Senior Primary Care Nurse

Main area Secured Services Grade NHS AfC:
Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (3 shifts 12.5 hours per shift) Job
-TH003-HMPWHIT-A

Site HMP Whitemoor Town March Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 31/07/2026 23:59

Are you a compassionate, resilient and clinically confident nurse looking for a role where no two days are the same? Join our dedicated Healthcare Team and play a vital part in supporting the wellbeing of people in custody. As a Prison Nurse, you’ll deliver high‑quality, person‑centred care in a unique environment where your skills truly make an impact.

We’d love to hear from you if you are:

• A Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
• Confident in autonomous decision‑making and clinical assessment
• Calm under pressure and able to adapt to fast‑changing situations
• Compassionate, non‑judgemental and committed to equitable healthcare
• A strong communicator with excellent team working skills

Experience in prison nursing is helpful, but not essential
—we provide full training and ongoing professional development.

Please note this post is subject to security vetting. To be considered for this post you will need to have continuously resided in the UK for a minimum of 3 years prior to this application and be able to evidence your years of residency.

As a Prison Nurse, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide a full range of primary care and urgent treatment services to people in custody. You’ll support individuals with complex needs and chronic conditions often being the first point of clinical contact.

Your day may include:

• Conducting assessments and delivering evidence‑based nursing interventions
• Managing long‑term conditions and supporting treatment adherence
• Responding to emergencies and providing first‑line urgent care
• Administering medication and supporting medication management
• Working closely with mental health, GP, pharmacy and substance misuse teams
• Promoting health education, harm reduction and rehabilitation

NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person‑centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our ‘outstanding’ rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce.

• NMC Qualification

• Experience of managing long term conditions

• The application includes evidence of the required years of UK residency to meet prison vetting standards

We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.