Job summary

An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Community Children's Nurse to work in the Continuing Care Team as a clinical lead. This is a clinical role to manage the continuing care caseload, it is separate and apart from the undertaking of continuing care assessments and care package set up, the focus of the nurse will be to lead on areas related to direct clinical care.

Main duties of the job

• Ensuring the Continuing Care Team (0-18 years) provides a high quality, evidence based locally appropriate service to families.
• Identifying new theories, policies and guidelines relating to complex health needs care in the community; disseminating research findings and developing local policies and standards accordingly.
• Providing professional and clinical leadership to all children's community nursing staff, ensuring that they are engaged with and adhering to local policies, guidelines and expectations.
• Assessing nursing care needs, developing, implementing and evaluating programmes of nursing care for children and young people on the caseload.

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We're Kind
• We're Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

Job summary

Are you ready to unlock your potential within a challenging, creative and fast paced work environment? Do you want to work with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past?

This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Registered Nurse to join our team of diverse, talented healthcare professionals to deliver care that is not only efficient but deeply centred on the patient.

Our healthcare team have a real impact on promoting health and well-being to those in prison and we pride ourselves on using skills and strategies that instil hope for patient's future resettlement back into the community. We directly deliver Mental Health, Physical Health, Pharmacy and Clinical Substance Misuse in an integrated healthcare delivery model to provide effective and responsive care to improve wellbeing and support better outcomes in the future.

This position isn't just a job; it's a chance to blend your clinical knowledge, personal skills and a commitment to delivering the highest standards of care in an environment that is as rewarding as it is challenging.

Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.

Please visit the link below for more information

Working in offender healthcare

Main duties of the job

As a senior registered nurse you will provide high quality primary care services and a range of specialist interventions for offenders. At HMP Elmley, we deliver a nurse-led integrated primary care service and operate a specialist practice-based clinical model of care.

You will be delivering high quality clinical care within the Integrated Healthcare Service for the prison, demonstrating robust expert clinical skills and providing evidence-based nursing practice to those in prison.

Our senior registered nurses carry out a range of duties including; reception screening, emergency response, long term conditions management, planned care (e.g. running clinics), enhanced assessment and diagnostic intervention services and health promotion activities.

As a senior member of our team, you will hold a complex caseload and support more junior colleagues with any help or advice they may require. You will also be responsible for the day-to-day co-ordination of the healthcare team and provide clinical supervision to junior team members including band 5 nurses, healthcare assistants and students.

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We're Kind
• We're Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

Details

Date posted

01 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£41,959 to £50,117 a year PER YEAR **RECRUITMENT & RETENTION INCENTIVE INCLUDED***

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

277-8230022-ELM-A

Job locations

HMP Elmley

Church Road, Eastchurch

Sheerness

ME12 4DZ

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy and have the ability to plan and reach complex and critical judgments and have decision making skills.

To deliver high quality clinical care within the Integrated Healthcare Service forthe prison. This will include acute & primary care, long term conditions management, enhanced assessment and diagnostic intervention services and health promotion activities and be in line with the NHS Plan, public health indicators and National Service Frameworks.

To demonstrate and provide robust expert clinical skills with a sound understanding of evidence-based nursing practice to provide a pro-active approach to ensure quality and outcome driven practice on a day-to-day basis.

To support the development of evidence-based practice in the specialist field and to promote research as appropriate.

To participate in managerial and professional clinical supervision programme, to ensure junior staff receive appropriate supervision, training and annual appraisal and to ensure that it becomes an integral part of team practice.

To ensure the implementation of effective and appropriate patient centred care planning tools, long-term condition registers and consistent delivery throughout all the prisons within the service.

The post holder will work collaboratively with the Clinical Lead, GPs, and other clinicians to meet and review service needs as required.

To deputise for the Team manager as required

To work positively and effectively in a difficult and often hostile environment.

Be aware of environmental hazards in the working area; ensure staffs are aware of relevant health & safety policies deriving from the Health & Safety at Work Act.

To work in accordance with Trust policies and guidelines

To be familiar with Prison Standards, Standing Orders, Circular instructions, Notices to Staff, Health and Safety and all other relevant material to function as an informed practitioner within a prison setting.

Promote equality of opportunity and provide an environment in which the dignity of individuals is respected and free from workplace harassment and bullying.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION PLEASE READY:

All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.

You will need to provide:

Proof of right to work documentation

Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicID

Proof of address documentation

Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.

Address History:

5 years address history will be needed.

Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.

Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.

In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).

Job description Job responsibilities The post holder will exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy and have the ability to plan and reach complex and critical judgments and have decision making skills. To deliver high quality clinical care within the Integrated Healthcare Service forthe prison. This will include acute & primary care, long term conditions management, enhanced assessment and diagnostic intervention services and health promotion activities and be in line with the NHS Plan, public health indicators and National Service Frameworks. To demonstrate and provide robust expert clinical skills with a sound understanding of evidence-based nursing practice to provide a pro-active approach to ensure quality and outcome driven practice on a day-to-day basis. To support the development of evidence-based practice in the specialist field and to promote research as appropriate. To participate in managerial and professional clinical supervision programme, to ensure junior staff receive appropriate supervision, training and annual appraisal and to ensure that it becomes an integral part of team practice. To ensure the implementation of effective and appropriate patient centred care planning tools, long-term condition registers and consistent delivery throughout all the prisons within the service. The post holder will work collaboratively with the Clinical Lead, GPs, and other clinicians to meet and review service needs as required. To deputise for the Team manager as required To work positively and effectively in a difficult and often hostile environment. Be aware of environmental hazards in the working area; ensure staffs are aware of relevant health & safety policies deriving from the Health & Safety at Work Act. To work in accordance with Trust policies and guidelines To be familiar with Prison Standards, Standing Orders, Circular instructions, Notices to Staff, Health and Safety and all other relevant material to function as an informed practitioner within a prison setting. Promote equality of opportunity and provide an environment in which the dignity of individuals is respected and free from workplace harassment and bullying. IMPORTANT INFORMATION PLEASE READY: All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team. You will need to provide: Proof of right to work documentation Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicID Proof of address documentation Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code. Address History: 5 years address history will be needed. Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously. Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited. In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse RGN
• Post Graduate Qualification or equivalent experience.

Desirable

• Registered General Nurse

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of two years' experience at Band 5.
• Working knowledge of current issues/agendas facing prison/offender healthcare.
• Experience of multi-professional collaboration including working in partnership with other statutory and voluntary organisations.
• Experience of setting, monitoring and evaluating standards of care.

Desirable

• Experience of working within secure & prison settings.

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, presenting ideas with clarity in a persuasive and influential style.
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of change management and new ways of working.
• Ability to lead and empower people to make decisions and to plan ahead.
• Knowledge of current National Prison Health Quality & Performance Indicators.
• Good analytical and judgement skills.

Effort and Environment

Essential

• Ability to manage complex & challenging behaviour

Person Specification Education/Qualifications Essential Registered Nurse RGN Post Graduate Qualification or equivalent experience. Desirable Registered General Nurse Experience Essential Minimum of two years' experience at Band 5. Working knowledge of current issues/agendas facing prison/offender healthcare. Experience of multi-professional collaboration including working in partnership with other statutory and voluntary organisations. Experience of setting, monitoring and evaluating standards of care. Desirable Experience of working within secure & prison settings. Skills/Abilities/Knowledge Essential Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, presenting ideas with clarity in a persuasive and influential style. Ability to demonstrate an understanding of change management and new ways of working. Ability to lead and empower people to make decisions and to plan ahead. Knowledge of current National Prison Health Quality & Performance Indicators. Good analytical and judgement skills. Effort and Environment Essential Ability to manage complex & challenging behaviour

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HMP Elmley

Church Road, Eastchurch

Sheerness

ME12 4DZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HMP Elmley

Church Road, Eastchurch

Sheerness

ME12 4DZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

***Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post***

The post holder provides expert, evidence-based continence care across Bexley, linking acute, primary, community, social and voluntary services. Responsibilities include assessing and case-managing complex bladder and bowel needs, developing personalised care plans, performing catheterisation and bladder scanning, maintaining accurate RIO records, and supporting vulnerable patients and carers.

