Release and Transfer Nurse

Practice Plus Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Greater London is seeking a Release and Transfer Nurse to join their Primary Care team at HMP Brixton. This full-time role (37.5 hours per week) offers competitive salary up to £45,331 per annum. Key responsibilities include managing health assessments for prisoners and providing care during transfers. The ideal candidate will be a registered adult nurse with strong clinical expertise and excellent communication skills. A flexible working attitude is essential, and numerous training opportunities are available within the organization.

Benefits

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Support for professional development

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Qualifications

• Legal right to work in the UK on a permanent basis is required.
• Evidence of implementation of local and national policies e.g. NICE guidance.
• Experience demonstrating high levels of clinical expertise.

Responsibilities

• Manage the assessment of health needs and deliver care for the prison population.
• Provide care and planning for adult male prisoners from reception to release or transfer.
• Collaborate with the patient and other agencies to support safe transitions.

Skills

Registered Adult Nurse

Excellent communication skills

Flexible attitude to working arrangements

Job description

Position Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Release and Transfer Nurse to join our Primary Care team at HMP Brixton, located in London.

With numerous training and development pathways, free parking on site and easy links to central London, HMP Brixton offers a great and rewarding working environment!

Hours & Salary

This is a full‑time role, working 37.5 hours per week.

Salary up to £45,331 per annum, depending on experience.

How We Support You

• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider team

Candidate Requirements

Legal right to work in the UK on a permanent basis is required. Due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

Main Duties of the Job

• Manage the assessment of health needs, planning, delivery and evaluation of care, for the prison population, including clinical risk assessment.
• Provide care and planning for adult male prisoners from the point of reception until the day of release or transfer to another establishment.
• Work collaboratively with the patient and any other agencies to support a safe transition back into the community or another establishment.

Career Development Opportunities

We offer a wide range of opportunities to develop your skills and experience, including both internal and external options for development and learning.

Benefits

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

About Us

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We are the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• We treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated.
• We act with integrity.
• We strive to do things better together.

Qualifications Required

• Registered Adult Nurse.
• Evidence of implementation of local and national policies e.g. NICE guidance.
• Experience demonstrating high levels of clinical expertise.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate openly, consistently and clearly.
• Flexible attitude to working arrangements.

Although not essential, ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.

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.

£37,296 to £45,331 a year – paying up to £45,331 depending on experience.