Job summary
Band 7 Advanced Nurse Practitioner - Women's Health Hubs:
HMP Send, HMP Bronzefield and HMP Downview
About the roleWe are looking for highly skilled and motivated Advanced Practitioners (ANPs) to join our new Women's Health Hubs (WHH) within our female prisons. These hubs are pioneering, nurse-led/nurse-delivered services designed to deliver accessible, trauma-informed and patient-centred care, addressing a broad spectrum of women's health needs in line with the national model.
Women in prison often face complex physical and mental health challenges, including trauma, self-harm, substance misuse, chronic illness, and reproductive health issues. Marginalised groups and young adults in custody may also experience limited access to consistent sexual health education and timely healthcare support.
As a Band 7 AP, you will provide clinical leadership and advanced practice to ensure these women receive the care they need and deserve.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking experienced APs who are:
- NMC/HCPC registered nurses with relevant postgraduate qualifications in advanced practice
- Skilled in independent clinical assessment, diagnosis, and non-medical prescribing
- Experienced in women's health, sexual and reproductive health, or chronic disease management
- Committed to trauma-informed, person-centred care for vulnerable populations
- Confident leaders able to drive innovation, integration and improvement in clinical practice
- Adaptable, compassionate, and resilient in working within a secure environment
About us
- The opportunity to shape and lead a new, innovative model of care for women in prison
- A supportive, multidisciplinary environment with access to supervision and development and training opportunities via our clinical leadership career pathway
- A role that makes a lasting difference, improving health outcomes and empowering women in custody
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key responsibilities (please see attached JD for full info)
- Act as a clinical lead within the Womens Health Hub, supporting service development and integration
- Undertake advanced clinical assessments and diagnostic decision-making
- Initiate and manage treatment plans for women with complex health needs
- Provide specialist expertise in areas such as sexual and reproductive health, menopause management, and chronic disease care
- Deliver structured, proactive care to reduce reliance on urgent and emergency interventions
- Support trauma-informed, holistic, and patient-centred approaches to care
- Mentor and support colleagues, fostering a culture of professional development and high standards of care
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key responsibilities (please see attached JD for full info)
- Act as a clinical lead within the Womens Health Hub, supporting service development and integration
- Undertake advanced clinical assessments and diagnostic decision-making
- Initiate and manage treatment plans for women with complex health needs
- Provide specialist expertise in areas such as sexual and reproductive health, menopause management, and chronic disease care
- Deliver structured, proactive care to reduce reliance on urgent and emergency interventions
- Support trauma-informed, holistic, and patient-centred approaches to care
- Mentor and support colleagues, fostering a culture of professional development and high standards of care
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- MSC or PGdip in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalency criteria as per national standards
- Current registration with NMC, HPC and or other statutory body
- Specialist Practitioner
- Relevant Professional health degree or equivalent.
- Evidence of recent CPD
- Additional Leadership training
Desirable
- Teaching qualification
- V300 non-medical prescribing qualification
- Cervical cytology sample taker
- Sexual and Reproductive/contraception qualification
- Menopause qualification
Previous Experience
Essential
- Substantial post registration experience
- Experience in health and justice/prison service and/or secure settings
- Supervisory experiences
- Proven experience of working as an independent practitioner
- Experience of teaching and mentoring of staff across the multi-disciplinary team
- Extensive clinical experience
- Involvement in advanced practice development
- Experience in trauma informed care
- Experience in women's health, reproductive and sexual health/menopause care
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Able to demonstrate care which reflects evidence based practice.
- To able to take on the role of Designated Prescribing Practitioner. ( if prescribing is in the scope of practice)
- Management skills with team building abilities
- Ability to manage complexity and develop and sustain partnership working with both individuals and across organisations
- Ability to manage high pressured situations
- Able to prioritise workload, achieving a balance between clinical and other aspects of role
- Evidence of recognised knowledge/skills in service improvement
- Ability to manage a team
- Delegation skills
- Ability to work alone as well as be part of a team
- Teaching skills
- Communication skills
- Ability to prioritise a changing workload
- Ability to implement policy and guidelines
Desirable
Attitudes, aptitudes & personal characteristics
Essential
- Self-motivated and innovative
- Enthusiastic
- Empathetic and Supportive
- Access to a car for business use on a daily basis with full driving license
Other
Essential
- 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.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- MSC or PGdip in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalency criteria as per national standards
- Current registration with NMC, HPC and or other statutory body
- Specialist Practitioner
- Relevant Professional health degree or equivalent.
- Evidence of recent CPD
- Additional Leadership training
Desirable
- Teaching qualification
- V300 non-medical prescribing qualification
- Cervical cytology sample taker
- Sexual and Reproductive/contraception qualification
- Menopause qualification
Previous Experience
Essential
- Substantial post registration experience
- Experience in health and justice/prison service and/or secure settings
- Supervisory experiences
- Proven experience of working as an independent practitioner
- Experience of teaching and mentoring of staff across the multi-disciplinary team
- Extensive clinical experience
- Involvement in advanced practice development
- Experience in trauma informed care
- Experience in women's health, reproductive and sexual health/menopause care
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Able to demonstrate care which reflects evidence based practice.
- To able to take on the role of Designated Prescribing Practitioner. ( if prescribing is in the scope of practice)
- Management skills with team building abilities
- Ability to manage complexity and develop and sustain partnership working with both individuals and across organisations
- Ability to manage high pressured situations
- Able to prioritise workload, achieving a balance between clinical and other aspects of role
- Evidence of recognised knowledge/skills in service improvement
- Ability to manage a team
- Delegation skills
- Ability to work alone as well as be part of a team
- Teaching skills
- Communication skills
- Ability to prioritise a changing workload
- Ability to implement policy and guidelines
Desirable
Attitudes, aptitudes & personal characteristics
Essential
- Self-motivated and innovative
- Enthusiastic
- Empathetic and Supportive
- Access to a car for business use on a daily basis with full driving license
Other
Essential
- 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.
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.
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).