The role provides specialist advice, education and mentorship, contributes to multidisciplinary discharge planning, service development, audit, commissioning and budget management, and supervises junior nurses and administrative staff. It requires effective communication, autonomous decision-making, lone working, regular travel, safe patient handling, and managing clinical, emotional and behavioural risks professionally within relevant guidance and standards.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver evidence-based specialist continence care within community services.

• Provide specialist advice, education and support to patients, the public and healthcare professionals across Bexley.

• Collaborate across primary, secondary and community care to improve continence services through integrated multidisciplinary working.

• Deputise for the Band 7 Team Lead when required.

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We're Kind
• We're Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

Job summary

***Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post***

Band 7 District Nurse Team Leader, Greenwich Neighbourhood Nursing Team

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 District Nurse Team Leader to join the Greenwich Neighbourhood Nursing Team at a time of significant service transformation.

As part of our move to neighbourhood-based working, you will play a key role in leading integrated care delivery alongside primary care, social care and community partners, ensuring patients receive high-quality care closer to home.

We are looking for an experienced Band 6 District Nurse ready to take the next step, or an existing Band 7 leader seeking a new challenge. You will support patients with frailty, long-term conditions, complex healthcare needs and end-of-life care requirements while helping shape the future of community nursing services.

Join us and help deliver outstanding community nursing care across Greenwich.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to influence and shape future neighbourhood nursing services.
• Supportive leadership and professional development opportunities.
• Access to training, career progression and leadership programmes.
• A collaborative team environment focused on patient care and staff wellbeing

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and operational leadership to a neighbourhood nursing team.
• Support and develop staff to deliver safe, effective and patient-centred care.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary and neighbourhood partners.
• Drive service improvement, workforce development and clinical governance.
• Ensure high-quality care for housebound patients and those with complex needs.

You will:

• Hold a Specialist Practitioner Qualification in District Nursing or have equivalent senior community nursing experience.
• Demonstrate strong leadership, clinical and organisational skills.
• Be passionate about integrated neighbourhood working and improving patient outcomes.
• Have excellent communication and team development skills.
• Be committed to quality, safety and continuous improvement.

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies.

Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs.

We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We're Kind
• We're Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

Job summary

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust has been providing L&D services since 2012.

The L&D team currently provide an assessment service to Bromley and Bexley Police stations operating from 08.00-22.00 hrs Monday to Friday and 13.00-21.00hrs weekend.

The shift pattern consists of early shift 07:00-15:00 and late shift 14:00-22:00 hrs Monday to Friday. Weekend service operating hours are 13.00-21:00hrs.

The L&D also deliver a service to Bromley and Bexley Magistrates 09:00-17:00hrs Monday to Saturday including bank holidays. It will introduce community link workers as a third sector provider provided by Waythrough which will allow the L&D team greater scope to identify those vulnerable offenders who can be supported in the community once released from either police custody or the magistrates. We are pleased to announce that Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust has been successful in securing the contract for the Liaison and Diversion (L&D) South Lot service following a competitive tendering process. Oxleas will continue to deliver the L&D service in close partnership with the South London Partnership (SLP).

Main duties of the job

• To provide specialist knowledge on forensic mental health within the criminal justice system, namely police stations and courts within Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, offering advice and consultation to colleagues in the criminal justice system and mental health services.
• Maintain clinical direction and leadership, coordinating a team of clinical staff to ensure consistent delivery of high-quality mental health care for people with vulnerabilities in crisis within police custody.
• Hold responsibility for assessment of care needs and the development, implementation, and evaluation of therapeutic care.
• Lead the team to foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Ensure the voices of service users, carers, and criminal justice professionals are heard so that care is of a high standard and services meet need.
• Provide a framework for supervision, caseload management, reflective practice, and monitoring of clinical standards. Ensure adequate staffing and flexible deployment of resources.
• Work within codes of practice, legal and statutory frameworks, maintaining accountability and client confidentiality. Participate fully in CPD and supervision, supporting staff, mentoring students, and promoting learning.
• Provide clinical reports initiating pathways of care across courts, custody, agencies, and prisons.
• Maintain knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Care Act, and other relevant legislation, and adhere to Trust policies.

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

o We're Kind o We're Fair o We Listen o We Care

Job summary

***Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post***

This role combines management responsibility for the Greenwich Greenwich District Nursing Service. The post holder will lead a team of nurses and support staff with the responsibility of managing the care for a defined caseload.

Community Nurses work as part of a team delivering high quality evidence based nursing care to clients within their own home, residential homes and clinical environments. As part of a District Nursing team you will have a role placing emphasis on prevention and rehabilitation as well as curative and palliative care.

The post holder will be able to work autonomously, understanding high level assessment to make a diagnosis, initiate medical and/or nursing treatments, prescribe medications, refer appropriately and lead the co-ordination of care with partner agencies and key stake holders.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is an autonomous practitioner and will assess, plan,implement and evaluate patient care and also participate in the training of patients, relatives, carers, students and other health care professionals.

You will be committed to the development of the team through effective leadership and be given the opportunity to develop your own clinical skills through the delivery of a wide range of evidence based care and an active personal development plan. You must possess excellent communication, assessment and care planning skills and have an excellent knowledge of clinical standards. At least a year of experience of managing a District Nurse team caseload is essential to the role.

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies.

Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs.

We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We're Kind
• We're Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

Job summary

Our Staff Nurses have a very varied role where no two days are the same.

As a staff nurse, you will be required to exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy and have the ability to plan and reach complex and critical judgements. You will be delivering high quality clinical care within the Integrated Healthcare Service for the prison, which will include acute & primary care, long term conditions management, enhanced assessment and diagnostic intervention services and health promotion activities. You will be required to demonstrate and provide robust expert clinical skills with a sound understanding of evidence-based nursing practice to provide a pro-active approach to ensure quality & outcome driven practice on a day-to-day basis.

Our staff nurses operates in 3 areas:

• Primary Care
• Medication Administration
• Emergency Response

You will run daily clinics which include urgent care same day matters to triage and routine primary care such as long term condition management, imms & vacs, wound care, health screening and promotion & care planning. Alongside medication administration.

Our staff nurses also provide emergency response to any incidents on site at the prison, this includes on the wings, in healthcare & communal areas.

**Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.**

Please visit the below link for helpful videos on working in prisons:

Working in offender healthcare

Main duties of the job

Key Task and Responsibilities

Exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy and have the ability to plan and reach complex and critical judgments, using decision-making skills, within the framework of established Trust policies, procedures, and the NMC Code of Conduct.

Deliver high-quality clinical care within the service. This will include acute and primary care, long-term conditions management, enhanced assessment and diagnostic intervention services, health promotion activities and be in line with the NHS Plan, public health indicators and National Service Frameworks.

Demonstrate and provide robust clinical skills with a sound understanding of evidence- based nursing practice to provide a pro-active approach to ensure quality and outcome-driven practice on a day-to-day basis.

Provide day-to-day supervision, mentorship, and support to junior colleagues, students, and unregistered staff, including the safe delegation of tasks in line with the NMC Code of Conduct.

Act as a role model by upholding and demonstrating the Trust values of We're Kind, We're Fair, We Listen, We Care in all interactions with service users, families, carers, and colleagues.

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Kent, South London, Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire,

Our healthcare departments operate across seven prisons in the Kent cluster each of which require a bespoke service responding to the prisoner and prison needs:

• HMP Elmley - Cat B - population 1,200 Men
• HMP Swaleside - Cat B - population 900 Men
• HMP Standford Hill - Cat D - population 500 Men
• HMP Rochester/Cookham Wood - Cat C - population 700 Men
• HMP Maidstone - Cat C - population 600 Men
• HMP East Sutton Park - Cat D - population 100 Female

Oxleas are the lead NHS provider of Offender Healthcare.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We're Kind
• We're Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

Job summary

***Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post***

We are seeking to appoint a committed, highly motivated, enthusiastic, and skilled Adult Physical Health , Senior Staff Nurse to join our dynamic, integrated multi- disciplinary Rapid Response Team.

