Primary Care Senior Staff Nurse (band 5-6 development opportunity)

Job summary
Are you a motivated and compassionate Registered Nurse looking for a unique opportunity to develop your clinical skills within an exciting and challenging environment?

We are offering a Band 5-6 Development post within our Prison Healthcare Services at HMP Bronzefield . This permanent position provides a clear, supported pathway for a Band 5 Registered Nurse to progress to a Band 6 Senior Primary Care Nurse role upon successful completion of the required competencies.

Working as part of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, you will deliver high-quality, patient-centred healthcare to individuals in custody. You'll gain experience in a diverse range of clinical areas, including primary care, long-term condition management, mental health, substance misuse, and urgent/emergency response within the prison setting.

We are looking for nurses who are:

• Registered with the NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council) .
• Compassionate, resilient, and able to work effectively in a secure environment.
• Keen to develop clinical, leadership, and decision-making skills.
• Able to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Committed to providing high-quality, person-centred care.

Previous experience in a primary care or secure environment is desirable but not essential -- full training and support will be provided.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will:

• Deliver an expert healthcare service to patients.
• Be confident in offering advice to clinicians, allied healthcare professionals and patients.
• Provide a comprehensive primary care health service as part of the integrated health service comprising Primary care, Substance misuse and Mental Health teams, supported by allied health professionals.
• Undertake physical health assessments, run clinics, provide and evaluate a range of health treatments and interventions, to meet the patient's healthcare needs and contribute to the wider continuous development of healthcare services.
• Demonstrate knowledge, skills and understanding of health issues and treatment options in order to provide clinical guidance to staff on matters relating to physical health and wellbeing.
• Ensure high standards of primary care services are delivered in a changing healthcare environment, ensuring that the needs of the patients are at the centre of practice.
• Ensure that the Healthcare Team is integrated within the wider prison services and that there is excellent communication and working relationships with all stakeholders, both internal and external
• Continually promote high standards of service within the nursing team and contribute to development of a culture of professionalism within the team.
• Participate in a flexible working arrangement which will include weekends and unsocial hours when required.

About us
As a Band 5 Registered Nurse , you will:

• Work through a structured set of nursing, profession-specific, and service-specific Band 6 competencies .
• Complete any associated training and development requirements.
• Demonstrate safe and effective autonomous practice across the full scope of the role.
• Receive regular supervision, mentorship, and support from your line manager and the wider team.

Once all competencies have been successfully completed and signed off, you will progress to a Band 6 Senior Primary Care Nurse position. It is expected that progression will be achieved within 12-18 months , depending on individual readiness and development progress.

If you are a newly qualified nurse , you will also complete the Trust's 12-month Preceptorship Programme and Band 5 Development Programme alongside your service-specific competencies.

Details
Date posted: 27 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £33,677 to £50,387 a year
per annum inc. Fringe HCAS (pro rata if P/T)
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 18 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 333-D-HJ-2051-A
Job locations: HMP/YOI Bronzefield, Woodthorpe Road, Surrey, TW15 3AX, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please see the job description for further duties.
Main Responsibility

• Plan, deliver and evaluate clinically appropriate interventions using evidenced based guidance and practice.
• Set up processes/protocols for effective assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for those patients with physical, mental health and substance misuse.
• Safeguard vulnerable patients in line with CNWL Trust safeguarding policies.
• Apply local risk assessment and management
• Make appropriate referrals to other services for long term or complex care management.
• Co-ordinate multi-disciplinary clinical practice to provide focused and integrated care treatment programs/packages.
• Use highly skilled interventions to de-escalate aggressive patient behaviours and be aware of the appropriate processes for dealing with
• Work collaboratively with staff of other disciplines e.g. prison, education staff to provide integrated and coordinated
• Work within own sphere of competency and ensure that training needs are communicated to the team

Research and Audits:

• Utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence-based practice in individual.
• Assist in audits as per the annual planner or when requested to do so in order to develop and improve service provision.

Teaching, Training and Supervision:

• Participate in regular clinical and managerial supervision in accordance with professional practice and CNWL guidelines.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Adult Nurse
• Evidence of personal and professional development in Nursing since Registration

Desirable

• Post registration qualification appropriate to speciality
• Mentorship or practice assessor certification
• Chronic disease management or long term condition qualification

Previous Experience
Essential

• Practical experience of providing high quality care and exceeding expectations.
• Experience of providing and receiving supervision
• Experience of running clinics

Desirable

• Experience of systmone IT system
• Experience of working within a secure environment / prison

Skills, Knowledge, Abilites
Essential

• Knowledge of medication rounds and the safe storage and administration of drugs.
• Knowledge of clinical audit process and an ability to use audit tools.
• Ability to assess plans, implement and evaluate patient care & act accordingly if untoward changes occurred
• Knowledge of risk assessment and management and its implementation.
• Able to use computer software packages such as MS Word and Excel.
• Demonstrates the ability to manage work under pressure
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of patient confidentiality
• Understand the different roles of the multi-disciplinary team and own role within it
• Ability to demonstrate evidence-based practice & understanding of clinical governance in maintaining quality of care
• Ability to provide and accept feedback, support, clinical/managerial supervision
• Knowledge of current developments in specialist clinical area.
• Committed to personal/professional development
• Flexible approach to work including both day and night shifts where night shifts occur

Desirable

• Leadership skills

Other
Essential

• Motivated to maintain the highest standards in a changing service.
• Willingness to undertake further training relevant to clinical area.
• Able to recognise signs of stress in self & others.
• Ability to understand and implement the Equal Opportunities Policy at a level appropriate to the job
• Ability to understand and implement the Equal Opportunities Policy at a level appropriate to the job.
• The post holder must have the ability to understand and implement the equal opportunities policy at a level appropriate to the job.
• Ability to promote anti-discriminatory and anti-racist practices.

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: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Address: HMP/YOI Bronzefield, Woodthorpe Road, Surrey, TW15 3AX, United Kingdom
Employer's website: (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Lead Nurse, Jane Lewry, View email address on meeveem.com

Supporting documents
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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer.