Bank Advanced Emergency Care Practitioner/Paramedic - HMP Bristol | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Band 6 Advanced Emergency Care Practitioner/Paramedic to deliver high-quality emergency care within a prison setting. Candidates must have a nursing degree and either complete preceptorship training or possess six months of post-qualification experience. This role involves leading clinical assessments, developing care plans, and ensuring the well-being of patients. Applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting.

Qualifications

• Completed preceptorship training or 6 months post-qualification experience.
• Ability to undertake National Security Vetting.
• Proven experience in emergency care and minor injury treatment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality emergency care and minor injury treatment.
• Lead assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care.
• Conduct clinical and risk assessments and escalate when necessary.
• Develop individualised care plans and ensure documentation quality.

Skills

Emergency care proficiency

Clinical assessment skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Holistic patient care

Education

Nursing degree

Job description

Overview

Are you ready to unlock your potential within a challenging, creative and fast paced work environment? Join our team at HMP Bristol on the Bank as a Band 6 Advanced Emergency Care Practitioner (AECP)/Paramedic and help deliver compassionate, knowledgeable care in a prison setting under the South West Prison Healthcare contract.

Our healthcare team promotes health and well-being to people in prison through Mental Health, Physical Health, Pharmacy and Clinical Substance Misuse in an integrated model to support better outcomes and future resettlement into the community.

If you are a Nurse applying for this role please note the following: to work as a bank-only worker you will need to have completed preceptorship training or gained 6 months post-qualification experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality emergency care and minor injury treatment to patients with primary and acute care needs in a prison setting.
• Lead comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care, ensuring person-centred plans are developed with input from patients to meet their needs.
• Carry out full clinical and risk assessments, observing patients holistically and escalating risk to senior staff when necessary.
• Develop and implement individualised care plans with ongoing evaluation and continual improvement of care quality.
• Conduct thorough physical health assessments, monitor ongoing health needs (nutrition, hydration, comfort, hygiene) and maintain high-quality documentation per trust standards.
• Provide support and information to patients and carers as part of a collaborative care approach.
• Handle and administer prescribed medications and controlled drugs and participate in procedures for which you are trained (e.g., suturing and wound care).
• Monitor physiological observations using structured, prioritized assessment (ABCDE approach, ECG recognition, pathways for CVA) and facilitate referrals for cardiac conditions as appropriate.
• Document patient episodes using the Systmone clinical record and exercise clinical autonomy within the management of the Primary Care Clinical Lead.

Leadership and Management

• Demonstrate robust clinical leadership to junior staff and promote evidence-based nursing practice to ensure quality and outcome-driven care.
• Lead the professional clinical supervision programme, ensuring junior staff receive appropriate supervision, training and annual appraisal.
• Identify service, training and personal development needs and contribute to HR-related policies and service reviews as required.
• Act as an Authorised Signatory and be responsible for booking temporary staffing.

Clinical and Research

• Provide care in collaboration with key people involved and offer information to patients and carers as appropriate.
• Support and undertake research, clinical audit and evaluation of the service in line with NHS plans and frameworks.
• Engage in monitoring systems to promote evidence-based practice and research where appropriate.

Communication

• Establish strong working relationships with professionals and partner organisations; communicate progress clearly in writing and verbally to the multidisciplinary team.
• Be a competent, respectful communicator, value cultural diversity, and engage in shared decision-making with patients.
• Work as part of a team delivering care to prisoners; report and document patient history, condition and treatment to relevant medical staff.
• Liaise with local hospital wards and support discharge and continuity of care within the prison.

Important Information

All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.

Applicants must provide:

• Proof of right to work documentation
• Proof of ID (including 1 photographic ID)
• Proof of address documentation
• For non-UK passport holders, correct right-to-work documentation and a Home Office share code
• Five years of address history; non-UK applicants or those with less than five years may require a Police Certificate (English) or overseas checks as applicable

Guidance for obtaining a Police Certificate can be found at GOV.UK and related FCDO guidance. This advert closes on Monday 29 Sep 2025.