Registered General Nurse (Band 5) - HMP Chelmsford
The closing date is 26 February 2026
Job summary
Package Description
As a Prison Nurse, youll be part of our valued team:
- Band 5 Salary depending on experience £32,648.00 to £39,177.60 with group pension
- Receive a competitive salary enhancement for working weekend and night shift patterns
- 240 hours Annual Leave
- Company Policy Sick pay
- Enhanced Maternity Package
- Life Assurance
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
Main duties of the job
Job Introduction
We are looking for a committed and compassionateBand 5 Registered General Nurseto join our healthcare team atHMP Chelmsford.This is an exciting opportunity to provide essential nursing care in a secure setting, making a real impact on the health and wellbeing of people in our care.
Working within a supportive multidisciplinary team, you will deliver safe, effective, and person-centred care to a diverse patient group, helping to improve health outcomes in a unique environment.
Location:HMP Chelmsford, EssexHours:Full-time, 40 hours per week
Days: 08:00 18:00
Rotational shifts: 10:00 20:00 (scheduled)Contract:Permanent
Join us and use your nursing skills where they matter most. Apply now to be part of our dedicated healthcare team.
The Ideal CandidateEssential Experience / Qualifications
- Registered Nurse - Registered General Nurse or Registered Primary care Adult Nurse (RGN) with active PIN
- All candidates are subject to prison vetting checks
- Ability to work effectively as part of a multi professional team within a fast-paced environment
About us
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
Details
Date posted
13 February 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£32,648 to £39,177.60 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
HCRGCG/TP/44687/18447
Job locations
HCRG Care Group
Chelmsford
Essex
CM2 6JT
Employer details
Employer name
HCRG Care Group
Address
HCRG Care Group
Chelmsford
Essex
CM2 6JT
Employer's website
https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
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