In this exciting role you will be an integral part of the team developing new pathways to provide Same Day Emergency Care in the community alongside other Adult Community Services, Social Care, Acute Trusts and Primary Care colleagues.

The Rapid Response Team are part of the SE London Accelerator Programme. The Rapid Response Team are delivering the essential elements of the Urgent Community Response pathways. The Rapid Response Team has been operational since 2013 and is a multi- professional team consisting of Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists , Social Workers and support staff . The team provide holistic health and social care assessments for people over the age of 18 years, who are registered with a Bexley GP and live in the Borough of Bexley. The Team treats/ manages/ cares for patients in their usual place of residence with an urgent health or social care need.

The team are based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich and operates 7 days a week, on an 8am-8pm basis, focusing on rapid 2-hour assessments to patients with potential short-term intervention(s).

Candidates are encouraged to visit the Service.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as a part of the multi-disciplinary Rapid Response Team including Consultant Geriatrician, Senior Nurses, Occupational Therapists and Social Services colleagues to meet the needs of patients referred to the team, ensuring the highest possible standards of practice with a strong emphasis on falls, frailty.

The post holder will conduct comprehensive nursing assessments for patients within acute and community settings. They will need to demonstrate sound clinical reasoning and risk assessment skills to guide appropriate nursing intervention and when appropriate avoid unnecessary ED presentation. The post holder will also be skilled in the management of breast drains, wound care and intravenous antibiotic therapy.

The post holder will be required to work across hospitals sites on a planned basis and in community when responding to urgent community referrals. Post holder will undertake delegated line management of junior staff, both informal and formal basis.

The team act as a liaison between acute and community settings, by identifying the most appropriate onward referrals and initiating integrated care pathways, ensuring seamless provision of care and on- going case management. Referrals are received from Health and Social Care professionals, Medical Teams, General Practitioners and Ambulance Services.

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes. We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people. Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We're Kind
• We're Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

Details

Date posted

11 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£45,953 to £54,254 a year pa inc

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

277-8175289-CPH-A

Job locations

181 Goldie Leigh

Lodge Hill

Abbey Wood, London

SE2 0AS

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Team work directly with (LAS) and act as a liaison between Emergency Departments, Community and Care home settings, by identifying the most appropriate onward referrals and initiating integrated care pathways, ensuring seamless provision of care and the instigation of on- going case management of long term condition management. The Rapid Response Team provides community follow up and support and review.

The post holder will assist with and directly triage urgent patient referrals with varied and complex needs in acute hospital and community setting acting as an expert nursing clinical resource to Rapid Response Team members by facilitating high quality evidence-based practise.

The post holder will also have the opportunity to work closely with our Community Consultant.

Rapid Response aims to:

• Avoid unnecessary Presentations to Emergency Departments.
• Avoid unnecessary Hospital Admissions
• Improve patient wellbeing through timely responsive interventions
• Reduce admissions to residential care
• Increase the number of people who feel safe in their home

Main Responsibilities:

• Be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all professional activities
• Demonstrate theoretical knowledge of acute, multiple, complex, and long-term pathologies and impairments in the assessment of clients
• Work closely with other health professionals and social services and provide nursingadvice in meeting the needs of the clients
• Conduct a thorough assessment of clients, obtaining consent in accordance withprofessional guidelines and local team procedures
• Recommend appropriate interventions to promote independence and safety, utilisingeffective clinical reasoning skills and evidence-based practice
• Complete a care plan for clients who require input from integrated community services (bed-based or home-based input)
• Maintain effective multidisciplinary communication with other members of the team and the wider clinical network to ensure that clients needs are met
• Provide specialist advice to client, carers and relatives based on clinical evidence when required
• Participate in MDT meetings and family conferences as required
• Maintain up-to-date clinical written records and computerised records in accordance with local and professional standards; and also writing comprehensive reports on clients as required and inputting onto RiO
• Ensure management of clinical risk with clients under their care
• Be able to identify when and how to terminate involvement or refer onwards to appropriate teams/services and complete input in a timely, seamless manner
• Seek guidance from more experienced colleagues when required
• Be professionally curious in terms of safeguarding adults and children and promote professional curiosity

Training and Education:

• Utilise communication and teaching skills to educate the diverse and multiculturalpopulation in a range of disease specific techniques, principles and guidelines when required
• Provide support and take a proactive role in the education and training of undergraduate and graduate AHP students, nurses and rehabilitation assistants
• Maintain continuing professional development by participating in regular in-service training, supervision, reflective practice and attending study days and training, giving feedback to the team where appropriate to disseminate learning
• Maintain competency in manually handling people
• Maintain up-to-date mandatory and statutory training

Management:

• Maintain high level of efficiency and effectiveness in work area to utilise resources to thefull and report defects in equipment in a timely manner
• The ability to deputise in the absence of the Manager if required
• Coordinate staff activity to meet demands of service
• Ensure risk is managed for self, clients, colleagues and the work environment
• Participate in the development of the team by working proactively within the MDT
• Maintain throughput of casework and organise and prioritise own work tasks and activities,being flexible to the needs of the service
• Ensure all patient information is input onto RiO
• Ensure new team members are adequately introduced to the team during induction andproviding peer support
• Undertake a proactive role in the ongoing in-service training programme
• Maintain efficient day-to-day running of the service

Organisational:

• Flexibly plan and organise own time
• Achieve the effective daily management of a caseload of clients, including prioritising clinical work and balancing other client related and professional duties
• Provide statistical information as required in a timely manner
• Keep up-to-date statistics in accordance with team requirements
• Be responsible for any organisational tasks related to the post
• Be flexible in the undertaking of any other duties as requested by line managers to meetthe changing needs of the service
• Attend Team and trust meetings and case conferences as required

Professional:

• Participate in regular supervision and reflective practice
• Participate in regular supervision and PDR
• Comply with professional guidelines, codes of conduct of practice, trust and departmentalpolicies
• Maintain links with the department, organisation and wider sector by attending meetings, seminars/case conferences etc as deemed appropriate

Research:

• Demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate current research and apply it to practice
• Broaden research and development skills through participation in local audit and researchprojects
• Instigate/Participate in Quality Improvement Projects

Communication and Key Working Relationships:

• Communicate relevant medical/social information, assessment details, advice andrecommendations across agencies following local and professional guidelines for sharinginformation and consent. This would include Consultants, GPs, Social Services, otherhealth care professionals and voluntary agencies
• Work in a co-ordinated, multi-disciplinary manner, communicating effectively with other team members and the wider clinical network involved in client care
• Convey complex and sensitive information relating to clients using skill in situations wherethere may be barriers to communication i.e. use of interpreters, receptive/cognitivepathologies or excess noise
• Be able to adapt complicated and sensitive information into a simplified form to clients whomay be seriously ill or have complex or long-term conditions
• Clearly convey complex information to small and large groups during training andeducation sessions
• Promote and encourage the ethos of rehabilitation/enabling with therapy assistants/support workers/carers/relatives through demonstration, example, and support
• Promote an awareness of the nurse role within the team, negotiating priorities were appropriate
• Actively contribute to service & policy review and implementation
• Participate in the operational planning, implementation, evaluation and audit of practice, clinical care pathways and protocols within own clinical area

