Bank Registered & Senior Nurses - HMP Portland

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A national healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Registered Nurse to support integrated healthcare services in a prison setting. The role requires NMC Registration and experience in managing clinical caseloads while ensuring high-quality care delivery. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively under challenging circumstances.

Qualifications

• Essential: Experience of setting, monitoring and evaluating standards of care.
• Essential: Minimum of two years' experience at Band 5.
• Essential: Experience of multi-professional collaboration with other organisations.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of an effective integrated healthcare service.
• Deliver high quality clinical care within the Integrated Healthcare Service.
• Participate in managerial and professional clinical supervision.

Skills

Good written and verbal communication skills

Ability to manage complex and challenging behaviour

Education

Registered NMC Qualification

Postgraduate Qualification or equivalent experience

Job description

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Responsibilities

• Registered Nurse Duties: support the delivery of an effective integrated healthcare service clinical model and manage a complex clinical caseload.
• Support development, implementation and maintenance of the National Standards for Health Care in Prisons for the service.
• Ensure all clinics and consultations are delivered in a clinically effective and timely way, in line with service needs.

• Senior Nurse Duties: exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy with the ability to plan and reach complex and critical judgments and make informed decisions.
• Deliver high quality clinical care within the Integrated Healthcare Service for the prison, including acute and primary care, long-term conditions management, enhanced assessment and diagnostic intervention services and health promotion activities, aligned with the NHS Plan, public health indicators and National Service Frameworks.
• Demonstrate robust expert clinical skills and evidence-based nursing practice to support proactive, quality and outcome-driven practice day-to-day.
• Support the development of evidence-based practice in the specialist field and promote research as appropriate.
• Participate in managerial and professional clinical supervision to ensure junior staff receive appropriate supervision, training and annual appraisal; integrate supervision into team practice.

• Ensure the implementation of effective patient-centred care planning tools, long-term condition registers, and consistent delivery across all prisons within the service.
• Collaborate with the Clinical Lead, GPs and other clinicians to review service needs; deputise for the Team Manager as required.
• Work positively and effectively in a difficult environment; be aware of environmental hazards and health and safety policies under the Health & Safety at Work Act.
• Operate in accordance with Trust policies and guidelines; be familiar with Prison Standards, Standing Orders, Circular instructions, Notices to Staff and other relevant material to function as an informed practitioner within a prison setting.
• Promote equality of opportunity and provide an environment respectful of individuals’ dignity, free from harassment and bullying.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Essential: Registered NMC Qualification (B5/B6)
• Essential: Postgraduate Qualification or equivalent experience (B6)

Experience

• Essential: Experience of setting, monitoring and evaluating standards of care (B5/B6)
• Essential: Minimum of two years' experience at Band 5 (B6)
• Essential: Experience of multi-professional collaboration with other statutory and voluntary organisations (B6)
• Essential: Working knowledge of current issues facing prison/offender healthcare (B6)
• Desirable: Previous prison/secure experience (B5/B6)

Skills

• Essential: Good written and verbal communication skills (B5/B6)
• Essential: Ability to manage complex and challenging behaviour (B6)

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Applicants with a disability may be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme. If you require adjustments for the interview process, please indicate when scheduling your date and time. Information about disability or adjustments will be treated confidentially.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in applications: AI can help drafting but cannot replace personalisation. AI use is prohibited during the interview process.

Documents to download

• JD & PS band 5 Nurse - HMP Portland (PDF, 288.4KB)
• JD & PS band 6 Nurse - HMP Portland (PDF, 304.4KB)
• Important Additional Information For Candidates (PDF, 160.6KB)
• Privacy Notice for Staff (PDF, 268.6KB)
• Staff Benefits (PDF, 2.5MB)