Bank Registered Nurse - HMP Styal
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Bank
- Pattern
- Flexible working
- Posted
- 20/08/2026
- Closes
- 03/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves delivering comprehensive primary healthcare services within HMP Styal as part of a multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will undertake health assessments, administer medication, perform diagnostic tests, and provide health interventions for prisoners. They will work flexibly across the service, focusing on preventing transfers to outside hospitals. The role requires demonstrating knowledge of health issues and treatment options, with a keen interest in developing skills across integrated services.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse Level 1 - Adult / General/Mental Health
Desirable criteria
- Mentorship / teaching / assessing experience
- Awareness of current healthcare issues
- Awareness of clinical governance, risk management and quality agenda
- Working within a multi-disciplinary healthcare team
- Experience of appraisal and clinical supervision
- There is a requirement to undertake training to become proficient in the use of SystemOne
- Understanding of local and national key documents and their impact on health care delivery in a prison setting
- Awareness of the Health and Justice agenda in prisons
- Experience of working within a secure environment
- Experience of health needs assessment/Triage Working to Patient Group Directives Practice Nurse / Chronic Disease Management / Minor Injuries experience
- Experience of relevant continuing professional development
- Experience of using SystemOne
- Registered Nurse Level 1 - Adult / General/Mental Health
- Mentorship / teaching / assessing experience
- Awareness of current healthcare issues
- Awareness of clinical governance, risk management and quality agenda
- Working within a multi-disciplinary healthcare team
- Experience of appraisal and clinical supervision
- There is a requirement to undertake training to become proficient in the use of SystemOne
- Understanding of local and national key documents and their impact on health care delivery in a prison setting
- Awareness of the Health and Justice agenda in prisons
- Experience of working within a secure environment
- Experience of health needs assessment/Triage Working to Patient Group Directives Practice Nurse / Chronic Disease Management / Minor Injuries experience
- Experience of relevant continuing professional development
- Experience of using SystemOne
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
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Job summary
Are you an enthusiastic, motivated and proactive registered nurse wanting to join our healthcare team at HMP Styal and work Bank shifts.
In conjunction with the management team contribute to and deliver a comprehensive primary health care service in partnership with mental health and key stakeholders as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the prison setting. This role involves undertaking health assessments, administering medication and treatments, performing diagnostic tests, as appropriate, and providing and evaluating a range of health interventions to meet prisoner health and social care needs. The post holder will be required to work flexibly across the service to provide responsive, evidence-based interventions working alongside physical and mental health clinical teams.
The post holder will be part of a team that provides primary care within a prison, preventing transfer to outside hospitals. They will demonstrate knowledge, skills and understanding of health issues and treatment options and have a keen interest in developing knowledge and skills across the integrated services.
The post holder will be expected to operate in line with our shared commitment to our values: Working Together, Integrity, Respect and Recognition, Compassion and Innovation.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide a comprehensive primary care physical/mental
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