Primary Care Nurse

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust; Babworth; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave: 27 days + 8 bank hols

Inclusive and supportive team culture

Job summary

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 Primary Care Nurse to provide holistic, nurse-led care within HMP Ranby. You will work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team delivering emergency response, screening, vaccination clinics and ongoing care across the prison.

The role requires comprehensive assessment, triage and safe medication administration, and active involvement in audits and service improvement.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with current RGN registration.
• Experience in secure or prison healthcare settings is preferred.
• Ability to work in fast-paced, complex environments.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Excellent communication

Organisational skills

System One experience

Long term condition management

Education

Registered Nurse (RGN)

Job description

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Primary Care Nurse

The closing date is 13 November 2026

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 Primary Care Team at HMP Ranby are seeking a dynamic enthusiastic Primary Care Nurse 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 Ranby.

AtNorthamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT), we’re proud to be ratedOutstanding by 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 for a minimum of 3 years prior to this application and be able to evidence your years of residency.

Main duties of the job

About the Role

As a Band 5 Primary Care 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.
• Attending medical emergencies.
• Administering medications and maintaining accurate records.
• Participating in audits, clinical governance, and service improvement.
• Supporting junior staff and contributing to team development

About us

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.

Job 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

Qualifications

• oRegistered Nurse (RGN)
• oExperience in secure or prison healthcare settings

Skills

• oExcellent communication and organisational skills
• oAbility to work in a fast-paced, complex environment
• Experience of using system one
• Experience of Long term condition managment

Other

• oCommitment to professional development and high standards of care

Security Vetting

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

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.

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust