About this role
Job summary
NHFT is contracted to provide integrated health care services to HMP Littlehey. Currently we are looking to recruit an innovative Band 7 long term condition lead to our existing team. The post holder will deliver the highest standard of care required to meet the diverse and complex healthcare needs of an adult male population. They will be passionate about all aspects of Nursing, have exceptional clinical skills and hold an NMP qualification. Demonstrating consistent exemplary standards of care and professionalism.
HMP Littlehey is a large Category C prison located in the picturesque village of Perry near to Grafham Water near Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire with free parking, staff restaurant and an onsite gymnasium.
Healthcare services are delivered from two modern well equipped healthcare centers by a multi-disciplinary team who have, in the past, won the prestigious WHO European Best Practice in Prisons Award. If you are looking for a role that is as professionally challenging as it is rewarding, then we would love to hear from you.
We are a warm and friendly team who pride ourselves on delivering a high standard of care. The successful candidates will benefit from an extensive supernumerary induction period, alongside regular supervision and appraisals and be encouraged to undertake training so why not drop us a line and come and have a look around.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Care
Assess, monitor, and manage patients with long-term conditions such as diabetes, asthma, COPD, cardiovascular disease, epilepsy, and hypertension
Deliver structured LTC clinics and annual health reviews
Develop, implement, and review individualised care plans in line with national guidelines
Medication Management
Prescribe and administer medication in line with professional competence and prison policy. Ensuring safe medicines management
Support continuity of medication on reception, transfer, and release.
Support patients to self-manage their long-term conditions
Promote healthy lifestyle choices, including smoking cessation, diet, physical activity and patient education
Multidisciplinary Working
Work collaboratively with GPs, mental health services, substance misuse teams, allied health professionals, and prison staff
Oversee and supervise the wider healthcare team to support them in the management of LTC
Contribute to case reviews, MDT meetings, and care planning discussions.
Act as a patient advocate while maintaining security and safety requirements.
Documentation and Governance
Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential clinical records
Work in accordance with NMC Code, clinical governance frameworks, and prison healthcare policies
Participate in audit, service development, and quality improvement initiatives
About us
NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.
At NHFT we believe that work should be rewarded in every sense which is why we are proud to an accredited living wage employer.
We aim to support financial wellbeing and create an environment where are people feel valued and able to thrive.
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
Job description Job responsibilities
The Primary care and Long-Term Conditions (LTC) clinical lead working in a prison is responsible for delivering high-quality, evidence-based care to people in custody with chronic health conditions, ensuring care is equivalent to that provided in the community.
The role involves overseeing nursing staff while assessing, monitoring, and managing long-term conditions through regular clinics and reviews. You will also bedeveloping individualized care plans and supporting safe and effective medication management. You will work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team, promoting self-management and health education while balancing clinical priorities with the constraints of a secure environment. The post holder will also play a key role in safeguarding, risk management, accurate clinical documentation, and ensuring continuity of care during transfers and on release.
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
Please note this post is subject to security vetting. To be considered for this post you will need to have continuously resided in the UK without any breaks for a minimum of 3 years prior to this application and be able to evidence your years of residency. Please note without sufficient evidence your application may not progress.
Person Specification
interview Essential
NMP qualification
Interview Essential
Prison experience
Interview Essential
Long term conditon experience in primary care
interview Desirable
Significant years post registration experience
interview Essential
Significant years post graduation experience
Desirable
Intermediate life support
Security Vetting Essential
The application includes evidence of the required years of UK residency to meet prison vetting standards
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 Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address HMP Littlehey
H M Prison
Huntingdon
PE28 0SR
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)