Senior Night Nurse

Practice Plus Group; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on shopping

Professional development opportunities

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Job summary

Practice Plus Group is recruiting a Senior Night Nurse for our Primary Care team at HMP Altcourse in Fazakerley, Liverpool. You will lead a 4-person night staff team and rotate day shifts for induction before settling into a permanent night rota, with occasional day shifts for development.

You will manage night-time healthcare across multiple prison areas, coordinating activity and clinical decisions, while supporting staff development and maintaining governance and QA standards.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with current NMC registration.
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD).
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary/multi-agency settings.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day leadership, supervision and support to the night nursing and healthcare support worker team.
• Undertake regular one-to-one meetings, clinical supervision and staff development activities.
• Support competency assessments, induction programmes and mandatory training compliance.
• Coordinate healthcare activity throughout the night, ensuring work is prioritised safely and effectively.
• Act as the senior nurse on duty, supporting colleagues with clinical decision-making and escalation.
• Improve communication and continuity between day and night teams through effective handovers and shared learning.
• Promote best practice, evidence‑based care, clinical governance and continuous quality improvement.

Skills

Team leadership

Clinical leadership

Communication skills

Staff development

Decision making

Education

Registered nurse – Adult

Continued Professional Development

NMC registration

Tools

Learning Management System

Job description

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Night Nurse to join our Primary Care team at HMP Altcourse a category B Prison located in Fazakerley, Liverpool. HMP Altcourse is the busiest remand prison in the country, so there's lots going on in this exciting, varied role, where you will gain valuable experience, and no 2 days are ever the same!

About The Role

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Night Nurse to join our Primary Care team at HMP Altcourse a category B Prison located in Fazakerley, Liverpool. HMP Altcourse is the busiest remand prison in the country, so there's lots going on in this exciting, varied role, where you will gain valuable experience, and no 2 days are ever the same!

As a Senior Night Nurse you will manage a team of 4 night staff, be based across multiple areas of the prison.

You will work day shifts for the first three months as part of your induction before moving to your permanent night‑shift rota. As a night nurse, you will also be required to complete one week of day shifts every three months for ongoing professional development and support.

Hours

• Monday - Sunday service
• 37.5 hours per week
• 7.45pm - 7.15am - Nights Only

Salary

This position is full time, you’ll receive an annual salary up to £43,609- £49,175 per annum FTE depending on experience.

How will 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

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

What you'll be doing

• Provide day-to-day leadership, supervision and support to the night nursing and healthcare support worker team.
• Undertake regular one-to-one meetings, clinical supervision and staff development activities.
• Support competency assessments, induction programmes and mandatory training compliance.
• Coordinate healthcare activity throughout the night, ensuring work is prioritised safely and effectively.
• Act as the senior nurse on duty, supporting colleagues with clinical decision-making and escalation.
• Improve communication and continuity between day and night teams through effective handovers and shared learning.
• Promote best practice, evidence‑based care, clinical governance and continuous quality improvement.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesn’t stop there...

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

What we’ll look for in you

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We’re 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 embrace diversity
• we strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Qualifications required

• Registered nurse – Adult
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development
• Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
• A non-judgmental and compassionate approach
• Excellent communication skills

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

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.