Registered Nurse - HMP Liverpool
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Spectrum Community Health CIC Registered Nurse - HMP Liverpool
The closing date is 09 November 2026
Job summary
Are you a Registered Nurse seeking a role that truly makes a difference? We're looking for dedicated professionals to join our enhanced primary care service - where every day brings new challenges and rewards in equal measure.
Why work with us?
? Outstanding reputation - CQC-praised for innovative care and strong leadership
?Excellent benefits - NHS pension, competitive salary, enhanced weekend/night rates
?Job security - stable, long-term career opportunities
?Career development - comprehensive development strategy for all clinical staff
?Supportive environment - work alongside a committed, collaborative team
This is more than nursing - it's an opportunity to deliver meaningful care in a dynamic setting where no two days are the same. If you're ready for a fulfilling career that challenges you professionally while offering exceptional rewards, we'd love to hear from you.
See below for full details of the role and responsibilities.
Main duties of the job
Your Role: Primary Care Nurse
Step into a fast-paced, varied role where you'll make a real impact every single day. Working in our Category B local prison with a dynamic, high-turnover population, you'll develop expertise across the full spectrum of prison nursing while delivering vital healthcare to those who need it most.
What you'll do:
- Deliver comprehensive primary care - run specialist clinics including tissue viability, wound care, immunizations, vaccinations, and national screening programmes
- Provide urgent care - assess and triage patients with acute presentations, ensuring timely access to appropriate urgent care pathways
- Support new arrivals - conduct thorough early days in custody assessments, identifying health needs and connecting individuals with the right care from day one
- Lead clinical decision-making - carry out triage assessments and make autonomous clinical judgments that directly shape patient outcomes
- Collaborate across teams - work closely with prison colleagues and partnership agencies, attend key meetings, and contribute to integrated care delivery
This role offers the perfect blend of clinical challenge and professional growth. You'll build diverse skills, work autonomously, and be part of a service that truly values innovation and compassionate care.
This is a full time post and shift work
Ready to take on a role where every day is different?
About us
The Health and Justice division of Spectrum Community Health plays a crucial role in positively impacting the lives of individuals within secure environments, sexual health services and short term holding facilities.
We offer an array of opportunities to enhance your skills and broaden your experience.
We have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them.
We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to LGBTQIA+ Community and are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and Asexual, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.
Details
Date posted
27 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
847-RM-26-V1007
Job locations
HMP Liverpool
Hornby Road
Liverpool
L9 3DF
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on working here at HMP Liverpool, please see attached job description/person specification and recruitment pack.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on working here at HMP Liverpool, please see attached job description/person specification and recruitment pack.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Level 1 - Adult / General/Mental Health
Desirable
- Mentorship / supervision/teaching / assessing experience/ training
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of current healthcare issues
- Knowledge of clinical governance audit, risk management and quality agenda
- Competent in clinical practice e.g., phlebotomy, ECG monitoring
- Worked in a complex environment managing deteriorating patients
- Understanding and application of confidentiality
Desirable
- Experience of working within a Health & Justice environment.
- Experience of health needs assessment/Triage
- Experience in working in general practice
- Management / Minor Injuries
- Experience of using SystmOne or willing to undertake training
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Level 1 - Adult / General/Mental Health
Desirable
- Mentorship / supervision/teaching / assessing experience/ training
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of current healthcare issues
- Knowledge of clinical governance audit, risk management and quality agenda
- Competent in clinical practice e.g., phlebotomy, ECG monitoring
- Worked in a complex environment managing deteriorating patients
- Understanding and application of confidentiality
Desirable
- Experience of working within a Health & Justice environment.
- Experience of health needs assessment/Triage
- Experience in working in general practice
- Management / Minor Injuries
- Experience of using SystmOne or willing to undertake training
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).
Additional information
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
Spectrum Community Health CIC
Address
HMP Liverpool
Hornby Road
Liverpool
L9 3DF
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://spectrum-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Spectrum Community Health CIC
Address
HMP Liverpool
Hornby Road
Liverpool
L9 3DF
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://spectrum-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Primary care Manager
Katherine Pickard
Details
Date posted
27 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
847-RM-26-V1007
Job locations
HMP Liverpool
Hornby Road
Liverpool
L9 3DF
United Kingdom
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