Band 5 Nurse - HMP Norwich

NHS; Norwich; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a compassionate Band 5 Registered Nurse to join their team in a secure prison setting. This full-time role involves assessing individual care needs and delivering holistic programmes of care to a diverse population. Ideal candidates will be registered nurses with NMC registration and an interest in prison healthcare. This position offers competitive NHS terms, including additional pay for nights and weekends, alongside extensive career development opportunities.

Benefits

NHS Pension

Free on-site parking

Access to wellbeing resources

Career coaching and counselling

Continuing professional development opportunities

Discounts through My Reward Hub

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC registration and experience in healthcare settings.
• Experience in prison healthcare is a plus.
• Ability to provide care to diverse populations.

Responsibilities

• Assess and implement holistic care programmes.
• Treat patients with respect and dignity.
• Participate in a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Compassionate care

Resilience

Mental health management

Physical health management

Team collaboration

Education

NMC registration as a Nurse

Job description

We are looking for a compassionate, resilient, and dedicated Band 5 Registered Nurse to join our dynamic healthcare team within a secure prison setting.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a challenging but rewarding role where no two days are the same. You'll be delivering care to a diverse population, managing a wide range of physical and mental health needs alongside a multi-disciplinary team.

This is an exciting time to join us as the prison is preparing for a significant expansion in 2026, although we cannot guarantee, this role does open the door to potential permanent roles and career progression in the future.

It is full time at 37.5 hours with NHS AFC terms, it also includes enhancements for nights and weekends.

Main duties of the job

• Assess individual care needs, implement, and evaluate holistic programmes of care
• Treat all patients as individuals, listening to their concerns, and always respecting their privacy and dignity
• Adhere to medicines management related activities in accordance with HCRG Care Group's medicines policy to ensure the safe, legal, and appropriate use of medicines
• Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary and collaborate team
• Attend appropriate training and maintain competencies in all relevant areas

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

Job responsibilities

As a Band 5 Nurse you will be part of our valued team in our HMP Norwich Service, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• Band 5 AfC Salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• Free on-site parking at HMP Norwich
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission.

Ideal Candidate:

You will be a registered nurse with an NMC registration and previous experience of working in a hospital or custodial setting.

You will also have a keen interest in providing healthcare for our prison inpatients.

We offer development for newly qualified nurse and welcome applications.

Person Specification

General Requirements

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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.