Registered Nurse or Paramedic | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a Primary Care Practitioner (Nurse or Paramedic) in Bristol. You will work alongside a dedicated team to deliver essential health services in a prison environment, focusing on comprehensive patient care and health promotion. The ideal candidate will have Band 5 experience and be ready to work in a challenging but rewarding setting, supported by a clear development pathway. This position promotes professional growth and community impact through integrated healthcare.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Band 5 Nurse or Paramedic is preferred.
• National Security Vetting required.
• Ability to work in challenging environments.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality clinical care within integrated healthcare settings.
• Participate in emergency responses and support research.
• Provide patient-centred care during all interactions.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Evidence-based practice

Health promotion

Multi-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Registered Nurse or Paramedic

Job description

This is an excellent opportunity for a Primary Care Practitioner (Nurse or Paramedic) to join our team of diverse, talented healthcare professionals to deliver care that is not only efficient but deeply centred on the patient.

Our healthcare team has a real impact on promoting health and well‑being to those in prison. We pride ourselves on using skills and strategies that instil hope for patients’ future resettlement back into the community. We directly deliver Mental Health, Physical Health, Pharmacy and Clinical Substance Misuse in an integrated healthcare delivery model to provide effective and responsive care that improves wellbeing and supports better outcomes in the future.

Our Band 5 nurses are given the opportunity to undertake a development pathway with a clear competency framework that focuses on both clinical and personal skills. This pathway enables you to apply for more senior positions once your competencies have been met.

We strongly encourage applications from both newly qualified registered nurses (initially offered a preceptorship) and experienced Band 5 nurses seeking a career in offender healthcare, with a structured progression pathway to aid your development.

Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.

Key Principles of the Health and Well‑being Model for Prison Service

• Patient focused with health promotion at the heart of our care.
• Putting the right staff in the right place at the right time – specialist posts to lead and support patients (learning disability, long‑term conditions, older adults, complex case practitioners and discharge coordinators).
• Designing and delivering healthcare for the unique needs of each prison.
• Being highly supportive of clinical and prison staff with training and support, enabling the team to work smarter as part of an effective multi‑professional team.

Please note, HMP Bristol operates a 24/7 service.

Shift Pattern

• 3 × 12.5‑hour shifts (7:00 am–7:30 pm) per week for 3 weeks.
  • 4 × 12.5‑hour shifts (7:00 am–7:30 pm) on the 4th week.
  • One shift will be protected for mandatory training, supervision and administration on site.
  • 2 weekends in every 6‑week roster (both Saturday and Sunday).
  • One set of 3‑night shifts every 12‑week roster (7:00 pm–7:30 am), 2 per annum on weekends.

About Oxleas

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. We work in partnership with the NHS, local councils and voluntary sector, operating 125 sites across the South of England, including prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and community settings. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services in the region.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high‑quality clinical care within the Integrated Healthcare Service, including acute & primary care, long‑term condition management, enhanced assessment and diagnostic intervention services, and health promotion activities.
• Carry a radio and be competent to lead in medical emergency responses.
• Provide robust expert clinical skills with evidence‑based practice to ensure a proactive, outcome‑driven approach on a day‑to‑day basis.
• Support the development of evidence‑based practice and promote research as appropriate.
• Participate in managerial and professional clinical supervision, training, annual appraisal and ensure it becomes integral to team practice.
• Implement patient‑centred care planning tools, long‑term condition registers and consistent delivery across all prisons within the service.
• Work collaboratively with the Clinical Lead, GPs and other clinicians to meet and review service needs.
• Be part of skilled multidisciplinary teams comprising all healthcare staff, strategic partners and prison management to manage a single referral pathway.
• Undertake training to maximise uptake of screening, health promotion and prevention activity, including vaccinations.
• Ensure a named care coordinator is allocated for every patient with complex needs, providing a proactive, evidence‑based approach to clinical interventions, health promotion/prevention activity and management of acute and long‑term conditions.
• Develop and review single integrated care plans and comprehensive risk assessments in a needs‑led review cycle.
• Undertake training in evidence‑based CBT approaches to enhance consistency and quality of care delivery.
• Support patients to manage their health at every stage, from oral health to long‑term conditions.
• Embed health promotion into every aspect of the service.
• Liaise with senior Trust personnel to share expertise, promote ideas and ensure the service works collaboratively with other Directorates.
• Work positively and effectively in a difficult and often hostile environment.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Registered Nurse or Paramedic in good standing, with Band 5 experience preferred.
• National Security Vetting; all applicants must be willing to undertake vetting as part of pre‑employment checks.
• Proof of right to work and photographic ID.
• Proof of address documentation (5 years address history required; details provided if less).
• Non‑UK passport holders must provide correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home Office Share code.
• UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for more than six months in the last three years must provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English.
• Non‑UK Passport holders with less than five years UK address history must provide a Police Certificate in English.

Applicants will also need to provide proof of ID, and non‑UK applicants may need a police certificate. Guidance can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants.

The advert closes on Wednesday 10 Dec 2025.