Senior Primary Care Nurse

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Primary Care Nurse to join their team at HMP Belmarsh, London. This full-time role involves leading a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring outstanding patient care, and requires a current NMC qualification. Candidates must have strong communication skills and the ability to work in challenging environments. The position offers a salary of up to £53,172 dependent on experience and provides opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Support for professional development

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with a current NMC qualification.
• Experience in hospital, community, or prison environment preferred.
• Understanding of multi-agency working complexities.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a nurse-led service.
• Undertake medication rounds and emergency responses.
• Provide evidence-based care and gather patient feedback.

Skills

Communication skills

Proactive problem solving

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Patient care

Education

Registered nurse – Adult

Current professional qualification (NMC)

Evidence of Continued Professional Development

Job description

Job description

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Primary Care Nurse to join our Primary Care team at HMP Belmarsh, a category A Prison located in Thameside, London.

HMP Belmarsh is a male, maximum security prison that has a capacity for 910 inmates. Healthcare at HMP Belmarsh includes Dentists, Primary Care, Mental Health, Substance abuse and Pharmacy.

Hours

7 days a week 07:00 – 19:00; 19:00 – 07:00

Salary

This position is full time, with an annual salary up to £53,172 per annum FTE – depending on experience.

How we will 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.

Main duties of the job

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a nurse led service and prevent hospital admissions
• Undertake medication rounds, dispense controlled medication, attend emergency response situations, assess patients, and undertake reception screening
• Provide outstanding evidence based care to our patients, seeking out, listening to and acting on their feedback, so that care is personalised and informed by what matters to them
• Deliver non-judgemental care that makes a real difference
• Inspire excellence by forging strong links with our partners and stakeholders and providing a service that people can trust, feel safe within, and feel proud of
• Promote best practice, clinical supervision, evidence based care and continuous quality improvement, embedding a culture of shared learning
• Share knowledge, skills and expertise to ensure safe care, building strong multi-disciplinary teams and supporting each other to do a great job

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

It doesn’t stop there we also offer:

• 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’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 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 fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Qualifications required

• Registered nurse – Adult
• Current professional qualification (NMC)
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development
• Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
• Excellent communication skills
• Proactive problem solving skills
• Motivated as an individual and when working in a team

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

Secure environments are 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, this could be the right opportunity for you.

Details

Date posted: 01 September 2025

Pay scheme: Other

Salary: £44,863 to £53,172 a year (up to £53,172 depending on experience)

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 10024-17

Job locations

HMP Belmarsh, Western Way, London, SE28 0EB