Senior Primary Care Nurse

NHS; Preston; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Primary Care Nurse to join their dedicated team at HMP Preston. This full-time position offers the chance to make a significant impact in a challenging yet rewarding environment. You will lead a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring high-quality, evidence-based care for patients. The role includes responsibilities such as medication management, patient assessment, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. With excellent opportunities for professional development and a supportive work environment, this role is perfect for compassionate and driven healthcare professionals eager to make a difference.

Benefits

Bespoke induction training

Career development opportunities

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Financial assistance

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Qualifications

• Candidates must be a registered nurse with NMC qualifications.
• Experience in multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team to deliver nurse-led services.
• Provide evidence-based care and attend emergency response situations.
• Promote best practices and continuous quality improvement.

Skills

Registered Nurse Adult - NMC

Excellent communication skills

Proactive problem-solving skills

Understanding of multi-disciplinary working

Education

Evidence of Continued Professional Development

Job description

Job summary

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 Preston, a category B Prison located in Preston.

HMP Preston is a remand male prison for ages 18+ with a capacity of 680.

The Senior Primary Care Nurse will be based in the 18 bedded unit within the prison environment. Hours: Monday - Sunday, 37.5 hours per week, shifts are: 7.30am - 6pm and 7.30am - 8.30pm.

Salary: This position is full time, and you will receive an annual salary between £42,094 to £48,674 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.

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, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesn’t stop there:

• 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 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 fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Qualifications required:

• Registered nurse Adult - 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 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.

Date posted: 15 April 2025

Pay scheme: Other

Salary: £42,094 to £47,466 a year

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 11368

Job locations:

HMP Preston

2 Ribbleton Lane

Preston

Lancashire

PR1 5AB

Employer name: Practice Plus Group

Employer's website: Practice Plus Group Careers