Lead Nurse - HMP Liverpool + £1500 Welcome Payment

NHS; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic healthcare community as a Lead Nurse at HMP Liverpool, where you will utilize your nursing skills to deliver essential care to a marginalized patient population. Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams presents unique challenges and opportunities for professional growth in a secure healthcare setting.

Benefits

£1500 Welcome Payment

Qualifications

• Post-registration experience and experience in complex environments required.
• Ongoing CPD and evidence-based care delivery necessary.
• Willingness to undertake supplementary prescribing qualification.

Responsibilities

• Shift coordination and staffing oversight.
• Participating in audits and managing junior staff.
• Conducting patient assessments and leading nurse-led clinics.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Clinical Governance

Education

Registered General Nurse Level 1

Management qualification or equivalent experience

Independent Nurse / Supplementary / Non-Medical Prescriber qualification

Job description

Job summary

Do you want to be a part of a dynamic community here at HMP Liverpool? Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge, we have a role for you!

Working in HMP Liverpool presents unique challenges and opportunities for healthcare professionals due to the poor health of the patients in custody.

If you're seeking a role that allows you to utilise your nursing, interpersonal, and clinical skills to prevent patients from returning to this environment while continuing to learn in a dynamic setting, please apply today!

You will collaborate with Merseycare Mental Health Team, Change Grow Live (recovery staff), and HMPPS staff to ensure the best possible care for patients.

Please note, the £1500 Welcome Payment is payable to new staff joining Spectrum only.

Main duties of the job

As a Lead Nurse, your responsibilities include:

1. Shift coordination - overseeing staffing levels and rotas.
2. Participating in audits.
3. Managing junior staff members.
4. Supporting multidisciplinary teams such as:

• Diabetic retinopathy screening
• AAA screening
• Ultrasounds and X-Rays

Medication rounds and dispensing.

Handling emergency response situations.

Conducting patient assessments.

Leading nurse-led clinics, including:

• NHS Health Checks
• Immunisations and Vaccinations
• NHS Bowel Screening
• Phlebotomy clinics
• Wound and Tissue Viability assessments

Assessing new patients upon arrival.

Completing clinical assessments.

Triaging acutely unwell patients.

About us

The Health and Justice division of Spectrum Community Health plays a vital role in improving lives within secure environments, sexual health services, and short-term holding facilities.

We offer numerous opportunities to develop your skills and expand your experience.

We aim to be a truly inclusive employer, valuing the personal stories and experiences of our staff, including those with lived experience, LGBTQIA+ community members, people with disabilities, neurodivergent individuals, and from BAME backgrounds.

Details

Date posted: 06 June 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for Change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 per year

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 847-CM-24-V466-D

Job locations: HMP Liverpool, Liverpool, L9 3DD

Job description

For more information, please see the attached job description, person specification, and recruitment pack.

Person Specification

Qualifications (Essential):

• Registered General Nurse Level 1
• Evidence of ongoing CPD and evidence-based care delivery
• Independent Nurse / Supplementary / Non-Medical Prescriber qualification or willingness to undertake
• Management qualification or equivalent experience

Qualifications (Desirable):

• RCGP Cert 1/2 Primary Care/LTC qualification

Experience (Essential):

• Post-registration experience
• Experience working in complex environments with multidisciplinary teams, demonstrating effective communication and leadership skills
• Experience with clinical governance to improve patient care
• Experience working as an autonomous practitioner
• Change management experience
• Leadership experience, utilizing policies and procedures to enhance standards
• Experience of multidisciplinary/multi-agency working
• Understanding and application of confidentiality

Experience (Desirable):

• Experience within Health & Justice
• Experience in primary care, substance misuse, or acute care
• Knowledge of key documents impacting healthcare in prisons
• Research experience

Additional requirements

This role is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For more info, visit the NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer: Spectrum Community Health CIC

Address: HMP Liverpool, Liverpool, L9 3DD

Website: https://spectrum-cic.org.uk/