Band 5 Prison Nurse | Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community healthcare provider in Birmingham is seeking a dedicated healthcare practitioner to work within the prison healthcare services. The role involves delivering patient care, supporting health education, and contributing to a healthy living program. Interested candidates should be committed to integrated, personalized care and should check their application status regularly through Trac.

Benefits

Free onsite parking

DBS certificate paid for

Environmental allowance for prison work

Qualifications

• Accountable for the delivery of care to the prison population.
• Able to provide support and advice to patients.
• Participate in the promotion of healthy living.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of an integrated team under supervision.
• Provide 24 hour patient care within HMP Birmingham.
• Develop and maintain evidence-based practice.

Job description

Overview

Are you looking for an exciting challenge and an opportunity to gain experience in the prison within our busy and friendly Community Healthcare Trust? If so, you will be interested in an exciting opportunity to work in one of the largest community healthcare trusts in the country right here in Birmingham.

Join our friendly teams within the Urgent Care Services. As a welcome to our team we will:

• Pay for your Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate and DBS Update Service annual subscription whilst you are employed with the Trust.
• Pay any Newly Qualified nurses as a Band 4 Transition Practitioner until you receive your professional registration.
• Offer free onsite parking at most of our bases
• An environmental allowance is paid for working in the prison, which is £1,542, pro rata.

Responsibilities

• The postholder will work as part of an integrated team under the supervision of the specialist practitioner. He/she will be accountable for the delivery of care to the population of the prison and will also rotate onto the inpatient wing.
• To work within HMP Birmingham across the health care service providing 24 hour patient care.
• To develop and maintain evidenced based practice in health needs.
• Provide support and advice to patients.
• Participate in the promotion of healthy living and the prevention of ill health and disability through diagnostic screening, education and promotion of independence and self management as a priority of care.

About BCHC

BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people\'s homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

Important

• Please ensure you check your Trac account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process
• Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address

Application deadline

This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Sep 2025