Job description Job responsibilities The Team work directly with (LAS) and act as a liaison between Emergency Departments, Community and Care home settings, by identifying the most appropriate onward referrals and initiating integrated care pathways, ensuring seamless provision of care and the instigation of on- going case management of long term condition management. The Rapid Response Team provides community follow up and support and review. The post holder will assist with and directly triage urgent patient referrals with varied and complex needs in acute hospital and community setting acting as an expert nursing clinical resource to Rapid Response Team members by facilitating high quality evidence-based practise. The post holder will also have the opportunity to work closely with our Community Consultant. Rapid Response aims to: Avoid unnecessary Presentations to Emergency Departments. Avoid unnecessary Hospital Admissions Improve patient wellbeing through timely responsive interventions Reduce admissions to residential care Increase the number of people who feel safe in their home Main Responsibilities: Be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all professional activities Demonstrate theoretical knowledge of acute, multiple, complex, and long-term pathologies and impairments in the assessment of clients Work closely with other health professionals and social services and provide nursingadvice in meeting the needs of the clients Conduct a thorough assessment of clients, obtaining consent in accordance withprofessional guidelines and local team procedures Recommend appropriate interventions to promote independence and safety, utilisingeffective clinical reasoning skills and evidence-based practice Complete a care plan for clients who require input from integrated community services (bed-based or home-based input) Maintain effective multidisciplinary communication with other members of the team and the wider clinical network to ensure that clients needs are met Provide specialist advice to client, carers and relatives based on clinical evidence when required Participate in MDT meetings and family conferences as required Maintain up-to-date clinical written records and computerised records in accordance with local and professional standards; and also writing comprehensive reports on clients as required and inputting onto RiO Ensure management of clinical risk with clients under their care Be able to identify when and how to terminate involvement or refer onwards to appropriate teams/services and complete input in a timely, seamless manner Seek guidance from more experienced colleagues when required Be professionally curious in terms of safeguarding adults and children and promote professional curiosity Training and Education: Utilise communication and teaching skills to educate the diverse and multiculturalpopulation in a range of disease specific techniques, principles and guidelines when required Provide support and take a proactive role in the education and training of undergraduate and graduate AHP students, nurses and rehabilitation assistants Maintain continuing professional development by participating in regular in-service training, supervision, reflective practice and attending study days and training, giving feedback to the team where appropriate to disseminate learning Maintain competency in manually handling people Maintain up-to-date mandatory and statutory training Management: Maintain high level of efficiency and effectiveness in work area to utilise resources to thefull and report defects in equipment in a timely manner The ability to deputise in the absence of the Manager if required Coordinate staff activity to meet demands of service Ensure risk is managed for self, clients, colleagues and the work environment Participate in the development of the team by working proactively within the MDT Maintain throughput of casework and organise and prioritise own work tasks and activities,being flexible to the needs of the service Ensure all patient information is input onto RiO Ensure new team members are adequately introduced to the team during induction andproviding peer support Undertake a proactive role in the ongoing in-service training programme Maintain efficient day-to-day running of the service Organisational: Flexibly plan and organise own time Achieve the effective daily management of a caseload of clients, including prioritising clinical work and balancing other client related and professional duties Provide statistical information as required in a timely manner Keep up-to-date statistics in accordance with team requirements Be responsible for any organisational tasks related to the post Be flexible in the undertaking of any other duties as requested by line managers to meetthe changing needs of the service Attend Team and trust meetings and case conferences as required Professional: Participate in regular supervision and reflective practice Participate in regular supervision and PDR Comply with professional guidelines, codes of conduct of practice, trust and departmentalpolicies Maintain links with the department, organisation and wider sector by attending meetings, seminars/case conferences etc as deemed appropriate Research: Demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate current research and apply it to practice Broaden research and development skills through participation in local audit and researchprojects Instigate/Participate in Quality Improvement Projects Communication and Key Working Relationships: Communicate relevant medical/social information, assessment details, advice andrecommendations across agencies following local and professional guidelines for sharinginformation and consent. This would include Consultants, GPs, Social Services, otherhealth care professionals and voluntary agencies Work in a co-ordinated, multi-disciplinary manner, communicating effectively with other team members and the wider clinical network involved in client care Convey complex and sensitive information relating to clients using skill in situations wherethere may be barriers to communication i.e. use of interpreters, receptive/cognitivepathologies or excess noise Be able to adapt complicated and sensitive information into a simplified form to clients whomay be seriously ill or have complex or long-term conditions Clearly convey complex information to small and large groups during training andeducation sessions Promote and encourage the ethos of rehabilitation/enabling with therapy assistants/support workers/carers/relatives through demonstration, example, and support Promote an awareness of the nurse role within the team, negotiating priorities were appropriate Actively contribute to service & policy review and implementation Participate in the operational planning, implementation, evaluation and audit of practice, clinical care pathways and protocols within own clinical area

Person Specification

Community Exerience

Essential

• Three years post registration experience / working in the community

Desirable

• NMP Qualification V300
• Community Practitioner Prescribing V160

Multidisciplinary experience

Essential

• Experience of multidisciplinary working

Driving Licence

Essential

• Car Driver with access to own car

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Adult Nurse
• Enhanced Clinical Assessment Skills (Level 6/7)
• Mentorship or Equivalent
• Intravenous Additive Qualification
• Long Term Conditions Management or equivalent

Desirable

• Cannulation Skills
• Community Specialist Practitioner

Person Specification Community Exerience Essential Three years post registration experience / working in the community Desirable NMP Qualification V300 Community Practitioner Prescribing V160 Multidisciplinary experience Essential Experience of multidisciplinary working Driving Licence Essential Car Driver with access to own car Qualifications Essential Registered Adult Nurse Enhanced Clinical Assessment Skills (Level 6/7) Mentorship or Equivalent Intravenous Additive Qualification Long Term Conditions Management or equivalent Desirable Cannulation Skills Community Specialist Practitioner

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

181 Goldie Leigh

Lodge Hill

Abbey Wood, London

SE2 0AS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

181 Goldie Leigh

Lodge Hill

Abbey Wood, London

SE2 0AS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

The post holder will deliver and or advise on the delivery of high-quality safe nursing care, ensuring consistently high standards of practice and clinical excellence which comply with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code of professional conduct. Bexley Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub is a primary care level service in the Borough of Bexley. The post sits within a multi-disciplinary framework and provides assessments (telephone, virtual and face to face) and brief interventions. The team liaises and gets referrals from several sources including GPs, Bexley Local Authority and MIND.

As a Community Mental Health Hub Nurse you will promote and develop clinical leadership and clinical practice and be a positive role model to junior members of the team through the practice of evidence-based care. You will be expected to support professional development through clinical appraisal and supervision and contribute to the ongoing educational programme for staff, fostering a positive learning environment.

As a senior nurse working within the hub you are required to encourage and foster collaborative and cross organisational working.

Main duties of the job

This job description is an outline of the key tasks and responsibilities expected of a Band 6 Nurse. The post holder will be required to undertake additional duties appropriate to the clinical area/speciality in which they work. The specific responsibilities associated with different speciality roles are listed below.

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We're Kind
• We're Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

Job summary

Oxleas MHST is excited to announce that we are recruiting Band 6 MHST Senior Practitioners to join our award-winning teams in Bexley & Greenwich. These posts are open to registered mental health nurses, occupational therapists and social workers. Mental Health Support Teams work with children, young people and families across schools in Bexley & Greenwich .

We seek to appoint enthusiastic and dynamic individuals with a passion for early intervention and prevention. Candidates should have worked previously in mental health clinical settings and ideally have some CAMHS and supervision experience.

Mental Health Support Teams are part of an exciting National initiative, working in collaboration with education settings, to improve the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people.

There is a focus on early intervention, improving access and supporting the whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing within schools. Oxleas MHST work within a Thrive framework alongside education colleagues and community partners,

Please note we welcome applicants who have not completed the EMHP supervision course.

There will be an expectation that successful candidates, who have not completed the course, commence the fully funded one year supervision course at Kings College London from January 2027.

Main duties of the job

The MHST Senior Practitioner role supports the delivery of evidence-based 1:1 and group interventions for children and young people presenting with mild to moderate mental health need.

The role requires joint working and close liaison with education colleagues to support the whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing within school settings, facilitating appropriate signposting to other services as required. The post holders will actively contribute to the delivery and development of a quality MHST service within Oxleas.

The MHST Senior Practitioners, together with MHST Lead practitioners, offer support and supervision to the MHST workforce and it is an expectation of the role that the post holders have completed, or are willing to complete, the required Education Mental Health Practitioner supervision course in order to appropriately support the EMHP workforce.

