Service Manager HMP HighdownLocation: Surrey
Salary: Β£37,433 β Β£45,751 DOE
Vacancy Type: Permanent
About The RoleThe Forward Trust delivers clinical and psychosocial substance misuse services across Surrey prisons, working in close partnership with NHS healthcare providers. Our services are rooted in a trauma-informed, gender-responsive Health & Wellbeing framework, supporting people to build recovery, resilience and positive futures.
We are looking for a Service Manager to lead our service at HMP Highdown in Sutton, Surrey, a Category C men\βs training and resettlement prison with a diverse and complex population.
About the roleBased on site, you\βll lead a skilled multi-disciplinary team delivering recovery-focused psychosocial and clinical interventions to adults aged 18+. Collaboration is key β you\βll work closely with prison staff, healthcare, mental health services and external partners to ensure joined-up care.
Key responsibilities
Line manage and support Team Leaders within the service
Contribute to strategic development and Forward Trust\βs business plan alongside the Regional Manager
Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships across the prison and partner agencies
Produce performance reports for commissioners and attend contract meetings
Ensure accurate data submission, audit compliance and adherence to CQC standards
This is a CQC registered service, and you\βll be expected to take on the role of CQC Registered Manager following probation (or an agreed timescale).
If you\βre a confident leader with a passion for recovery-oriented, trauma-informed services and thrive in complex environments, we\βd love to hear from you.
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 rata\βd 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 β Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years\β service and up to 9% thereafter
Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary)
Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)
To ApplyIf you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Forward Trust, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to our website to complete your application.
https://careers.forwardtrust.org.uk/vacancies/508/service-manager-hmp-highdown.html
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