Senior Nurse

Oxleas; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust in Bristol is recruiting a Senior Registered Nurse to join our prison healthcare team at HMP Bristol. You will deliver high quality primary care services and lead a range of specialist interventions in a nurse-led model within a challenging, busy environment.

The role requires NHS registration (NMC) and a postgraduate qualification or equivalent experience, with experience in prison/offender healthcare.

Qualifications

• NMC registered and eligible to practice as a nurse.
• Postgraduate qualification or equivalent experience required.
• Experience in prison/offender healthcare is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality primary care and specialist interventions to prisoners.
• Deliver nurse-led integrated primary care within the prison setting.
• Supervise junior staff and coordinate the healthcare team on a daily basis.

Skills

Effective communication

Leadership & team coordination

Education

NMC registration

Postgraduate qualification

Job description

Main area Offender Healthcare Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (24/7 service, 7:00am–7:30pm and 7pm-7.30am shifts. Weekends and Nights required over a 12 week rota.) Job ref 277-8118652-BRIS-B

Site HMP Bristol Town Bristol Salary £39,959 - £48,117 pa Salary period Yearly Closing 05/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

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 Senior 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 have 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.

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.

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

Main duties of the job

As a senior registered nurse , you will provide high quality primary care services and a range of specialist interventions for our patients . At HMP Bristol , 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 clinical practice to those in prison.

Our senior registered staff carry out a range of duties including ; r eception screening, e mergency response , l ong term conditions management , p lanned care (e.g. running clinics ) , e nhanced assessment and diagnostic intervention services and h ealth promotion activities .

As a senior member of our team, you will hold a complex caseload and support more junior colleagues with any help or advice they may require . You will also be responsible for the day-to-day co-ordination of the healthcare team and provide clinical supervision to junior team members including band 5 healthcare professionals , healthcare assistants and students.

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 Listen
• We Care

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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 have decision-making skills.

To deliver high quality clinical care within the Integrated Healthcare Service forthe prison. This will include acute & primary care, long term conditions management, enhanced assessment and diagnostic intervention services and health promotion activities and be in line with the NHS Plan, public health indicators and National Service Frameworks.

To demonstrate and provide robust expert clinical skills with a sound understanding of evidence-based nursing practice to provide a pro‑active approach to ensure quality and outcome driven practice on a day-to‑day basis.

To support the development of evidence‑based practice in the specialist field and to promote research as appropriate .

To participate in managerial and professional clinical supervision programme, to ensure junior staff receive appropriate supervision , training and annual appraisal and to ensure that it becomes an integral part of team practice.

Please note, HMP Bristol operate a 24/7 service. Shifts are 7:0 am–7:30pm and 7pm-7.30am. Weekends and Nights required over a 12 week rota, frequency will be discussed at interview.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ:

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 photographicID

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.

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 ).

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

• Professional Qualification - NMC
• Post Graduate Qualification or equivalent experience.

Experience

• Minimum of two years’ experience at Band 5
• Working knowledge or clear interest in prison/offender healthcare
• Experience of multi‑professional collaboration including working in partnership with other statutory and voluntary organisations.
• Experience of multi‑professional collaboration including working in partnership with other statutory and voluntary organisations. Experience of setting, monitoring and evaluating standards of care.

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, presenting ideas with clarity in a persuasive and influential style.
• Ability to lead and empower people to make decisions and to plan ahead.

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/

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

If you choose to use AI or other tools to assist in writing your application, it's 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, 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.

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.