Primary Care Nurse (Primary Care) - HMP Lincoln

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Lincoln is seeking enthusiastic and motivated healthcare professionals for roles in a custodial environment. The position involves assessing patient conditions, triaging services, and providing healthcare equivalent to community standards. Candidates should have a passion for patient care and be open to professional development opportunities in an exciting healthcare setting.

Benefits

In-house occupational health services

Staff counseling services

Employee-led networks for support

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic, motivated, and patient-focused.
• Ability to work in a challenging environment.
• Commitment to personal and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient conditions and provide emergency care.
• Triaging services and delivering health interventions.
• Provide healthcare equivalent to community standards.

Job description

Position

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is making notice on its offender health contracts. Over the coming months we will work with NHS England to transition services to Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust. We still need to recruit for these positions and welcome your application. In line with our values of honesty, please note that if you are successful your recruitment and/or employment would move from Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust, who would then be your new employer.

Overview

Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding role in Healthcare? Nursing in a custodial environment provides the perfect opportunity to offer a positive nurse‑led health experience to a group of patients who are usually identified as experiencing poor health outcomes.

Responsibilities

You should be enthusiastic, motivated, patient focused and enjoy a challenge. We provide a service 24 hours 7 days a week on an internal rotation basis. The team operates in a supportive environment with a commitment to personal and professional development.

Working within HMP Lincoln provides an exciting opportunity for all healthcare professionals. The Primary Healthcare Team provides a wide variety of care from initial assessment/screening for all new patients, clinical triage, emergency response, care of minor illness and injuries, nurse‑led clinics for long‑term conditions and health promotion. We aim to provide healthcare to offenders that is equivalent to those in the community.

The integrated healthcare service provided by the Healthcare Team at HMP Lincoln aims to provide consistent, equitable, high‑quality and timely physical and mental health services to all prisoners. You will have the support and opportunity to develop your skills in a range of areas including:

• Assessing patient conditions
• Triaging services
• Providing appropriate clinical interventions, including emergency care

Background

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

Employee Networks

We offer a variety of employee‑led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

Health and Wellbeing

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in‑house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.