BANK Band 5 Prison Nurse

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

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to transforming health and care. As a Registered Nurse in a unique prison healthcare environment, you will provide high-quality care to a diverse population. This role offers flexibility, competitive pay, and numerous benefits, including access to professional development and mental health support. Be part of a team that values your contributions and is committed to the highest clinical standards. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference while enjoying a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Free tea, coffee, and milk

Free on-site parking

On-site gym

Discounts on everyday purchases

Access to wages as earned

Online and face-to-face wellbeing support

Access to eLearning and career pathways

Innovation funding for ideas

Commitment to clinical quality standards

Qualifications

• Must be a registered nurse with NMC registration.
• Experience in hospital or custodial settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess individual care needs and implement holistic care programs.
• Treat patients with respect and dignity while ensuring privacy.
• Work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Registered Nurse

Patient Care

Medicines Management

Multidisciplinary Teamwork

Education

NMC Registration

Nursing Degree

Job description

Are you a qualified nurse looking for flexibility and variety? We are seeking skilled and motivated Registered Nurses (Band 5) to join our bank team in a unique and rewarding prison healthcare environment. Whether you're looking to top up your hours, return to practice, or gain experience in a new setting, this is your opportunity to deliver high-quality care to a diverse and often underserved population.

Main duties of the job

1. Assess individual care needs, implement, and evaluate holistic programmes of care
2. Treat all patients as individuals, listening to their concerns, and always respecting their privacy and dignity
3. Adhere to medicines management activities in accordance with HCRG Care Group's medicines policy to ensure the safe, legal, and appropriate use of medicines
4. Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
5. 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 UK’s 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.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're 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 doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we'll need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, we'd 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 Prison Bank - Band 5 Nurse, you'll be part of our valued team at HMP Norwich within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• £18.71 per hour with AFC Terms and Conditions
• Free tea, coffee, and milk at your base location
• Free on-site parking at HMP Norwich
• On-site gym open to all employees
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday 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 life's 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 to post-trauma support, legal, debt, and life management help, as well as 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 you're encouraged to have and implement ideas to help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care, backed by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organization 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

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a Prison Bank - Band 5 Nurse, you'll be part of our valued team at HMP Norwich within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• £18.71 per hour with AFC Terms and Conditions
• Free tea, coffee, and milk at your base location
• Free on-site parking at HMP Norwich
• On-site gym open to all employees
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday 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 life's 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 to post-trauma support, legal, debt, and life management help, as well as 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 you're encouraged to have and implement ideas to help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care, backed by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organization 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

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 nurses 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.