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Band 6 Substance Misuse Nurse - HMP Highdown

Forward Trust • Sutton, Dover

Salary

£37k – £37k

Posted

21 September 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Forward Trust is hiring a Band 6 Substance Misuse Nurse - HMP Highdown in Sutton, a full-time healthcare & nursing role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £37k – £37k. Forward Trust holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Band 6 Substance Misuse Nurse - HMP Highdown Location: Sutton Salary: £37,338 per annum Vacancy Type: Permanent About The Role We're looking for a compassionate and motivated Band 6 Substance Misuse Nurse to join our team at HMP Highdown and HMP Downview on a full-time, 35-hour per week basis. This is a rewarding opportunity to deliver high-quality clinical care and recovery-focused interventions to people with drug and alcohol dependencies within a prison setting. You'll use your clinical expe…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Forward Trust — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £37k – £37k
How this salary compares: about 14% below the £43,284 median across 2,907 healthcare & nursing roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Sutton, Dover · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 6 other live healthcare & nursing roles in Sutton — browse them
Posted: 21 September 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

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Healthcare and nursing is the largest sponsored category in the UK. NHS trusts, private hospitals, GP practices, and specialist clinics sponsor registered nurses, doctors, allied health professionals, and support workers through the Health and Care Worker visa — which carries lower application fees and faster processing than the standard Skilled Worker visa.