Central & North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner & works in partnership to provide responsive & dependable primary care, mental health, i ntellectual d isability & substance misuse services to the diverse & culturally rich communities we serve.
In our quest to deliver patient-focused quality care we are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative & enthusiastic Band 5 Primary Care Staff Nurse to join our forward thinking, friendly & expanding Health & Justice team at HMP Coldingley . By join ing our Prisons Health Care Team, you will not only look after the healthcare needs of our patients residing in secure environments , but who also can have a real impact on promoting health & well-being. Our healthcare services work to a 7-day week working model , to ensure our patient’s healthcare is always managed & maintained to the highest of standards .
Our motto is “Caring NOT Judging” so by w orking in partnership with the criminal justice system & other agencies, we provide responsive, dependable & high-quality primary care & mental health services to those who may have offended & those at risk of offending in the communities we serve, to improve their health status & to encourage social inclusion.
We offer a great range of career pathways to support our nurses through their journey, see the list of endless opportunities under the working for your organisation tab.

Triage patient needs in accordance with specific standard operating procedures and national policy e.g. NICE guidance
Assess, plan and implement care for patients within each care/treatment pathway in order to promote wellbeing
Facilitate the use of evidence based practice to ensure that clinical care is both effective and appropriate
Carry out general nursing duties
Maintain contemporaneous records
Support and make a professional contribution to the development of integrated healthcare
Act as a preceptor/mentor in accordance with experience.
Along with the fully established benefits such as Monthly supervision ; Annual personal development plans/appraisals ; Preceptorship Programme ; Support and guidance with Revalidation ; Hidden Gem & annual award ceremonies .
We are also able to offer a ccess to a full range of internal & external training opportunitie s for our Band 5 & newly qualified Band 5 roles across our services.
Our Health and Justice healthcare services present unique & diverse learning, development, & leadership opportunities for nurses, where you will have the potential to make a significant difference to the lives of adults, children & young people who often experience a wide range of health inequalities.
We have developed a clinical leadership career pathway to ensure you feel supported, valued & developed via our career pathway programme that facilitates lifelong learning.
We will support you in your transition from Student nurse to newly qualified nurse to ensure you develop your clinical and leadership skills this includes:
Induction programme
12-month preceptorship programme
12-month Band 5 Development programme
Rotational programme – where you can spend 6 months in 2-3 different health and justice settings to develop your knowledge and skills
Career coaching
Clinical supervision
Newly qualified nurse forums
NHS Leadership Academy leadership course
Bespoke health and justice clinical competencies
See attached Job Description for full details.
Clinical;
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for patients using agreed Patient Group Directives or care pathways where appropriate.
Plan and organise own workload without direct supervision in order to meet the requirements of the site regime.
Administer medication as prescribed, which may include oral, immunisations, intramuscular injections, insulin or nebulisers, and may be compounded by frequent unplanned interruptions such as other patients, staff requests.
Treat where possible (e.g. Hep B, Covid and Flu vaccines, minor ailments), referring on to other departments, clinical specialists or any other appropriate person as required.
Ensure that those identified as requiring specialist input such as mental health or substance misuse, are referred in a timely a manner and that relevant paperwork is completed and care communicated to relevant staff, taking due account of the sensitivity of any information shared with non healthcare professionals who have to manage the patient on the wing.
For those identified as being at risk of self-harm, complete an ACCT document following a thorough assessment and communicate concerns to the appropriate member of staff.
Provide appropriate and timely health promotion interventions to the patient and advise staff accordingly.

Participate in health promotion/harm minimisation clinics in specific disease related areas, ensuring that clinics run smoothly and meet national and local priorities and guidelines e.g.

• Smoking cessation
• Hepatitis B
• Immunisations and vaccinations
• Sexual health
• Diabetes
• Asthma
• Coronary Heart Disease

Will be required to take, collect or transport specimens such as blood, wound swabs or urine.
Will be required to undertake wound dressings.
Ensure that patients being discharged back to the community have sufficient medication and a discharge letter summarising their care package for their GP.
Carry out CPR when required and make best use of the emergency equipment such as the defibrillator.
Attend case conferences as required for patients e.g. ACCT reviews, safety intervention meetings or complex case reviews.
Undertake such other duties as may be reasonably required from time to time, which are consistent with the responsibilities and grade of the post. This may include providing cover for other teams internally or at other sites