Physical Health Nurse (Primary Care)

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Boston; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 27 days + 8 bank holidays

Living wage employer

Flexible working options

Job summary

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) is seeking a Band 5 Physical Health Nurse/Registered Nurse Associate to join the team at HMP North Sea Camp in Boston. You will deliver holistic care within a multidisciplinary setting, working across emergency response, vaccination clinics and nurse-led care within a secure environment.

You will be autonomous yet collaborative, with the opportunity to develop your career pathway while supporting effective governance and audits.

Qualifications

• RGN / Nurse Associate on the NMC register.
• Preceptorship completed with post-qualification experience.
• Experience in a secure environment is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, effective, and person-centred care.
• Conduct assessments, triage, and risk evaluations.
• Administer medications and maintain accurate records.
• Participate in audits, clinical governance, and service improvement.

Skills

NMC registration

Secure environment experience

Autonomous care planning

Education

NMC registered nurse

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

Main area Secured Services Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (Opening Hours are Monday - Friday 07:15 - 18:15 and weekends / Bank Holidays 07:15 - 12:15, so you will be covering a range of shifts within these hours.) Job ref 270-TH472-HMPNSC

Site HMP North Sea Camp Town Boston Salary pa pro rata Closing 04/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

Are you looking for a new challenge or the opportunity to develop your career pathway then this could be the job that you are looking for. The Physical Care Health Team at HMP North Sea Camp are seeking a dynamic enthusiastic experienced Physical Care Health Nurse / Registered Nurse Associate to join the team. We are looking for someone who enjoys a challenge, can work well within a team and autonomously.

NHFT provide healthcare health and wellbeing services within HMP North Sea Camp.

atNorthamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT), we’re proud to be ratedOutstandingby the CQC. We’re committed to innovation, inclusivity, and making a real difference in the lives of our patients and staff.

Why Join NHFT?

• Annual Leave: 27 days + 8 bank holidays (rising with service)
• Inclusive and supportive team culture

Please note this post is subject to security vetting. To be considered for this post you will need to have continuously resided in the UK without any breaks for a minimum of 3 years prior to this application and be able to evidence your years of residency. Please note without sufficient evidence your application may not progress.

Main duties of the job

About the Role

As a Band 5 Physical Health Nurse, you’ll work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide holistic care to residents. You’ll be involved in emergency response, screening, vaccination clinics, and nurse-led care delivery across the prison.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Delivering safe, effective, and person-centred care
• Conducting assessments, triage, and risk evaluations
• Administering medications and maintaining accurate records
• Participating in audits, clinical governance, and service improvement
• Supporting junior staff and contributing to team development

Working for our organisation

NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our ‘outstanding’ rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce.

At NHFT we believe that work should be rewarded in every sense which is why we are proud to an accredited living wage employer.

We aim to support financial wellbeing and create an environment where are people feel valued and able to thrive.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.

Person specification

Knowledge and experience

• 1. RGN / Nurse Associate on the NMC register
• 2. Experience of working as a Nurse following preceptorship
• 1. Have experience and knowledge of working in a secure environment (desirable but not essential)

Skills and abilities

• 1. Autonomously assess and manage patient's care, with example.
• 2. Have excellent written and oral communication skills, ensuring contemporaneous healthcare records are maintained.
• 3. Ability to administer medications, with example.
• Ability to use SystmOne

Security Vetting

• The application includes evidence of the required years of UK residency to meet prison vetting standards

By completing an application you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. Including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training records and full service history.

You must ensure that your application, including supporting statements and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.

Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.

We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.

All roles are subject to the home office immigration rules and therefore eligibility must meet certain requirements for any sponsorship to be considered. Please visit the government website for more information regarding eligibility,

At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly , the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit: DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary.

Please note that all new starters to the trustare subject to a probationary period.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.