Registered Nurse - HMP Low Newton + £1500 welcome payment

Transformation Unit; North East; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to NHS Pension

Time off for you (additional day off)

Refer a friend scheme

Training and Development opportunities

Flexible Working

Employee Assistance & Health & Well‑Be

Up to 33 days annual leave

Job summary

Spectrum Community Health CIC is seeking a Registered Nurse (Band 5) to join the Primary Care team at HMP Low Newton. You will contribute to a comprehensive health service for prisoners, deliver assessments, medications, and diagnostic tests, and collaborate with mental health and substance misuse services to improve on-site care.

The role offers opportunities for professional development, flexible practice, and a welcome £1500 payment for new Spectrum hires.

Qualifications

• Must be registered nurse with UK registration.
• Experience in health assessments and diagnostics.
• Experience in Health & Justice or prison healthcare is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive health assessments and medications within prison setting.
• Deliver primary care in partnership with mental health and substance misuse teams.
• Work flexibly across services to provide responsive, evidence-based interventions.

Skills

Health assessments

Diagnostic tests

Nursing skills

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education

Registered Nurse Level 1 - Adult/General/Mental Health

Mentorship / supervision/teaching / assessing

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

Registered Nurse - HMP Low Newton + £1500 welcome payment

NHS Afc: Band 5

Job overview

If you yearn for a job where every day is different, join our nursing team in Health and Justice!

Whether you're completely new to offender healthcare or looking for your next challenge, joining Spectrum will give you an excellent opportunity to expand your nursing skills and develop your clinical practice.

As a Registered Nurse (Band 5), you'll be an integral part of our Primary Care team, supporting some of our most vulnerable patients and planning care for people with complex and challenging health needs. You'll be confident in all aspects of primary care delivery - including undertaking health assessments and performing diagnostic tests - and able to work flexibly to meet the needs of our service.

We're looking for a candidate with lots of energy and an enthusiastic, "can do" attitude. As part of a multidisciplinary team, you'll be working closely with Mental Health and Substance Misuse services to optimise on-site care and you'll need to form working relationships with a wide range of partners.

In Spectrum, we don't believe in 'standing still'; we want our nurses to challenge existing practice and have the courage to innovate for the good of our patients, so that we can keep on improving. In return, we'll encourage you towards further training and help you to achieve your goals.

The welcome payment is payable to new candidates joining Spectrum Community Health CIC.

Main duties of the job

In conjunction with the management team contribute to and deliver a comprehensive Health Service in partnership with mental health and key stakeholders as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the prison setting. The role of the Registered Nurse is to undertake health assessments, administer medication and treatments, perform diagnostic tests as appropriate and to provide and evaluate a range of health interventions to meet prisoner health and social care needs. The post holder will be required to work flexibly across the service to provide responsive, evidence based interventions working alongside physical, substance misuse and mental health clinical teams. Demonstrate knowledge, skills and understanding of health issues and treatment options to provide primary care within the prison preventing transfer to outside hospital where possible The post holder will be expected to undertake safeguarding training appropriate to their role and adhere to policies and procedures relevant to the area they work in.

Working for our organisation

BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE

Join our team

We're looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team.

Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge we've got a role for you!

• Access to NHS Pension
• Time for you (additional day off)
• Refer a friend scheme
• Training and Development opportunities
• Flexible Working
• Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
• Up to 33 days annual leave

Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people – our patients, service users, staff and partners.

We are building on our ambition to deliver the best in health and wellbeing on a values-driven ethos and to maintain the highest standards of patient care and service. We are an expanding organisation, but we aim to grow without compromising on quality and social value.

Our Mission

Holistic interventions delivered with compassion for the stigmatised and marginalised in our communities

Our Vision

Quality healthcare that makes a difference to people’s lives, regardless of circumstances.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information on the advertised role.

Person specification

Education and Training

• Registered Nurse Level 1 - Adult /General/Mental Health
• Mentorship / supervision/teaching / assessing experience/ training

Qualifications

• Knowledge of current healthcare issues.
• Knowledge of clinical governance audit, risk management and quality agenda
• Working within a multi-disciplinary healthcare team
• Competent in clinical practice e.g., phlebotomy, ECG monitoring
• Worked in a complex environment managing deteriorating patients
• Experience of working within a Health & Justice environment.
• Experience of health needs assessment/Triage
• Working to Patient Group Directives
• Management / Minor Injuries
• Experience of using SystmOne or willing to undertake training

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.