Job summary
- Main area
- Prison Nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 847-RM-26-V816-A
- Employer
- Spectrum Community Health CIC
- Employer type
- Public (Non NHS)
- Site
- HMP Buckley Hall
- Town
- Rochdale
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/06/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Practice Nurse - HMP Buckley Hall+ £1500 welcome payment
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
The successful candidate will be part of our clinician team, providing care to patients under the community primary care model.
Main duties of the job
This role is an excellent opportunity to utilise existing skill sets but also there is opportunity to develop and embark on training and learning opportunities.
Working for our organisation
BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE
Join our team
We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team.
Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge we’ve got a role for you!
- Access to NHS Pension
- Time for you day (additional day off)
- Welcome payment for some posts
- Refer a friend scheme
- Training and Development opportunities
- Flexible Working
- Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
- Up to 33 days annual leave
Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people – our patients, service users, staff and partners.
We are building on our ambition to deliver the best in health and wellbeing on a values-driven ethos and to maintain the highest standards of patient care and service. We are an expanding organisation, but we aim to grow without compromising on quality and social value.
Our Mission
Holistic interventions delivered with compassion for the stigmatised and marginalised in our communities.
Our Vision
Quality healthcare that makes a difference to people’s lives, regardless of circumstances.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details on the advertised role.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse/1st Degree
- NMC registered.
- Post registration Level 3 or 4 qualification in history taking and physical examination skills
- Post registration Level 3 or 4 qualification in history taking and physical examination skills
- Non-Medical Prescriber or prepared to work towards
- Evidence of relevant up to date CPD
- Diploma in a Long-Term Condition management eg. asthma / diabetes
- Recent or current experience in Primary Care
- Experience of developing and delivering training
Desirable criteria
- Teaching and Assessing qualification
- Minor illness and minor injury accredited course Level 3 or 4
- Accredited Family Planning/ sexual Health qualification.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Strong clinical decision maker
- Demonstrates excellent, organisational, time management and motivational skills
- Advocate for patients
- Ability to identify training needs of self and others
- Extensive experience at senior level in relevant field
- Relevant transferable skills such as wound care management.
- Demonstrable clinical examination and assessment skills e.g. history taking, physical assessment with undifferentiated diagnoses
- Minor illness and minor illness examination and assessment skills
- Experience of audit participation
- Effective networking with colleagues at all levels, experience or working across professional and organisational boundaries
- Ability to demonstrate commitment to high quality patient care and service innovation
- Experience of providing and maintaining effective and safe student placements
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of prior experience of change management within the health care setting
- Evidence of published work in relevant field
- Proven record to initiate and manage service development
- Ability to lead audit
- Proven track record, demonstrable knowledge, and skills of formal research experience
- Evidence of sound management and leadership experience within specialism
- Experience in a prison setting
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Joanne Townley
- Job title
- Head of Healthcare
- Email address
- [email protected]
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