Lead Nurse - HMP Haverigg
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 07/09/2026
- Closes
- 21/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a dedicated Registered Nurse to lead the nursing team within a secure setting at HMP Haverigg, focusing on substance misuse and primary care. The post holder will manage and coordinate evidence-based care, provide strong clinical leadership, and be involved in shift planning and workload prioritization. They will assess, advise, and administer care to patients, contributing to integrated prison healthcare services. This is a maternity cover position.
Essential criteria
- Openness to explore and lead alternative working practices.
- Able to communicate efficiently and effectively.
- Demonstrate a high level of personal and professional autonomy and an understanding of professional accountability
- Openness to explore and lead alternative working practices.
- Able to develop and maintain positive working relationships.
- Keyboard skills - computer literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Able to maintain contemporaneous clinical records following clinical activities.
- Registered General Nurse Level 1
- Evidence of ongoing CPD and delivery of evidence based care
- Independent Nurse /Supplementary/ NonMedical Prescriber qualification or willingness to undertake
- Appropriate management qualification of equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- RCGP Cert 1/2 Primary Care/LTC qualification
- Post registration experience
- Significant experience of working in a complex environment with multidisciplinary professionals demonstrating effective communication and leadership skills
- Be able to demonstrate experience of clinical governance used to improve patient care
- Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner
- Change management experience
- Experience of leading a team and effectively using policy and procedures to improve clinical and professional standards
- Experience of multidisciplinary/multi agency working
- Understanding and application of confidentiality
- Experience of working within Health & Justice
- Experience of working in primary care/substance misuse/acute care
- Understanding of local and national key documents and their impact on health care delivery in a prison setting
- Research experience
- Skills and Abilities
- Openness to explore and lead alternative working practices.
- Able to communicate efficiently and effectively.
- Demonstrate a high level of personal and professional autonomy and an understanding of professional accountability
- Openness to explore and lead alternative working practices.
- Able to develop and maintain positive working relationships.
- Keyboard skills - computer literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Able to maintain contemporaneous clinical records following clinical activities.
- Registered General Nurse Level 1
- Evidence of ongoing CPD and delivery of evidence based care
- Independent Nurse /Supplementary/ NonMedical Prescriber qualification or willingness to undertake
- Appropriate management qualification of equivalent experience
- RCGP Cert 1/2 Primary Care/LTC qualification
- Post registration experience
- Significant experience of working in a complex environment with multidisciplinary professionals demonstrating effective communication and leadership skills
- Be able to demonstrate experience of clinical governance used to improve patient care
- Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner
- Change management experience
- Experience of leading a team and effectively using policy and procedures to improve clinical and professional standards
- Experience of multidisciplinary/multi agency working
- Understanding and application of confidentiality
- Experience of working within Health & Justice
- Experience of working in primary care/substance misuse/acute care
- Understanding of local and national key documents and their impact on health care delivery in a prison setting
- Research experience
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Spectrum Community Health CIC
Lead Nurse - HMP Haverigg
The closing date is 21 September 2026
Job summary
Please note this role is a maternity cover.
Are you a dedicated Registered Nurse looking for a new challenge within a secure setting focusing on substance misuse and primary care? Have you developed your leadership skills across integrated and multi-disciplinary services? Are you a motivated nurse committed to clinical quality and continuous improvement? Would you welcome the opportunity for further training and development? Do you want to combine your substance misuse, primary care, acute and emergency nursing skills all in one place and keep your NHS Pension?
You must have significant post registration experience with excellent clinical nursing knowledge and eager to develop your managerial skills. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are crucial with the ability to work well as part of a multi-disciplinary team. If you are a motivated individual with a desire to enhance your clinical and leadership skills, we can offer a wide range of training and development opportunities.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will take responsibility for the daily management, co-ordination and delivery of evidence-based care and provide strong clinical leadership to the nursing team. This includes being involved with shift planning, taking appropriate
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