Assistant Practitioner

NHS Grampian; Peterhead; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation allowance

Job summary

NHS Grampian is recruiting a Full-time Band 4 Assistant Practitioner to join our nursing team at HMP Grampian. The role focuses on supporting clinical staff to deliver routine clinics and care within the Health Centre, and occasionally in Residential Prison Halls, in collaboration with the wider health team and Scottish Prison Service.

The post is based in a high security prison environment with development opportunities in prison healthcare.

Qualifications

• Experience of working within a caring environment.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• An interest in developing health and care knowledge in relation to prison nursing.

Responsibilities

• Role entails supporting clinical staff to deliver routine clinics and care within the Health Centre and at times in Residential Prison Halls, while collaborating with the wider multidisciplinary health team and the Scottish Prison Service.

Skills

Communication skills

Caring environment experience

Interest in prison nursing

Job description

Job reference: 259997
Salary: Band 4 (£31,537 - £34,303)
Job closing date: 06/11/2026
Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
Location: HMP & YOI Grampian
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 36
Department: Health Centre, HMP Grampian

Job Advert

Are you a motivated and enthusiastic individual, keen to develop new skills and looking for a new challenge? Then we would like to hear from you!

We are recruiting for a Full-time Band 4 Assistant Practitioner to join our exciting and diverse nursing team within HMP Grampian.

HMP Grampian is a high security prison for adult males and females. HMP Grampian is the only such facility in the north-east of the country.

HMP Grampian can offer an exciting career development opportunity in the challenging environment of NHS prison healthcare.

This role will entail supporting clinical staff to deliver routine clinics and care within the Health Centre and at times in the Residential Prison Halls, while working in collaboration with the wider multidisciplinary health team and the Scottish Prison Service.

Essential requirements

• Experience of working within a caring environment
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• An interest in developing health and care knowledge in relation to prison nursing

Working pattern

The prison environment is extremely busy and both emotionally and physically demanding; this post requires someone able to cope with these demands. The post is shift based, working 12 hour shifts from 0600 to 1830, Monday to Sunday. There is no night shift.

Benefits

An attractive relocation allowance of up to £8,000 is available to successful candidates.

Informal enquiries

Lisa Benson, Senior Charge Nurse, HMP & YOI Grampian, Tel: [phone], Email: [e-mail]

Julie-Anne Stuart, Lead Nurse Prison and Custody Services, Email: [e-mail]

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.