Criminal Justice à Grande-Bretagne

Job summary

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 a 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 employment would move from Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust who will be your new employer.

Looking for something new & exciting in the NHS? Ever considered Prison Healthcare?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Administrator to join the Offender Health Care Group working at HMP Morton Hall. The role will involve administrative duties for both HMP Morton Hall and Swinderby STHF. The sites are situated next door to each other and within a walkable distance if ever attendance at Swinderby STHF was required.

HMP Morton Hall is a 353 bedded Cat C foreign national offender adult male prison and Swinderby is a 30 bedded short term holding facility for adult males.

To work as part of a team providing secretarial, clerical and administrative support to the Healthcare team.

Do you want to feel rewarded in being able to deliver a bespoke package of care to address and improve health inequalities to individuals with diverse and complex health needs?

Main duties of the job

Input accurate data onto SystmOne ensuring timely and accurate reports are provided for the clinical matrons and Head of Healthcare.

Support the clinical team in the organising and facilitation of clinics and diaries, using SystmOne rota, ledgers and assignment to caseloads.

Booking and monitoring secondary care outpatient appointments and requests for diagnostic tests.

Liaison with sub-contractor services who provide healthcare provision within the detained estate re: waiting lists, ledgers, and template management.

Processing of subject access requests in accordance with Data Protection Regulations and the GDPR.

Filing, photocopying, scanning and attaching documents into SystmOne.

The set up and maintenance of databases.

Attend meetings as a minute taker and responsibility for the production of agenda, minutes, action tracker.

Use of multiple software packages for example, SystmOne, Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat Pro 2020.

About us

#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

Details Date posted

27 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum (pro rata for part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

186-811-25-FS

Job locations

HMP Morton Hall

Swinderby

Lincoln

LN6 9PT

Job description Job responsibilities

We might close the vacancy earlier, if there is sufficient number of applications received.

Both HMPPS and Home Office vetting is required for this post.

We have well-established and strong relationships with the prison team, who support us to deliver safe care.

The Offender Health Care Group is one of the largest and most successful providers of prison healthcare in the UK. The Care Group provide physical, mental health and substance misuse healthcare services in prisons across the East Midlands, Lincolnshire & Leicestershire.

The Care Group provides healthcare to 7 prisons and a short term holding facility. You are part of a large peer group of 400+ healthcare professionals with access to peer support, supervision and excellent opportunities for learning and development. We also offer services within the Personality Disorder Pathway, including Therapeutic Communities (within prisons), Community and Prison Personality Disorder services and specialist Veteran Services.

We are committed to working in partnership with prison services, national probation service other healthcare providers and our criminal justice system partners to improve health, support justice to reduce re-offending behaviour. The Offender Health Team truly believes it can make a difference to the lives of offenders by offering consistent, high-quality care in primary, mental health and substance misuse services that are equivalent to health services delivered outside of Prison.

Working in an administrative team within a prison establishment as part of the Offender Health Care Group.

Ability to communicate with patients where there may be barriers to understanding, such as learning needs/language.

Take appropriate action from messages received and ensure that all information is transmitted to relevant parties.

Handling sensitive and sometimes distressing information appropriately, whilst maintaining patient and staff confidentiality.

To communicate complex and sensitive information verbally and in writing with members of the multi disciplinary team.

Maintain patient health care records including computerised systems (SystmOne) and databases.

Liaising with external organisations as required, contributing to continuity of care for patients required to attend court, transfer establishments or upon release.

Would you like to work closely with others as part of a wide MDT, including GPs, Psychiatrists, sexual health specialists, Pharmacists, substance misuse experts, RGNs, RMNs, Learning disability nurses, Psychologists and other allied professionals.

Please note this post does not meet salary and or skill level required for a Skilled Worker Visa.Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary is below the minimum salary required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. In these circumstances the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria here https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Job description Job responsibilities

We might close the vacancy earlier, if there is sufficient number of applications received.

Both HMPPS and Home Office vetting is required for this post.

We have well-established and strong relationships with the prison team, who support us to deliver safe care.

The Offender Health Care Group is one of the largest and most successful providers of prison healthcare in the UK. The Care Group provide physical, mental health and substance misuse healthcare services in prisons across the East Midlands, Lincolnshire & Leicestershire.

The Care Group provides healthcare to 7 prisons and a short term holding facility. You are part of a large peer group of 400+ healthcare professionals with access to peer support, supervision and excellent opportunities for learning and development. We also offer services within the Personality Disorder Pathway, including Therapeutic Communities (within prisons), Community and Prison Personality Disorder services and specialist Veteran Services.

We are committed to working in partnership with prison services, national probation service other healthcare providers and our criminal justice system partners to improve health, support justice to reduce re-offending behaviour. The Offender Health Team truly believes it can make a difference to the lives of offenders by offering consistent, high-quality care in primary, mental health and substance misuse services that are equivalent to health services delivered outside of Prison.

Working in an administrative team within a prison establishment as part of the Offender Health Care Group.

Ability to communicate with patients where there may be barriers to understanding, such as learning needs/language.

Take appropriate action from messages received and ensure that all information is transmitted to relevant parties.

Handling sensitive and sometimes distressing information appropriately, whilst maintaining patient and staff confidentiality.

To communicate complex and sensitive information verbally and in writing with members of the multi disciplinary team.

Maintain patient health care records including computerised systems (SystmOne) and databases.

Liaising with external organisations as required, contributing to continuity of care for patients required to attend court, transfer establishments or upon release.

Would you like to work closely with others as part of a wide MDT, including GPs, Psychiatrists, sexual health specialists, Pharmacists, substance misuse experts, RGNs, RMNs, Learning disability nurses, Psychologists and other allied professionals.

Please note this post does not meet salary and or skill level required for a Skilled Worker Visa.Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary is below the minimum salary required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. In these circumstances the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria here https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Person Specification Contractual Requirements Essential

• A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Qualifications Essential

• GCSE Maths and English A - C or equivalent
• RSA Il Typing/word processing or equivalent
• NVQ Level II Business Administration or equivalent

Experience Essential

• Experience of working in an office environment

Desirable

• An awareness of working in a secure setting
• An awareness of Clinical Administrative Systems

Knowledge Essential

• Knowledge of IT Systems
• Good understanding of confidentiality
• Ability to prioritise own work load

Desirable

• Awareness of SystmOne

Skills Essential

• Good verbal/written communication skills
• Excellent IT skills Microsoft packages
• Excellent telephone manner
• Ability to work on own initiative and work as part of a team

Desirable

• Willingness to undertake Customer Service Training

Values & Behaviours Essential

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust Values - Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork.
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role.

Person Specification Contractual Requirements Essential

• A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Qualifications Essential

• GCSE Maths and English A - C or equivalent
• RSA Il Typing/word processing or equivalent
• NVQ Level II Business Administration or equivalent

Experience Essential

• Experience of working in an office environment

Desirable

• An awareness of working in a secure setting
• An awareness of Clinical Administrative Systems

Knowledge Essential

• Knowledge of IT Systems
• Good understanding of confidentiality
• Ability to prioritise own work load

Desirable

• Awareness of SystmOne

Skills Essential

• Good verbal/written communication skills
• Excellent IT skills Microsoft packages
• Excellent telephone manner
• Ability to work on own initiative and work as part of a team

Desirable

• Willingness to undertake Customer Service Training

Values & Behaviours Essential

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust Values - Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork.
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details Employer name

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HMP Morton Hall

Swinderby

Lincoln

LN6 9PT

Employer's website

https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HMP Morton Hall

Swinderby

Lincoln

LN6 9PT

Employer's website

https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)