Job summary
Are you a motivated and compassionate Registered Nurse looking to develop your clinical skills in a unique and rewarding environment?
We are offering a Band 5-6 Development post within Prison Healthcare Services at HMYOI Feltham A. This permanent role provides a clear, supported pathway for a Band 5 nurse to progress to a Band 6 Senior Nurse position on successful completion of required competencies.
We welcome NMC-registered RGN, RCN or RMN applicants who are willing to work across clinical specialities, expand their professional knowledge, and undertake further specialist education, including a School Nurse qualification.
As part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team, you will deliver high-quality, patient-centred care to children and young people in custody. You will gain experience across primary care, long-term conditions, mental health, child development and screening, substance misuse, and urgent or emergency response within a secure setting.
We are seeking nurses who are NMC registered, compassionate, resilient, collaborative, and committed to high-quality, person-centred care, with a strong interest in developing clinical, leadership, and decision-making skills.
Previous primary care or secure environment experience is desirable but not essential. Full training and support will be provided.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will deliver expert, patient-centred healthcare within a secure environment, providing clinical advice and guidance to clinicians, allied health professionals, and patients.
Working as part of an integrated healthcare service spanning Primary Care, Mental Health, and Substance Misuse, and supported by allied professionals, the role includes undertaking physical health assessments, running clinics, delivering and evaluating treatments and interventions, and contributing to the ongoing development of healthcare services.
You will demonstrate sound knowledge of health conditions and treatment options, enabling you to support and guide colleagues on matters relating to physical health and wellbeing, while ensuring consistently high standards of care in a changing healthcare environment where patient need remains central to practice.
The role requires strong partnership working, ensuring healthcare is fully integrated within wider prison services and that effective communication is maintained with internal and external stakeholders. You will promote professionalism within the nursing team, contribute to a positive team culture, confidently challenge poor practice, and support the reduction of siloed working.
Flexible working is essential and includes weekends and unsocial hours. Nights and weekends are a core requirement, although we aim to limit allocation to no more than two weekends and two sets of up to four night shifts per roster period.
About us
As a Band 5-6 Development Nurse, you will work through a structured programme of nursing, profession-specific, and service-specific Band 6 competencies, alongside completing all associated training and development requirements.
You will be responsible for maintaining annual statutory and mandatory training, demonstrating safe and effective practice across the full scope of the role, including autonomous clinical working. Regular supervision, mentorship, and support will be provided by your line manager and the wider team, with management and clinical supervision offered every four weeks within the Health and Justice service line.
On successful completion and sign-off of all required competencies, you will progress to a Band 6 Senior Nurse position. Progression is typically achieved within 12-18 months, depending on individual development and readiness.
Newly qualified nurses will also complete the Trust's 12-month Preceptorship Programme and Band 5 Development Programme alongside their service-specific competency framework.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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.
- Work with the qualified School Nurse(s) in the team to ensure the children and young people in our care are meeting their expected developmental milestones, alongside health and wellbeing screening assessments.
- Apply local risk assessment and management.
- Create and record care plans within individual patient records, tailored to the individual patient.
- 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.
- 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.
- Participate in a 3 week supernumerary period, working with RGNs, RCNs and RMNs to begin your understanding of the role being delivered as well as the expectations of you.
- We offer locally arranged teaching sessions every 2 weeks covering varied clinical skills and knowledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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.
- Work with the qualified School Nurse(s) in the team to ensure the children and young people in our care are meeting their expected developmental milestones, alongside health and wellbeing screening assessments.
- Apply local risk assessment and management.
- Create and record care plans within individual patient records, tailored to the individual patient.
- 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.
- 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.
- Participate in a 3 week supernumerary period, working with RGNs, RCNs and RMNs to begin your understanding of the role being delivered as well as the expectations of you.
- We offer locally arranged teaching sessions every 2 weeks covering varied clinical skills and knowledge.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RGN, RCN, RMN or Dual qualified)
- Evidence of personal and professional development in Nursing since Registration
- Clinical Supervisor and/or Assessor training
Desirable
- Post registration qualification appropriate to speciality
- School Nurse NMC Qualificaiton or willingness to work toward
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - School Nursing (SCPHN - SN) or willingness to work towards.
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with diverse communities.
Desirable
- Post-registration experience relevant to secure settings.
- Experience in working as part of an integrated team, alongside non-health employed colleagues
- Experience of conducting clinical audit
Skills, Knowledge, Abilites
Essential
- Ability to communicate in an effective way with people from a variety of backgrounds and different ages.
- Skills in communicating with and engaging children with complex needs
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of team working
- Excellent written & verbal communication skills
- Ability to demonstrate essential leadership skills
- Ability to reflect on clinical practice and to understand own limitations when dealing with emotive issues.
- Ability to act as a mentor / preceptor to students and newly recruited colleagues.
- Good computer literacy skills.
- Ability to manage difficult situations and conflict resolution
- Flexible approach to work including days, nights and weekend working
Desirable
- Skills in supporting de-escalation of challenging behaviour and ability to model this for others
Other
Essential
- Declared medically fit by the Occupational Health Department to perform the duties and shifts expected within the post.
- Willingness to undertake further training relevant to clinical area.
- Ability to work shifts covering the 24hour service (Days, Nights, Weekends, Bank holidays (incl. Christmas etc).
- UK Resident for at least 3 years prior to application (for vetting process)
Prison (YOI) Focused
Essential
- Demonstrates a basic understanding of the principles of Trauma Informed Care (TIC)
- Demonstrates a basic knowledge of ACEs (Adverse Childhood Events)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RGN, RCN, RMN or Dual qualified)
- Evidence of personal and professional development in Nursing since Registration
- Clinical Supervisor and/or Assessor training
Desirable
- Post registration qualification appropriate to speciality
- School Nurse NMC Qualificaiton or willingness to work toward
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - School Nursing (SCPHN - SN) or willingness to work towards.
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with diverse communities.
Desirable
- Post-registration experience relevant to secure settings.
- Experience in working as part of an integrated team, alongside non-health employed colleagues
- Experience of conducting clinical audit
Skills, Knowledge, Abilites
Essential
- Ability to communicate in an effective way with people from a variety of backgrounds and different ages.
- Skills in communicating with and engaging children with complex needs
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of team working
- Excellent written & verbal communication skills
- Ability to demonstrate essential leadership skills
- Ability to reflect on clinical practice and to understand own limitations when dealing with emotive issues.
- Ability to act as a mentor / preceptor to students and newly recruited colleagues.
- Good computer literacy skills.
- Ability to manage difficult situations and conflict resolution
- Flexible approach to work including days, nights and weekend working
Desirable
- Skills in supporting de-escalation of challenging behaviour and ability to model this for others
Other
Essential
- Declared medically fit by the Occupational Health Department to perform the duties and shifts expected within the post.
- Willingness to undertake further training relevant to clinical area.
- Ability to work shifts covering the 24hour service (Days, Nights, Weekends, Bank holidays (incl. Christmas etc).
- UK Resident for at least 3 years prior to application (for vetting process)
Prison (YOI) Focused
Essential
- Demonstrates a basic understanding of the principles of Trauma Informed Care (TIC)
- Demonstrates a basic knowledge of ACEs (Adverse Childhood Events)
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).
