Primary Care Staff Nurse - HMP Coldingley

NHS; Pietermaritzburg; On-site; GBP 31 000 - 39 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is looking for a motivated Band 5 Primary Care Staff Nurse to join their Health & Justice team at HMP Coldingley. This role involves assessing and delivering care in a secure environment, promoting health and well-being, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. The position offers various career pathways, development opportunities, and the chance to make a meaningful difference in health outcomes for diverse populations.

Benefits

Monthly supervision

Personal development plans

Preceptorship

Support with revalidation

Access to training

Qualifications

• Experience in primary care as a Band 5 or student nurse.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.
• Manage workload independently to meet site requirements.
• Provide health promotion interventions and participate in clinics.

Skills

Effective communication

Team collaboration

Care planning

Assessment skills

Sensitivity

Assertiveness

Education

Registered Nurse (Adult)

CPD evidence

Job description

Go back Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Primary Care Staff Nurse - HMP Coldingley

The closing date is 27 May 2025

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner and works in partnership to provide responsive and dependable primary care, mental health, intellectual disability and substance misuse services to the diverse and culturally rich communities we serve.

We are seeking a highly motivated, innovative, and enthusiastic Band 5 Primary Care Staff Nurse to join our friendly and expanding Health & Justice team at HMP Coldingley. Joining our Prisons Health Care Team means you will care for patients in secure environments and have the opportunity to promote health and well-being. Our services operate on a 7-day week model to ensure high standards of healthcare delivery.

We offer various career pathways and development opportunities. See the 'Working for Your Organisation' tab for more details.

Discover what our staff say about working here: https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/health-and-justice/find-out-what-its-work-health-and-justice

Main duties of the job

Staff within Primary Care will:

• Provide accessible individual patient assessments, treatments, and referrals.
• Monitor patients' health status and address issues.
• Work with patients to influence health outcomes related to lifestyle choices.
• Implement effective discharge plans for transfer or release.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary clinical practices for integrated care.
• Collaborate with staff from other disciplines to provide coordinated treatment plans.

Key Tasks:

• Triage patient needs following SOPs and national policies (e.g., NICE guidance).
• Assess, plan, and deliver care within treatment pathways to promote wellbeing.
• Use evidence-based practices to ensure effective clinical care.
• Support the development of integrated healthcare services.
• Act as a preceptor/mentor based on experience.

About us

We offer benefits such as monthly supervision, personal development plans, preceptorship, support with revalidation, and recognition through awards. We also provide access to internal and external training for Band 5 nurses, including newly qualified roles.

Our Health and Justice services provide unique learning, development, and leadership opportunities, enabling nurses to make a meaningful difference to populations facing health inequalities. We have a clinical leadership pathway to support lifelong learning and career progression, including induction, a 12-month development program, rotational opportunities, coaching, supervision, forums, and leadership courses.

Job responsibilities

See attached Job Description for full details.

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care using PGDs or care pathways.
• Manage workload independently to meet site requirements.
• Administer prescribed medications and treatments, managing interruptions effectively.
• Refer patients requiring specialist input promptly and document appropriately.
• Complete assessments for at-risk patients and communicate concerns.
• Provide health promotion interventions and participate in clinics (e.g., smoking cessation, immunisations, sexual health).
• Transport and collect specimens as needed.
• Perform wound dressings and ensure proper discharge planning.
• Participate in emergency responses and case reviews.
• Undertake other duties as required, including cover for other teams or sites.

Person Specification

Attitudes/Personal Characteristics

• Caring
• Respectful
• Empowering
• Partnership-oriented

Skills and Knowledge

• Effective communication and team collaboration.
• Accurate record-keeping (electronic and handwritten).
• Sensitivity and assertiveness in challenging situations.
• Care planning and assessment skills.
• Safeguarding, advocacy, and understanding of the Mental Health Act.
• Infection control and medicines management.
• Mentoring, teaching, supervising, and fostering an inclusive team environment.
• Experience in primary care as a Band 5 or student nurse.

Education & Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Adult)
• Numeracy skills for medication administration
• CPD evidence

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to DBS checks as per the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975.

Salary: £31,469 to £38,308 per annum, including HCAS (pro rata for part-time).