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We're Kind
• We're Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

Details

Date posted

10 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£45,953 to £54,254 a year pa inc

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

277-8253377-CYP

Job locations

Bostall House

Abbeywood

SE2 0AY

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be trained and confident in the use of CYP IAPT principles, evidence-based interventions and routine outcome measures.

To be trained and deliver supervision to Education Mental Health Practitioners.

To manage a defined caseload of children and young people presenting with mild to moderate mental health and emotional wellbeing difficulties in schools

If you would like to find out more about this National initiative, Oxleas MHST teams and the MHST Senior Practitioner role we would be more than happy to facilitate discussion via telephone or MS Teams call or facilitate a visit to our service.

For further enquiries please contact: John Rea, Bexley MHST Team Manager ([email protected]) or Linda Adedayo, Greenwich MHST Team Manager ([email protected])

To co-ordinate and deliver individualised interventions for children, young people and families and evaluate these programmes, ensuring high standards of practice in accordance with service remit, national guidelines and trust policy.

• To actively promote and contribute to the Whole School Approach to developing and maintaining emotional health and well-being within education settings
• To be able to assess and manage risk in children and young people and to do this on an on-going basis.

To apply for this position you need to hold a core profession and be registered with a professional body (i.e. nurse, social worker, OT etc).

Job description Job responsibilities To be trained and confident in the use of CYP IAPT principles, evidence-based interventions and routine outcome measures. To be trained and deliver supervision to Education Mental Health Practitioners. To manage a defined caseload of children and young people presenting with mild to moderate mental health and emotional wellbeing difficulties in schools If you would like to find out more about this National initiative, Oxleas MHST teams and the MHST Senior Practitioner role we would be more than happy to facilitate discussion via telephone or MS Teams call or facilitate a visit to our service. For further enquiries please contact: John Rea, Bexley MHST Team Manager ([email protected]) or Linda Adedayo, Greenwich MHST Team Manager ([email protected]) To co-ordinate and deliver individualised interventions for children, young people and families and evaluate these programmes, ensuring high standards of practice in accordance with service remit, national guidelines and trust policy. To actively promote and contribute to the Whole School Approach to developing and maintaining emotional health and well-being within education settings To be able to assess and manage risk in children and young people and to do this on an on-going basis. To apply for this position you need to hold a core profession and be registered with a professional body (i.e. nurse, social worker, OT etc).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RN Mental Health or CQSW/CSS/DipSW or equivalent Social Work qualification oDip or BSc OT
• Registration with relevant Professional body

Desirable

• Specialist training in a subject/skill relevant to Child & and Adolescent Mental Health (0-18 years) together with CYP IAPT Dip in CBT/SFP/IPT-A
• EMHP supervision course

Experience

Essential

• At least 2 years post registration experience in a setting where mental health is the primary focus some of which should have been in a CAMHS setting.

Skills

Essential

• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate risk/care plans to meet the needs of clients.
• Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team and demonstrate awareness of MDT functioning.
• Willingness and ability to develop specialist knowledge of clinical aspects of child & adolescent mental health.
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
• Ability to analyse risk and respond appropriately, seeking support as necessary

Person Specification Qualifications Essential RN Mental Health or CQSW/CSS/DipSW or equivalent Social Work qualification oDip or BSc OT Registration with relevant Professional body Desirable Specialist training in a subject/skill relevant to Child & and Adolescent Mental Health (0-18 years) together with CYP IAPT Dip in CBT/SFP/IPT-A EMHP supervision course Experience Essential At least 2 years post registration experience in a setting where mental health is the primary focus some of which should have been in a CAMHS setting. Skills Essential Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate risk/care plans to meet the needs of clients. Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team and demonstrate awareness of MDT functioning. Willingness and ability to develop specialist knowledge of clinical aspects of child & adolescent mental health. Excellent written & verbal communication skills. Ability to analyse risk and respond appropriately, seeking support as necessary

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bostall House

Abbeywood

SE2 0AY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bostall House

Abbeywood

SE2 0AY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

Oxleas is a great place to work. It has been recognised as one of the Top 10 Best Places to Work 2023 by the Sunday Times amongst very big employers. Our staff survey results show that we are in the Top 5 in England and the highest in London for staff experience amongst similar trusts.

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to lead a Mainstream School-age Service and coordinate External Contracts? If so, come and join Bexley Children's Speech & Language Therapy service!

You will have a clinical SLT specialism within school-age years and a track record in planning and delivering Speech and Language services as well as contributing to service- level strategic and operational planning. Ideally you would have some experience of coordinating contracts with external and partnership organisations.

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is a vibrant and diverse organisation, with established values:We're Kind, We're Fair, We Listen, We Care. Located within reach of the Kent countryside and central London. The post attracts Outer London pay weighting.

For more information about the position, please call 07771988477, to speak to Paula Johnson, Operational Manager for Bexley Therapies/Greenwich Music Therapy.

Oxleas NHS Trust operates a Probationary Period, further details are available on request.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide leadership to the Mainstream School-age Service and coordinate external contracts in Bexley ensuring continued and co-ordinated service delivery and development of clinical provision and inter-agency, local partnership working with local partners.

The post holder will oversee the development of clinical provision across school-age services and will oversee the management and promotion of external contracts within the Bexley Collaborative Commissioning model alongside colleagues from Bexley Therapies (Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy), colleagues from Oxleas Business Office and colleagues from London Borough of Bexley.

They will monitor and support budget management and work closely with the Service Lead, Coordinators for EY and Special Schools and the Operational Manager.

In addition, the post holder will provide highly specialist assessment, diagnosis and intervention to children and young people within the school-age service. They will support parents, clients and other professionals in all issues related to client management.

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We're Kind
• We're Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

Job summary

An exciting fixed-term or secondment opportunity has arisen within the Bexley Early Intervention in Psychosis Team following the current post holder's promotion. The role involves supporting people recovering from a first episode of psychosis. Early Intervention in Psychosis services across the Trust are dynamic, highly trained and committed to delivering evidence-based approaches that support clients throughout their recovery. The successful candidate will be motivated, flexible and creative in engaging clients, with some experience and knowledge of delivering evidence-based psychosocial interventions to people experiencing psychosis.

The post holder will receive close support from the team and opportunities to participate in training and development through its continuing professional development programme.

Experience and knowledge of working with people with dual diagnosis would also be desirable.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact: Margaret Owoeye (Clinical Lead) 02036689553 /07767587290

Main duties of the job

Mental Health Nurses work as part of a team to deliver quality evidence based mental health nursing care to clients within their own home, community locations, clinical environments and care settings.

The post holder will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary mental health care team (community based) assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care, under the supervision of senior community mental health staff.

The post holder will maintain positive communication link between primary care, secondary care, social services and voluntary agencies.

To participate and provide support and health education programmes for patients, carers and families.

To establish professional relationships with patients and carers through effective interpersonal skills.

To ensure own mandatory training is kept up to date in line with Oxleas Foundation NHS Trust guidelines.

To provide evidence based care to patients, assess and formulate personalised care plans, and implement and evaluate care

Work to NMC Guidelines and maintain professionalism at all times.

To work flexibly and support colleagues within Community Mental Health Services as required and requested by the line manager to meet the needs of the service.

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We're Kind
• We're
• We Listen
• We Care

Job summary

As a senior nurse you will provide high quality primary care services and a range of specialist interventions for offenders. At HMP Swaleside, we deliver a nurse-led integrated primary care service and operate a specialist practice-based clinical model of care.

You will maintain an effective case management service to ensure care and continuity of treatment is maintained throughout a patient care pathway whilst detained in prison. You will be required to ensure all clinics and consultations are delivered in a clinically effective and timely way and implement strategies designed to promote and improve health and prevent disease whilst in prison.

As a senior member of staff, you will be responsible for the day-to-day co-ordination of the Healthcare Team, supporting junior colleagues and ensure systems are in place for clinical supervision to junior team members.

