Registered General Nurse (Band 5) - HMP Chelmsford

HCRG Care Group; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a committed Band 5 Registered General Nurse for HMP Chelmsford. The successful candidate will deliver vital nursing care within a secure environment, focusing on patients' health and wellbeing. You will work with a multi-disciplinary team to improve patient outcomes and will require a strong clinical skill set. This permanent position offers an annual salary between £35,000 and £38,000, along with extensive benefits aimed at ensuring a supportive work atmosphere.

Benefits

240 hours Annual Leave

Company Policy Sick pay

Enhanced Maternity Package

Access to Mental Health Support

Career Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Active PIN and registration as a nurse.
• Experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to manage and maintain clinical records.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary care services including assessments of self-harm.
• Deliver patient care in both the Healthcare Centre and Wings.
• Assess and plan care for various medical conditions.

Skills

Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-professional team

Assessment of self-harming and serious injury

Clinical decision making

Education

Registered General Nurse or Registered Primary care Adult Nurse (RGN)

Job description

# Registered General Nurse (Band 5) - HMP Chelmsford## Job Introduction**Package Description**As a “**Prison Nurse**”, you’ll be part of our valued team:* Salary depending on experience **£35,000.00 to £38,000.00** with group pension* 240 hours Annual Leave* Company Policy Sick pay* Enhanced Maternity Package* Life Assurance* Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you* Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates* Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling* Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise* An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year**Job Introduction**We are looking for a committed and compassionate **Band 5 Registered General Nurse** to join our healthcare team at **HMP Chelmsford**. This is an exciting opportunity to provide essential nursing care in a secure setting, making a real impact on the health and wellbeing of people in our care.Working within a supportive multidisciplinary team, you will deliver safe, effective, and person-centred care to a diverse patient group, helping to improve health outcomes in a unique environment.**Location:** HMP Chelmsford, Essex **Hours:** Full-time, 40 hours per week* Days: 08:00 – 18:00* Rotational shifts: 10:00 – 20:00 (scheduled) **Contract:** PermanentJoin us and use your nursing skills where they matter most. Apply now to be part of our dedicated healthcare team.### Main Responsibilities* To provide primary care services including the assessment of self-harming and serious injury. Some of those patients will also be suffering with mental health and substance misuse issues* This role works as part of a team delivering care to patients both within the Healthcare Centre and on the Wings / House blocks within the prison environment.* The role requires autonomous function and within the scope of competency, whilst being a support and resource to less experienced members of staff.* Assess patients, plan their care, administer treatment and discharge or refer them as appropriate to other healthcare professionals or external agencies.* Assess prisoner’s fitness for detention, release or transfer.* Assess and refer to the correct team for alcohol and drug intoxication and withdrawal.* Carry out first reception screening which is a clinical assessment when a person enters the prison. You must have the confidence to make appropriate recommendations on prisoner care and ensure appropriate referrals are made to keep the men safe.* Make and maintain complete and accurate clinical records.* Be responsible for the Emergency response radios and when allocated, attend all emergency calls on shift and be able to make rapid clinical decisions* To partake in clinical consultations within the enhanced care unit* Undertake and support in clinical audits* Remain professional and unbiased to all in your care.### The Ideal Candidate**Essential Experience / Qualifications*** Registered Nurse - Registered General Nurse or Registered Primary care Adult Nurse (RGN) with active PIN* All candidates are subject to prison vetting checks* Ability to work effectively as part of a multi professional team within a fast-paced environment**About the Company**We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone. While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.Finally, we need to let you know that the company you’ll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we’ll need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.### Registered General Nurse (Band 5) - HMP Chelmsford* **Salary** £35,000 - £38,000* **Frequency** Annual* **Job Reference** HCRGCG/TP/44687/17920* **Contract Type** Permanent - Full Time* **Closing Date** 28 December, 2025* **Job Category** HCRG - Nursing and Midwifery Registered* **Business Unit** HCRG - Prisons* **Location** HMP Chelmsford, United Kingdom* **Posted on** 10 December, 2025