Senior Primary Care Nurse

Cnwlnhshealthcharity; Reigate and Banstead; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Senior Primary Care Nurse for HMP High Down. This role involves delivering clinical care in a challenging prison environment and working with a multidisciplinary team to manage health and well-being for inmates. Candidates should be Registered Adult Nurses with experience at Band 5. The position offers a competitive salary of £44,485 - £52,521 annually and options for full-time or part-time contracts in a supportive work atmosphere.

Benefits

Generous relocation package

Flexible working options

Continuing professional development support

Qualifications

• Previous experience at senior band 5 or equivalent.
• Evidence of personal and professional development in Nursing since Registration.
• Experience of providing and receiving supervision.

Responsibilities

• Screen all new arrivals and manage long-term conditions.
• Provide healthcare within a prison environment.
• Work closely with a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to maintain patient records

Caring approach

Ability to demonstrate evidence-based practice

Ability to provide and accept feedback

Education

Registered Adult Nurse

ENB 998 or equivalent

Chronic disease management qualification

Tools

SystmOne IT system

Job description

Senior Primary Care Nurse - HMP High Down

NHS AFC: Band 6

Main area: Health & Justice Services. Grade: NHS AFC: Band 6. Contract: Permanent. Hours: 37.5 per week (Health & Justice Services work on a 7 day working week/part time hours available). Job ref 333-D-HJ-1911-B.

• Full time
• Part time

Site: HMP High Down, Town Surrey. Salary: £44,485 - £52,521 per annum inc. Outer HCAS (pro rata if P/T). Salary period: Yearly. Closing 27/01/2026 23:59.

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

Job overview

Are you considering a change of direction in your nursing career? Have you ever considered applying your skills to looking after men, over 18, in a prison setting?

We work for Health and Justice services as part of Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) and take great pride in the work that we do in a very challenging environment. If you think you would be able to work in a high‑pressured setting, delivering all aspects of clinical care, then this could be the role for you.

We are looking for Registered Adult Nurses with senior experience at Band 5 to join us as part of the Primary Care team within the prison of HMP High Down. We are able to offer supervision, training and preceptorship. You do not need to have prison experience as we will provide you with a full induction and training.

Please note that any candidate wishing to apply for a role within our team will have to complete prison vetting clearance. This requires that you have been a resident in the UK for a minimum of 3 years.

Main duties of the job

Primary care is responsible for screening all new arrivals, health promotion, long term condition management, minor ailments and responding to incidents wherever they may occur in the prison. Working alongside the Mental Health and Substance Misuse team affords us the benefit of being able to work in a truly holistic manner, responding to the needs of both physical and mental well‑being in partnership. Our other partners include GP, dentistry, optician, podiatry, physio and radiology. We also work closely with HMPPS staff, education and other professionals.

Our population is one which is either excluded from mainstream healthcare services or have very limited interaction with health services in the community. Your interactions could influence the way a man thinks about his future, thinks about his health needs, and feels about himself and others. You could make a real difference.

It takes a very special, dedicated, resilient and caring nurse to provide care in such an ever changing, dynamic environment and you will be joining like‑minded exceptional healthcare professionals.

We provide a provision for continuing professional engagement: Induction, career coaching, clinical supervision, reflective practice, ongoing support from professional nurse advocates, NHS Leadership Academy leadership course, bespoke health and justice clinical competencies, external training courses in enhanced and advanced practice.

• Attend and contribute to prison meetings as required, and present the view of the Healthcare Team on relevant clinical issues. Ensure any actions taken from these meetings are communicated to the appropriate individual responsible for completing the action.

Ensure that pathways of care are created for the patients, including collecting collateral information and making appropriate referrals into the community when they are approaching discharge.

Work closely with colleagues to ensure information about risk is recorded and communicated sensitively and comprehensively.

Maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping, including electronic data entry and recording.

Ensure that within all aspects of professional activity – communication with patients, relatives, colleagues and the assessment, development and delivery of interventions – issues of diversity such as race, culture, identity, gender and sexuality are sensitively considered and incorporated to reflect individual differences appropriately.

Research and Audits: Utilize theory, evidence‑based literature and research to support evidence‑based practice. Assist in audits as per the annual planner or when requested to do so in order to develop and improve service provision.

Teaching, Training and Supervision: Participate in regular clinical and managerial supervision in accordance with professional practice and CNWL guidelines. Attend appropriate business and clinical meetings, supervision and reflective practice groups. Develop skills and competencies that assist in the delivery of current duties. Contribute to and facilitate the training and support of all staff. Manage and provide supervision and training to nursing staff. Ensure all appraisals are up to date and each member of the team has a personal development plan. Develop nursing skills and systems which allow for effective triage, minor aliment management and appropriate referral to other healthcare services. Participate in the induction and training of new staff, peers, junior staff and students.

Management, Recruitment and Service Development: Assist in the design and implementation of service development projects within the service as required. Attend meetings in which service developments are planned and discussed.

IT responsibilities: Input and maintain appropriate electronic clinical records and statistical data, providing this to the Service Lead/business and performance team when necessary.

Policy and Procedures: Duties and responsibilities of this post will be undertaken in accordance with the policies and procedures of CNWL / Health & Justice Service Directorate and with the NMC Code of Conduct and Guidance on Professional Practice. It is the post-holder’s responsibility to ensure that they keep up‑to‑date with these policies and other policy documents. Works in accordance with Health & Justice Service Directorate procedures, in particular security, health and safety. Applies equal opportunity principles at all times, participate in training activities and Individual Performance and Development Reviews.

General: Contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programmes, in consultation with the postholder’s professional and operational manager(s). Maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing in accordance with professional codes of practice and Trust policies and procedures. Perform other duties of a similar kind appropriate to the grade, which may be required from time to time by the manager.

Person specification

Previous Experience

• Previous experience at senior band 5 or equivalent
• Ability to keep accurate records
• Practical experience of providing high quality care and exceeding expectations.
• Experience of providing and receiving supervision
• Experience of running clinics.
• Experience of systmone IT system
• Experience of working within a secure environment / prison

Qualifications

• Evidence of personal and professional development in Nursing since Registration
• ENB 998 or equivalent
• Chronic disease management or long term condition qualification

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of, and ability to uphold patient confidentiality
• Ability to maintain patient records within standards required by locally, Trust & NMC
• Understand the different roles of the multi-disciplinary team and own role within it
• Ability to demonstrate evidence-based practice & understanding of clinical governance in maintaining quality of care
• Ability to provide and accept feedback, support, clinical/managerial supervision
• Knowledge of current developments in specialist clinical area.
• Caring approach
• Committed to personal/professional development
• Flexible approach to work including both day and night shifts where night shifts occur

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working in our healthcare settings.

• Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
• Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.
• Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.
• If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Sophie Marshall | Job title: Interim Primary Care Team Lead | Email address: [e-mail] | Additional information

We are a friendly team and encourage any prospective candidate to contact us with any questions and/or to book an informal visit.

You can also find more information on our services and the work we do within the Health & Justice Directorate please do take a look at our new website https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/health-and-justice

Our healthcare services work to a 7-day week working model, to ensure our patient's healthcare is managed and maintained to the highest of standards at all times.