I see the prison as an individual community where I work with a variety of people and provide urgent care, routine health screens like a GP practice and complex needs care to the patients. I have the unique opportunity to support someone throughout their time in prison and make a significant difference to their lives. Furthermore, see them grow, change and improve their general health."Ellen, Clinical Lead, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy and have the ability to plan and reach complex and critical judgments and have decision making skills.
• To deliver high quality clinical care within the Integrated Healthcare Service for the prison. This will include acute & primary care, long term conditions management, enhanced assessment and diagnostic intervention services and health promotion activities and be in line with the NHS Plan, public health indicators and National Service Frameworks.
• To demonstrate and provide robust expert clinical skills with a sound understanding of evidence-based nursing practice to provide a pro-active approach to ensure quality and outcome driven practice on a day-to-day basis.
• The post holder will need to carry a radio and be competent to lead in medical emergency responses.
• To support the development of evidence-based practice in the specialist field and to promote research as appropriate.
• To participate in managerial and professional clinical supervision programme, to ensure junior staff receive appropriate supervision, training and annual appraisal and to ensure that it becomes an integral part of team practice.
• To ensure the implementation of effective and appropriate patient centred care planning tools, long-term condition registers and consistent delivery throughout all the prisons within the service.

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We're Kind
• We're Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

Details

Date posted

07 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£40,959 to £50,117 a year per annum, **Recruitment & Retention Incentive Included**

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

277-7862153-SWALE-C

Job locations

HMP Swaleside

Brabazon Road

Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey

ME12 4AX

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Operational

• To support the delivery of an effective integrated healthcare service clinical model.
• To manage a complex clinical caseload.
• To support the development, implement and maintenance the National Standards for Health Care in Prisons for the service.
• Ensure all clinics and consultations are delivered in a clinically effective and timely way, in line with service needs.
• Maintain systems for the collection of triage & allocation of referrals as appropriate and monitoring and supporting the auditing of quality and effectiveness of service delivery.
• To be able to give intravenous injections, immunisations and syringe pumps and infusions as necessary for the role of co-ordinating complex prisoners.

Management

• Implement the strategies designed to promote and improve health and prevent disease, working proactively and collaborating with other professionals, organisations and agencies as required
• Maximising resources to target need, including the supervision of staff.
• Delegate appropriate responsibility and authority to team members, whilst retaining overall responsibility and accountability on a shift-to-shift basis.
• To maintain an effective case management service to ensure care and continuity of treatment is maintained throughout a patient care pathway whilst detained in prison.
• To implement appropriate & effective and accredited care planning tools that are subject to the process in accordance with agreed Trust Policies.
• To implement effective systems and interfaces with community and acute health services ensuring continuity of care on release or discharge. To actively promote and demonstrate working across professional and organisational boundaries.
• To maintain close working partnerships with all services that may be involved with the care and management of offenders, (prison staff, Ministry of Justice, Trust & Directorate senior managers & relevant forums, CMHT staff, NHS Hospitals, Probation Services, CPS, Courts, GP's, community health services, Housing/Benefit services, social care, community multi agency forums etc.).

Human Resources

• Responsible for day-to-day co-ordination of the Integrated Healthcare Team.
• To ensure systems are in place for clinical supervision to junior team members including annual appraisal and identification of specific service, training, and personal development needs.

Governance

• Ensure junior staff compliance with all Prison and Trust clinical policies and procedures as appropriate.
• Ensure appropriately skilled & qualified staff comply with the administration and management of medications according to their responsibilities in accordance with all relevant policies, guidance, and procedures.
• Ensuring high standards of electronic record-keeping competencies and offender confidentiality in line with trust & prison policy and systems, through effective monitoring and auditing processes.

General

• To liaise with other senior Trust personnel to share expertise, promote ideas and to ensure the service is working collaboratively with the Trust's other Directorates as required.
• To work positively and effectively in a difficult and often hostile environment.
• Be aware of environmental hazards in the working area; ensure staffs are aware of relevant health & safety policies deriving from the Health & Safety at Work Act.
• To work in accordance with Trust policies and guidelines
• To be familiar with Prison Standards, Standing Orders, Circular instructions, Notices to Staff, Health and Safety and all other relevant material to function as an informed practitioner within a prison setting.
• Promote equality of opportunity and provide an environment in which the dignity of individuals is respected and free from workplace harassment and bullying.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION PLEASE READY:

All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.

You will need to provide:

Proof of right to work documentation

Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicID

Proof of address documentation

Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.

Address History:

5 years address history will be needed.

Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.

Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.

In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).

Job description Job responsibilities Operational To support the delivery of an effective integrated healthcare service clinical model. To manage a complex clinical caseload. To support the development, implement and maintenance the National Standards for Health Care in Prisons for the service. Ensure all clinics and consultations are delivered in a clinically effective and timely way, in line with service needs. Maintain systems for the collection of triage & allocation of referrals as appropriate and monitoring and supporting the auditing of quality and effectiveness of service delivery. To be able to give intravenous injections, immunisations and syringe pumps and infusions as necessary for the role of co-ordinating complex prisoners. Management Implement the strategies designed to promote and improve health and prevent disease, working proactively and collaborating with other professionals, organisations and agencies as required Maximising resources to target need, including the supervision of staff. Delegate appropriate responsibility and authority to team members, whilst retaining overall responsibility and accountability on a shift-to-shift basis. To maintain an effective case management service to ensure care and continuity of treatment is maintained throughout a patient care pathway whilst detained in prison. To implement appropriate & effective and accredited care planning tools that are subject to the process in accordance with agreed Trust Policies. To implement effective systems and interfaces with community and acute health services ensuring continuity of care on release or discharge. To actively promote and demonstrate working across professional and organisational boundaries. To maintain close working partnerships with all services that may be involved with the care and management of offenders, (prison staff, Ministry of Justice, Trust & Directorate senior managers & relevant forums, CMHT staff, NHS Hospitals, Probation Services, CPS, Courts, GP's, community health services, Housing/Benefit services, social care, community multi agency forums etc.). Human Resources Responsible for day-to-day co-ordination of the Integrated Healthcare Team. To ensure systems are in place for clinical supervision to junior team members including annual appraisal and identification of specific service, training, and personal development needs. Governance Ensure junior staff compliance with all Prison and Trust clinical policies and procedures as appropriate. Ensure appropriately skilled & qualified staff comply with the administration and management of medications according to their responsibilities in accordance with all relevant policies, guidance, and procedures. Ensuring high standards of electronic record-keeping competencies and offender confidentiality in line with trust & prison policy and systems, through effective monitoring and auditing processes. General To liaise with other senior Trust personnel to share expertise, promote ideas and to ensure the service is working collaboratively with the Trust's other Directorates as required. To work positively and effectively in a difficult and often hostile environment. Be aware of environmental hazards in the working area; ensure staffs are aware of relevant health & safety policies deriving from the Health & Safety at Work Act. To work in accordance with Trust policies and guidelines To be familiar with Prison Standards, Standing Orders, Circular instructions, Notices to Staff, Health and Safety and all other relevant material to function as an informed practitioner within a prison setting. Promote equality of opportunity and provide an environment in which the dignity of individuals is respected and free from workplace harassment and bullying. IMPORTANT INFORMATION PLEASE READY: All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team. You will need to provide: Proof of right to work documentation Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicID Proof of address documentation Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code. Address History: 5 years address history will be needed. Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously. Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited. In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse RGN
• Post Graduate Qualification or equivalent experience.

Desirable

• Registered General Nurse

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of two years' experience at Band 5.
• Working knowledge of current issues/agendas facing prison/offender healthcare
• Experience of multi-professional collaboration including working in partnership with other statutory and voluntary organisations.
• Experience of setting, monitoring and evaluating standards of care.

