Long Term Conditions Nurse - 12 month Secondment

About The Role

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Long Term Conditions Nurse - 12 month Secondment to join our Primary Care team at HMP Winchester, a category B Prison located in Winchester.

This role will be to start in April 2027 and will be for 12 months.

Hours

Monday - Friday, working 08:30-16:30. No weekends or nights.

Salary

This position is full time, you’ll receive an annual salary up to £54,397 per annum - depending on experience.

How will we support you?

• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider team
  
  

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

What you'll be doing

As a Long Term Conditions Nurse , your responsibilities will vary. You will;

• Ensure a comprehensive handover of services when patients are transferring across wings or custodial care settings.
• You will identify immediate health needs including, any external services or prescribing requirements that prisoners may have received e.g. prior to remand or repatriation onto a wing
• A key part of this role will include the facilitation of arrangements between agencies involved in delivering a complex care package to ensure effective collaboration and stability for the patient in delivery of that care.
• Joint working with other in-house healthcare services and departments within the prison such as Pharmacy, Education, Offender Management, Substance Misuse, Physical Education
• 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 whilst improving the communication between the above.
  
  

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesn’t stop there… we also offer:

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

What we'll look for in you

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We’re 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
  
  

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Qualifications required:

• Registered Nurse- General with relevant NMC Registration
• Some exposure to Long Term Conditions management
• Advanced Nurse Prescriber/ Practitioner - Desirable
• Educated to degree level
• Knowledge of health and social care models across the criminal justice system and of national and local initiatives relating to physical health
• 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
  
  

Although not essential ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.