About this role
Job summary
Are you an experienced Registered Nurse seeking a role that truly makes a difference? We're looking for dedicated professionals to join our prison integrated healthcare service as a senior nurse - where every day brings new challenges and rewards in equal measure.
Why work with us?
?Outstanding reputation- CQC-praised for innovative care and strong leadership
?Excellent benefits- NHS pension, competitive salary, enhanced weekend/night rates
?Job security- stable, long-term career opportunities
?Career development- comprehensive development strategy for all clinical staff
?Supportive environment- work alongside a committed, collaborative team
This is more than nursing - it's an opportunity to deliver meaningful care in a dynamic setting where no two days are the same. If you're ready for a fulfilling career that challenges you professionally while offering exceptional rewards, we'd love to hear from you.
See below for full details of the role and responsibilities.
Main duties of the job
Your Role: Senior Nurse
Step into a fast-paced, varied role where you'll make a real impact every single day.
What you'll do:
Provide Leadership - oversee a designated clinical pathway (planned care, unplanned care, inpatient care, early days in custody.) Ensuring high quality care is being delivered. Reporting in to the relevant team manager you will provide assurance through audits and attainment of Health & Justice Indicators of Performance. Provide Clinical Care - you will support the registered nurses and healthcare support workers to deliver care, taking on complex cases and leading by example through direct clinical care. Shift Coordination- once a week you will be assigned as the shift coordinator, overseeing all the pathways as the first point of escalation. Planning service delivery and responding to emerging pressures and challenges, maintaining a solution focussed approach to ensure our patients receive the best care whilst supporting the staff. Support Staff Development - you will provide clinical supervision to assigned staff to assist their professional development and support the wider leadership team by feeding back good practice and areas for development raised in supervision. Collaborate across teams- work closely with prison colleagues and partnership agencies, attend key meetings, and contribute to integrated care delivery
About us
The Health and Justice division of Spectrum Community Health plays a crucial role in positively impacting the lives of individuals within secure environments, sexual health services and short-term holding facilities.
We offer an array of opportunities to enhance your skills and broaden your experience.
We have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them.
We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to LGBTQIA+ Community and are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and Asexual, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.
Job description Job responsibilities
For more information on working here at HMP Liverpool, please see attached job description/person specification and recruitment pack.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered General Nurse Level 1 Evidence of ongoing CPD and delivery of evidence based care Independent Nurse /Supplementary/ NonMedical Prescriber qualification or willingness to undertake Appropriate management qualification of equivalent experience
Desirable
RCGP Cert 1/2 Primary Care/LTC qualification
Experience Essential
Post registration experience Significant experience of working in a complex environment with multidisciplinary professionals demonstrating effective communication and leadership skills Be able to demonstrate experience of clinical governance used to improve patient care Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner Change management experience Experience of leading a team and effectively using policy and procedures to improve clinical and professional standards Experience of multidisciplinary/multi agency working Understanding and application of confidentiality
Desirable
Experience of working within Health & Justice Experience of working in primary care/substance misuse/acute care Understanding of local and national key documents and their impact on health care delivery in a prison setting Research experience
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.
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 Spectrum Community Health CIC
Address HMP Liverpool Integrated Healthcare Service
Horny Road
Liverpool
L9 3DF
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://spectrum-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)