Senior Long-Term Conditions Nurse – Prison Health

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Long Term Conditions Nurse to join our Primary Care team at HMP Winchester, a category B Prison located in central Winchester.

Hours: 37.5 - Monday to Friday 8.30–4.30pm. No weekends or nights.

Responsibilities:

• Be responsible for ensuring a comprehensive handover of services when patients are transferring across wings or custodial care settings.
• Identify immediate health needs including any external services or prescribing requirements that prisoners may have received prior to remand or repatriation onto a wing.
• Facilitate arrangements between agencies involved in delivering a complex care package to ensure effective collaboration and stability for the patient.
• Provide proactive intervention to urgently address improvement recommendations from CQC and HMPP inspections.
• Deliver continuity of care across health and social care agencies from courts, to custody and community.

Qualifications:

• Registered Nurse – General with relevant NMC Registration.
• Non‑Medical Prescriber / Practitioner / Long‑Term Conditions.
• Some line management responsibility after probation period.
• Educated to degree level.
• Knowledge of health and social care models across the criminal justice system.
• Knowledge of evidence‑based practice and clinical governance.
• Experience of assessing the needs of and working with individuals with complex health and social care needs.
• Experience in a hospital, community or prison environment is desirable.

Benefits and Development:

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities.
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development.
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it.

About Us:

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We are the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background. Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values: we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated; we act with integrity; we embrace diversity; we strive to do things better together.

Salary and Support:

Full‑time, annual salary up to £54,397 per annum FTE, depending on experience. How we support you: bespoke induction including our Introducing Health in Justice training course, competency framework, regional and national career development opportunities, bespoke Learning Management System, support from the wider team.

All candidates required to have a legal right to work in the UK; due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.