirements.
Our Commitment to Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults at risk. Forward Trust follow safer recruitment practices and support a culture of openness and accountability.
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.