Desirable

• oExperience of working within secure & prison settings

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, presenting ideas with clarity in a persuasive and influential style.
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of change management and new ways of working.
• Ability to lead and empower people to make decisions and to plan ahead.
• Knowledge of current National Prison Health Quality & Performance Indicators
• Good analytical and judgement skills

Effort and Environment

Essential

• Ability to manage complex & challenging behaviour

Person Specification Education/Qualifications Essential Registered Nurse RGN Post Graduate Qualification or equivalent experience. Desirable Registered General Nurse Experience Essential Minimum of two years' experience at Band 5. Working knowledge of current issues/agendas facing prison/offender healthcare Experience of multi-professional collaboration including working in partnership with other statutory and voluntary organisations. Experience of setting, monitoring and evaluating standards of care. Desirable oExperience of working within secure & prison settings Skills/Abilities/Knowledge Essential Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, presenting ideas with clarity in a persuasive and influential style. Ability to demonstrate an understanding of change management and new ways of working. Ability to lead and empower people to make decisions and to plan ahead. Knowledge of current National Prison Health Quality & Performance Indicators Good analytical and judgement skills Effort and Environment Essential Ability to manage complex & challenging behaviour

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HMP Swaleside

Brabazon Road

Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey

ME12 4AX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HMP Swaleside

Brabazon Road

Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey

ME12 4AX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

This position is located at HMP Swaleisde within the Primary Care Nursing Team. The post holder will also need to collaborate closely with colleagues at nearby Kent prisons, including HMP Emley and HMP Standford Hill, and may occasionally provide cross-cover between sites.

The Staff Nurse will deliver high quality, personalised, compassionate care to service users, providing a range of specialist interventions.

Ensure consistently high standards of practice and clinical excellence, which comply with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code of professional conduct.

Lead the delivery of comprehensive service user assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of patient-centred care in a range of settings.

Provide clinical supervision and support to junior colleagues, including students.

Assist and support the manager, as directed, to deliver a nurse-led integrated care service and develop a specialist practice-based clinical model of care.

Maintain a safe and therapeutic working environment, working collaboratively with the Multi-Disciplinary Team and maintaining accurate records.

Band 5 Nursing roles are only open to staff with a Nursing registration, obtained as a result of completing a qualification recognised by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.

Main duties of the job

Exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy and have the ability to plan and reach complex and critical judgments, using decision-making skills within the framework of established Trust policies, procedures, and the NMC Code of Conduct.

Deliver high-quality clinical care within the service, contributing to the physical, psychological, social, recreational and spiritual care in a recovery-focused way, through therapeutic engagement and activities, in line with the NHS Plan, public health indicators and National Service Frameworks.

Lead on and undertake activities to ensure that the fundamentals of care are met - nutrition, hydration, comfort, emotional and social support.

Demonstrate and provide robust clinical skills with a sound understanding of evidence-based nursing practice to provide a pro-active approach to ensure quality and outcome-driven practice on a day-to-day basis.

Demonstrate an enhanced understanding of Mental Health signs and symptoms, understanding how these may present in practice, including recognition of impact on patient presentation and behaviour and risk factors.

Recognise and respond appropriate to challenging behaviour in line with Trust policies and training. Support junior staff in managing difficult situations and de-escalation, developing resilience and strategies to manage

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We're Kind
• We're Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

Details

Date posted

07 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£34,073 to £41,043 a year PER ANNUM **RECRUITMENT & RETENTION INCENTIVE INCLUDED**

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

277-8114189-SWALE-B

Job locations

HMP Swaleside

Brabazon Road, Eastchurch,

Isle of Sheppey

ME12 4AX

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate clinical care/care packages within scope of practice.
• Provide specialist advice concerning the care of treatment of identified groups of patients / service users.
• Support the delivery of an effective integrated healthcare service clinical model.
• Manage a complex clinical caseload.
• Administer and monitor the side-effects of medication, monitoring service user compliance, demonstrating a sound understanding of pharmacology, particularly for regular medications used in the clinical area.
• Ensure all clinics and consultations are delivered in a clinically effective and timely way, in line with service needs.
• Be able to give intravenous injections, immunisations and syringe pumps and infusions as necessary for the role.
• Implement the principles of recovery, encouraging and supporting service users to engage with healthy lifestyles, facilitating psychosocial activities and other activities of their interest. Where appropriate, contribute to psychological interventions.
• Escorting service users, as required, in line with Trust policies.
• Maintain systems for the collection of triage and allocation of referrals, as appropriate, monitoring and supporting the auditing of quality and effectiveness of service delivery.
• Maintain an effective case management service to ensure care and continuity of treatment is maintained throughout the patient care pathway.
• Attend and actively participate in team / care plan reviews.
• Maintain close working partnerships with all services that may be involved with the care and management of the service users.
• Understand and work within the boundaries of the Lone Working Policy and have an awareness of Personal Safety in all healthcare settings, including clear and updated communication with the shift lead.
• Maintain timely and accurate patient written/electronic records in line with the Trust Policy, procedure and protocols. Use and complete care plans, pathway documents and SystmOne notes appropriately and in a timely manner.
• Advocate for service users needs and rights within Trust policy. Encourage and empower service users to have an optimum level of responsibility for their individual programme of care.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ:

All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.

You will need to provide:

Proof of right to work documentation

Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographic ID

Proof of address documentation

Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.

Address History:

5 years address history will be needed.

Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.

Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.

In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be soughtfrom:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).

Job description Job responsibilities Assess, plan, implement and evaluate clinical care/care packages within scope of practice. Provide specialist advice concerning the care of treatment of identified groups of patients / service users. Support the delivery of an effective integrated healthcare service clinical model. Manage a complex clinical caseload. Administer and monitor the side-effects of medication, monitoring service user compliance, demonstrating a sound understanding of pharmacology, particularly for regular medications used in the clinical area. Ensure all clinics and consultations are delivered in a clinically effective and timely way, in line with service needs. Be able to give intravenous injections, immunisations and syringe pumps and infusions as necessary for the role. Implement the principles of recovery, encouraging and supporting service users to engage with healthy lifestyles, facilitating psychosocial activities and other activities of their interest. Where appropriate, contribute to psychological interventions. Escorting service users, as required, in line with Trust policies. Maintain systems for the collection of triage and allocation of referrals, as appropriate, monitoring and supporting the auditing of quality and effectiveness of service delivery. Maintain an effective case management service to ensure care and continuity of treatment is maintained throughout the patient care pathway. Attend and actively participate in team / care plan reviews. Maintain close working partnerships with all services that may be involved with the care and management of the service users. Understand and work within the boundaries of the Lone Working Policy and have an awareness of Personal Safety in all healthcare settings, including clear and updated communication with the shift lead. Maintain timely and accurate patient written/electronic records in line with the Trust Policy, procedure and protocols. Use and complete care plans, pathway documents and SystmOne notes appropriately and in a timely manner. Advocate for service users needs and rights within Trust policy. Encourage and empower service users to have an optimum level of responsibility for their individual programme of care. IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ: All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team. You will need to provide: Proof of right to work documentation Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographic ID Proof of address documentation Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code. Address History: 5 years address history will be needed. Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously. Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited. In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be soughtfrom:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Professional NMC Qualification (Registered Mental Health Nurse)
• Professional, clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree level or equivalent.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
• Working knowledge of current issues/agendas facing healthcare in chosen area of specialism
• Experience of setting, monitoring and evaluating standards of care.
• Experience of research-based/reflective practice.

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to present ideas with clarity in a persuasive and influential style.
• Ability to work effectively and autonomously
• Ability to lead and empower people to make decisions and plan ahead.
• Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers, and colleagues.

Person Specification Education/Qualifications Essential Professional NMC Qualification (Registered Mental Health Nurse) Professional, clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree level or equivalent. Experience Essential Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information Working knowledge of current issues/agendas facing healthcare in chosen area of specialism Experience of setting, monitoring and evaluating standards of care. Experience of research-based/reflective practice. Skills/Abilities/Knowledge Essential Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team. Ability to present ideas with clarity in a persuasive and influential style. Ability to work effectively and autonomously Ability to lead and empower people to make decisions and plan ahead. Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers, and colleagues.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HMP Swaleside

Brabazon Road, Eastchurch,

Isle of Sheppey

ME12 4AX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HMP Swaleside

Brabazon Road, Eastchurch,

Isle of Sheppey

ME12 4AX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

Are you ready to unlock your potential within a challenging, creative and fast paced work environment? Do you want to work with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past?

