Registered Nurse - Hmp Liverpool

Spectrum Community Health Cic; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Competitive salary and enhanced rates

Career development

Supportive team environment

Job summary

Spectrum Community Health Cic is recruiting a Registered Nurse for a full-time role in our enhanced primary care service. You’ll deliver comprehensive primary care in a category B prison, including clinics, urgent care, and early days in custody assessments, working autonomously within a collaborative team.

The role demands clinical expertise, strong governance, and compassionate patient care in a dynamic, secure environment.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with UK registration and current practice status.
• Knowledge of clinical governance, risk management and quality agenda.
• Competent in phlebotomy and ECG monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Deliver primary care in a prison healthcare setting with a full spectrum of services.
• Run clinics including tissue viability, wound care, immunisations and national screenings.
• Assess, triage and manage urgent care presentations with safe onward pathways.
• Support new arrivals with early days in custody health assessments.
• Collaborate with prison staff and external partners to deliver integrated care.

Skills

Nursing skills

Urgent care assessment

Triage

Education

Registered Nurse Level 1 - Adult / General/Mental Health

Job description

Job summary

Are you a Registered Nurse seeking a role that truly makes a difference? We're looking for dedicated professionals to join our enhanced primary care service - where every day brings new challenges and rewards in equal measure.

Why work with us?

• Outstanding reputation - CQC-praised for innovative care and strong leadership
• Excellent benefits - NHS pension, competitive salary, enhanced weekend/night rates
• Job security - stable, long-term career opportunities
• Career development - comprehensive development strategy for all clinical staff
• Supportive environment - work alongside a committed, collaborative team

This is more than nursing - it's an opportunity to deliver meaningful care in a dynamic setting where no two days are the same. If you're ready for a fulfilling career that challenges you professionally while offering exceptional rewards, we'd love to hear from you.

See below for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Main duties of the job

Your Role: Primary Care Nurse

Step into a fast-paced, varied role where you'll make a real impact every single day. Working in our Category B local prison with a dynamic, high-turnover population, you'll develop expertise across the full spectrum of prison nursing while delivering vital healthcare to those who need it most.

What you'll do:

• Deliver comprehensive primary care - run specialist clinics including tissue viability, wound care, immunizations, vaccinations, and national screening programmes
• Provide urgent care - assess and triage patients with acute presentations, ensuring timely access to appropriate urgent care pathways
• Support new arrivals - conduct thorough early days in custody assessments, identifying health needs and connecting individuals with the right care from day one
• Lead clinical decision-making - carry out triage assessments and make autonomous clinical judgments that directly shape patient outcomes
• Collaborate across teams - work closely with prison colleagues and partnership agencies, attend key meetings, and contribute to integrated care delivery

This role offers the perfect blend of clinical challenge and professional growth. You'll build diverse skills, work autonomously, and be part of a service that truly values innovation and compassionate care.

This is a full time post and shift work

Ready to take on a role where every day is different?

About us

The Health and Justice division of Spectrum Community Health plays a crucial role in positively impacting the lives of individuals within secure environments, sexual health services and short term holding facilities.

We offer an array of opportunities to enhance your skills and broaden your experience.

We have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them.

We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to LGBTQIA+ Community and are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and Asexual, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

Details

• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 5
• Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 847-RM-26-V1007

Essential qualifications and experience

• Registered Nurse Level 1 - Adult / General/Mental Health
• Knowledge of current healthcare issues
• Knowledge of clinical governance audit, risk management and quality agenda
• Competent in clinical practice e.g., phlebotomy, ECG monitoring
• Worked in a complex environment managing deteriorating patients
• Understanding and application of confidentiality

Desirable

• Mentorship / supervision/teaching / assessing experience/ training
• Experience of working within a Health & Justice environment.
• Experience of health needs assessment/Triage
• Experience in working in general practice
• Management / Minor Injuries
• Experience of using SystmOne or willing to undertake training

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer contact

Primary care Manager: Katherine Pickard, [e-mail]