Senior Primary Care Nurse: Swinderby

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Swineshead; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Swineshead is seeking a dedicated professional to lead a small team in delivering essential healthcare services within a residential facility. The role involves assessing patient needs, providing emotional support, and ensuring compliance with healthcare standards. Candidates should possess strong leadership skills and experience in healthcare. This position offers a fulfilling opportunity to support vulnerable individuals during critical times and contribute to a compassionate care environment.

Benefits

Occupational health services

Employee support networks

Health and wellbeing programs

Qualifications

• Experience working in a healthcare setting.
• Ability to provide emotional support to vulnerable populations.
• Strong leadership and team coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the healthcare team in assessments and care planning.
• Ensure adherence to National Service Frameworks.
• Provide supervision and support to staff members.

Skills

Emotional support

Leadership

Healthcare assessment

Job description

Please be advised Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has made the difficult decision to serve notice on its offender health contracts. Over the coming months, we will be working with NHS England on the transition of the services to Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust as the new provider. We still need to recruit to these valued positions and welcome your application. But, in line with our values, honesty is important, so please note that if you are successful that in time your recruitment and/or employment would move from Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust, who would then be your new employer.

We have an exciting opportunity to be a part of a new service delivering healthcare services to a small group of men within the Immigration estate.

The Swinderby Residential Short-Term Holding Facility will hold up to 39 adult men for a period of up to 5 days. As part of a small team, you will offer a holistic package of care to a vulnerable group of men ensuring any immediate healthcare concerns are managed, prescribed medications are continued, and a safe discharge is facilitated. An important part of your role will be to offer emotional support to this group of men at an uncertain time in their lives.

The service provision will be seven days a week 24 hours a day and you will work in partnership with other providers to achieve high quality outcomes for the service user group. We aim to provide healthcare to those detained that is equivalent to those in the community.

To work as part of the Healthcare Centre team leading in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient needs and appropriate care and treatment.

Ensure the implementation of the National Service Frameworks and ensure maintenance of high standards of care to the prison population.

To coordinate and lead the team as operational daily nurse in charge.

To provide leadership, support for and supervision of the team.

Maintain professional standards, ensuring adherence to all relevant

Our Trust

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee‑led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in‑house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net‑zero commitment.