registered nurses

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is looking for a Registered Nurse to join their team in Exeter. This role will focus on delivering primary care services within a prison setting, utilizing expert clinical skills. Ideal candidates, whether newly qualified or experienced, will find support and a pathway for growth. Responsibilities include managing long-term conditions and participating in health promotion activities. A commitment to high-quality care and the ability to work in challenging environments is essential. Join us in providing vital healthcare services and making a difference.

Qualifications

• Proof of right to work documentation.
• Proof of ID including photo ID.
• 5 years address history.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality primary care services.
• Deliver clinical care within the Integrated Healthcare Service.
• Participate in training and annual appraisal.

Skills

Clinical expertise

Emergency response

Long-term conditions management

Communication skills

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

Are you ready to unlock your potential within a challenging, creative and fast paced work environment? Do you want to work with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past?

This is an excellent opportunity for a Registered Nurse 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 and we pride ourselves on using skills and strategies that instil hope for patient’s 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 to improve wellbeing and support better outcomes in the future.

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

Sponsorship Information

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

As a registered nurse you will provide high quality primary care services and a range of specialist interventions for offenders. At HMP Exeter we deliver a nurse‑led integrated primary care service and operate a specialist practice‑based clinical model of care.

You will be delivering high quality clinical care within the Integrated Healthcare Service for the prison, demonstrating robust expert clinical skills and providing evidence‑based nursing practice to those in prison.

Key Responsibilities

Our registered nurses carry out a range of duties including:

• Reception screening
• Emergency response
• Long‑term conditions management
• Planned care (e.g. running clinics)
• Enhanced assessment and diagnostic intervention services
• Health promotion activities

This position isn’t just a job; it's a chance to blend your clinical knowledge, personal skills and a commitment to delivering the highest standards of care in an environment that is as rewarding as it is challenging.

Additional responsibilities for the post holder:

• The post holder will exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy and have the ability to plan and reach complex and critical judgments and decisions.
• Deliver high quality clinical care within the Integrated Healthcare Service for the prison, including acute & primary care, long‑term conditions management, enhanced assessment and diagnostic intervention services and health promotion activities in line with the NHS Plan, public health indicators and National Service Frameworks.
• Demonstrate and provide robust expert clinical skills with a sound understanding of evidence‑based nursing practice to provide a proactive approach to ensure quality and outcome‑driven practice on a day‑to‑day basis.
• Support the development of evidence‑based practice in the specialist field and promote research as appropriate.
• Participate in managerial and professional clinical supervision programme, training, and annual appraisal and ensure that it becomes an integral part of team practice.
• Ensure the implementation of effective and appropriate patient‑centred care planning tools, long‑term condition registers and consistent delivery throughout all the prisons within the service.
• Work collaboratively with the Clinical Lead, GPs, and other clinicians to meet and review service needs as required.
• Be part of skilled multidisciplinary teams comprising all healthcare staff, including strategic partners, and prison managing a single referral pathway.
• Undertake training to maximise uptake of screening, health promotion and prevention activity, including vaccinations.
• Ensure a named care co‑ordinator is allocated for every patient with complex needs who will ensure a proactive, evidence‑based approach to clinical interventions, health promotion/prevention activity, and management of acute and long‑term conditions using our stepped care approach.
• Ensure that single, integrated care plans are developed and the individualised care is regularly reviewed.
• Ensure comprehensive risk assessments and care plans are regularly reviewed in a needs‑led review cycle.
• Ensure care coordination criteria and MDT meetings for patients with complex needs are tailored to the needs of the establishment.
• Undertake all 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.
• Ensure that health promotion is embedded into every aspect of the service.
• Liaise with other senior Trust personnel to share expertise, promote ideas and ensure the service is working collaboratively with the Trust's other Directorates as required.
• Work positively and effectively in a difficult and often hostile environment.
• Be aware of environmental hazards in the working area and ensure staff are aware of relevant health & safety policies deriving from the Health & Safety at Work Act.
• Work in accordance with Trust policies and guidelines.
• Be familiar with Prison Standards, Standing Orders, Circular instructions, Notices to Staff, Health and Safety and all other relevant material to function as an informed practitioner within a prison setting.

Applicant Requirements

All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre‑employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.

You will need to provide:

• Proof of right to work documentation
• Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographic ID
• Proof of address documentation
• Non‑UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.

Address History: 5 years address history will be needed.

Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.

Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.

In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).

Inclusion and Support

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Remember, if you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme – Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request.

If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know by adding the relevant details when scheduling your preferred interview date and time. Please feel free to contact the appointing manager to discuss your needs.

We encourage applicants to contact the hiring manager before their interview, if they have any questions about the role or the process. This is a great way to get clarity and prepare effectively for the interview.

If you have declared you are part of the armed forces community, you may be asked to provide evidence during the recruitment process. If you misrepresent this information, your offer may be withdrawn. For Armed Forces specific support, see our webpage: https://oxleas.nhs.uk/armed-forces-community/

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

• If you choose to use AI or other tools to assist in writing your application, it is essential to personalise this information, particularly your supporting information section. While AI can help streamline the writing process, these tools cannot fully grasp the context or requirements of the job you're applying for.
• There is also a risk that it can generate false or misleading information. AI‑generated job applications can often be generic, impersonal and may not accurately reflect your qualifications, knowledge, skills, and experiences.
• It is crucial that you personalise your supporting statement by articulating these in your unique voice. Relying solely on AI to write your application or supporting information section is not advocated by Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and could negatively impact your chances of success in the application process.
• We monitor applications for any behaviour that could create an unfair advantage, and we check all references carefully.
• You are likely to be tested on your experience at interview, so be honest and make sure all the information in your application is correct. Please note that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is prohibited during the interview process.

Working for Our Organisation

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We’re Kind
• We’re Fair
• We Listen
• We Care