Registered Nurse - HMP Kirklevington + £1500 welcome payment
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 28.5
- Posted
- 17/08/2026
- Closes
- 31/08/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role is for a part-time Band 5 Registered General Nurse (RGN) to work within prison services at HMP Kirklevington. The nurse will provide primary care, minor injuries, emergency care, health assessments, and manage long-term conditions. They will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, delivering high-quality clinical care and contributing to offender rehabilitation. Full induction and training will be provided, so prior prison experience is not required.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse Level 1 - Adult /General/Mental Health
Desirable criteria
- Mentorship / supervision/teaching / assessing experience/ training
- Knowledge of current healthcare issues.
- Knowledge of clinical governance audit, risk management and quality agenda
- Working within a multi-disciplinary healthcare team
- Competent in clinical practice e.g., phlebotomy, ECG monitoring
- Worked in a complex environment managing deteriorating patients
- Experience of working within a Health & Justice environment.
- Experience of health needs assessment/Triage
- Working to Patient Group Directives
- Experience in working in general practice
- Management / Minor Injuries
- Experience of using SystmOne or willing to undertake training
- Education and Training
- Registered Nurse Level 1 - Adult /General/Mental Health
- Mentorship / supervision/teaching / assessing experience/ training
- Knowledge of current healthcare issues.
- Knowledge of clinical governance audit, risk management and quality agenda
- Working within a multi-disciplinary healthcare team
- Competent in clinical practice e.g., phlebotomy, ECG monitoring
- Worked in a complex environment managing deteriorating patients
- Experience of working within a Health & Justice environment.
- Experience of health needs assessment/Triage
- Working to Patient Group Directives
- Experience in working in general practice
- Management / Minor Injuries
- Experience of using SystmOne or willing to undertake training
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Spectrum Community Health CIC
Registered Nurse - HMP Kirklevington + £1500 welcome payment
The closing date is 31 August 2026
Job summary
We're recruiting now for part time (28.5 hours per week) Band 5 RGN primary care nurses to work within our prison services across HMP Kirklevington.
Every day is different for a prison nurse, as you'll work within varied roles including:
oPrimary care nursing
oMinor injuries and illnesses
oEmergency and urgent care
oHealth assessment and wellbeing checks
oLong term conditions
Main duties of the job
We are a multi-disciplinary team collaborating with other services like GP, Optometry, Dentist, Podiatry, Physiotherapy, Sexual health, Substance Misuse and Mental health. To help us deliver our extensive range of services, you'll be a qualified registered nurse (RGN) with a passion to deliver high-quality clinical care and a commitment to the rehabilitation of offenders. You'll be self-motivated, have a sound knowledge base and excellent communications skills.
Experience of working within the prison environment is not necessary as full induction and training will be provided.
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