This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Registered Nurse to join our team of diverse, talented healthcare professionals to deliver care that is not only efficient but deeply centred on the patient.

Our healthcare team have a real impact on promoting health and well-being to those in prison and we pride ourselves on using skills and strategies that instil hope for patient's future resettlement back into the community. We directly deliver Mental Health, Physical Health, Pharmacy and Clinical Substance Misuse in an integrated healthcare delivery model to provide effective and responsive care to improve wellbeing and support better outcomes in the future.

This position isn't just a job; it's a chance to blend your clinical knowledge, personal skills and a commitment to delivering the highest standards of care in an environment that is as rewarding as it is challenging.

**Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post**

Main duties of the job

As a senior registered nurse you will provide high quality primary care services and a range of specialist interventions for offenders. At HMP Channing's Wood, we deliver a nurse-led integrated primary care service and operate a specialist practice-based clinical model of care.

You will be delivering high quality clinical care within the Integrated Healthcare Service for the prison, demonstrating robust expert clinical skills and providing evidence-based nursing practice to those in prison.

Our senior registered nurses carry out a range of duties including; reception screening, emergency response, long term conditions management, planned care (e.g. running clinics), enhanced assessment and diagnostic intervention services and health promotion activities.

As a senior member of our team, you will hold a complex caseload and support more junior colleagues with any help or advice they may require. You will also be responsible for the day-to-day co-ordination of the healthcare team and provide clinical supervision to junior team members including band 5 nurses, healthcare assistants and students.

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We're Kind
• We're Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

Details

Date posted

02 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

277-8252158-CHAN

Job locations

HMP Channings Wood

Greenhill Lane, Denbury

Newton Abbot

TQ12 6DW

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy and have the ability to plan and reach complex and critical judgments and have decision making skills.

To deliver high quality clinical care within the Integrated Healthcare Service forthe prison. This will include acute & primary care, long term conditions management, enhanced assessment and diagnostic intervention services and health promotion activities and be in line with the NHS Plan, public health indicators and National Service Frameworks.

To demonstrate and provide robust expert clinical skills with a sound understanding of evidence-based nursing practice to provide a pro-active approach to ensure quality and outcome driven practice on a day-to-day basis.

To support the development of evidence-based practice in the specialist field and to promote research as appropriate.

To participate in managerial and professional clinical supervision programme, to ensure junior staff receive appropriate supervision, training and annual appraisal and to ensure that it becomes an integral part of team practice.

To ensure the implementation of effective and appropriate patient centred care planning tools, long-term condition registers and consistent delivery throughout all the prisons within the service.

The post holder will work collaboratively with the Clinical Lead, GPs, and other clinicians to meet and review service needs as required.

To deputise for the Team manager as required

To work positively and effectively in a difficult and often hostile environment.

Be aware of environmental hazards in the working area; ensure staffs are aware of relevant health & safety policies deriving from the Health & Safety at Work Act.

To work in accordance with Trust policies and guidelines

To be familiar with Prison Standards, Standing Orders, Circular instructions, Notices to Staff, Health and Safety and all other relevant material to function as an informed practitioner within a prison setting.

Promote equality of opportunity and provide an environment in which the dignity of individuals is respected and free from workplace harassment and bullying.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ:

All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.

You will need to provide:

Proof of right to work documentation

Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicID

Proof of address documentation

Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.

Address History:

5 years address history will be needed.

Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.

Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.

In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).

Job description Job responsibilities The post holder will exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy and have the ability to plan and reach complex and critical judgments and have decision making skills. To deliver high quality clinical care within the Integrated Healthcare Service forthe prison. This will include acute & primary care, long term conditions management, enhanced assessment and diagnostic intervention services and health promotion activities and be in line with the NHS Plan, public health indicators and National Service Frameworks. To demonstrate and provide robust expert clinical skills with a sound understanding of evidence-based nursing practice to provide a pro-active approach to ensure quality and outcome driven practice on a day-to-day basis. To support the development of evidence-based practice in the specialist field and to promote research as appropriate. To participate in managerial and professional clinical supervision programme, to ensure junior staff receive appropriate supervision, training and annual appraisal and to ensure that it becomes an integral part of team practice. To ensure the implementation of effective and appropriate patient centred care planning tools, long-term condition registers and consistent delivery throughout all the prisons within the service. The post holder will work collaboratively with the Clinical Lead, GPs, and other clinicians to meet and review service needs as required. To deputise for the Team manager as required To work positively and effectively in a difficult and often hostile environment. Be aware of environmental hazards in the working area; ensure staffs are aware of relevant health & safety policies deriving from the Health & Safety at Work Act. To work in accordance with Trust policies and guidelines To be familiar with Prison Standards, Standing Orders, Circular instructions, Notices to Staff, Health and Safety and all other relevant material to function as an informed practitioner within a prison setting. Promote equality of opportunity and provide an environment in which the dignity of individuals is respected and free from workplace harassment and bullying. IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ: All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team. You will need to provide: Proof of right to work documentation Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicID Proof of address documentation Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code. Address History: 5 years address history will be needed. Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously. Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited. In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RGN
• Post graduate qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

• Experience of setting, monitoring and evaluating standards of care
• Experience of multi-professional collaboration including working in partnership with other statutory and voluntary organisations
• Substantial Band 5 experience and can clearly demonstrate competencies/ability to work at band 6 level

Desirable

• Prison/Secure setting experience

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge/interest of current National Prison Health Quality & Performance Indicators
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Ability to lead and empower people to make decisions and to plan ahead.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential RGN Post graduate qualification or equivalent experience Experience Essential Experience of setting, monitoring and evaluating standards of care Experience of multi-professional collaboration including working in partnership with other statutory and voluntary organisations Substantial Band 5 experience and can clearly demonstrate competencies/ability to work at band 6 level Desirable Prison/Secure setting experience Skills, Abilities & Knowledge Essential Knowledge/interest of current National Prison Health Quality & Performance Indicators Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing Ability to lead and empower people to make decisions and to plan ahead.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HMP Channings Wood

Greenhill Lane, Denbury

Newton Abbot

TQ12 6DW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HMP Channings Wood

Greenhill Lane, Denbury

Newton Abbot

TQ12 6DW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

Are you an experienced Learning Disability or Mental Health Nurse looking for a rewarding role where you can make a real difference? We are seeking a motivated Band 6 Nurse to join our established prison healthcare team, providing high-quality, person-centred care to adults with learning disabilities, learning difficulties and complex needs across HMP Ashfield and HMP Leyhill.

Our healthcare team have a real impact on promoting health and well-being to those in prison and we pride ourselves on using skills and strategies that instil hope for patient's future resettlement back into the community. We directly deliver Mental Health, Physical Health, Pharmacy and Clinical Substance Misuse in an integrated healthcare delivery model to provide effective and responsive care to improve wellbeing and support better outcomes in the future.

This position isn't just a job; it's a chance to blend your clinical knowledge, personal skills and a commitment to delivering the highest standards of care in an environment that is as rewarding as it is challenging.

**Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.**

Main duties of the job

In this varied role, you will complete specialist assessments, develop and review care and risk-management plans, and deliver therapeutic interventions to individuals and groups. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams and partner agencies, you will help patients manage their health, promote wellbeing and ensure they receive coordinated, evidence-based care. You will also provide visible clinical leadership, supporting and supervising junior colleagues, contributing to safeguarding, audit, training and service improvement. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your leadership skills while helping to shape and improve learning disability care within a prison setting. This post is based across both HMP Ashfield and HMP Leyhill. You will be required to work 3 shifts per week at HMP Ashfield (7.30am-5.30pm) and 1 shift per week at HMP Leyhill (7.30am - 5pm). A full driving licence and the ability to travel between sites are essential.

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We're Kind
• We're Fair
• We Listen
• We Care