Job summary
We are currently looking to expand recruitment and are looking for compassionate, knowledgeable and motivated Staff Nurse to join our friendly teams working across HMP Wandsworth and HMP Isis prisons on Bank.

Our healthcare team have a real impact on promoting health and well-being to those in prison and we pride ourselves on using skills and strategies that instil hope for patients future resettlement back into the community. We directly deliver Mental Health, Physical Health, Pharmacy and Clinical Substance Misuse in an integrated healthcare delivery model to provide effective and responsive care to improve wellbeing and support better outcomes in the future.

As part of the role you will be required to work at least two days in a 6-week period to have supervision, talks with colleagues, attended team meetings etc. In order to work as a bank only worker you will need to have completed preceptorship training or obtained 6 months post qualification experience.

Main duties of the job
We are looking for bank staff who will be able to pick up regular shifts at HMP Wandsworth and HMP Isis.

As a Staff Nurse you will provide a quality primary care service and a range of specialist interventions for offenders.

To support junior colleagues such as healthcare assistants.

Job responsibilities

• Ensure consistently high standards of practice and clinical excellence, which comply with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code of professional conduct.
• Lead the delivery of comprehensive service user assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of patient-centred care in a range of settings.
• Provide clinical supervision and support to junior colleagues, including students.
• Assist and support the manager, as directed, to deliver a nurse-led integrated care service and develop a specialist practice-based clinical model of care.
• Maintain a safe and therapeutic working environment, working collaboratively with the Multi-Disciplinary Team and maintaining accurate records.
• Exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy and have the ability to plan and reach complex and critical judgments, using decision-making skills within the framework of established Trust policies, procedures, and the NMC Code of Conduct.
• Demonstrate and provide robust clinical skills with a sound understanding of evidence-based nursing practice to provide a pro-active approach to ensure quality and outcome-driven practice on a day-to-day basis.
• Recognise and respond appropriate to challenging behaviour in line with Trust policies and training. Support junior staff in managing difficult situations and de-escalation, developing resilience and strategies to manage.
• Provide day-to-day supervision, mentorship, and support to junior colleagues, students, and unregistered staff, including the safe delegation of tasks in line with the NMC Code of Conduct.
• Demonstrate a practical understanding and application of the Mental Health Act (1983) and other relevant legislation.
• Act as a role model by upholding and demonstrating the Trust values of We're Kind, We're Fair, We Listen, We Care in all interactions with service users, families, carers, and colleagues.
• Participate in managerial and professional clinical supervision, training, and annual appraisal and ensure that this becomes an integral part of team practice.
• Ensure the implementation of effective and appropriate patient-centred care-planning tools, long-term condition registers and consistent delivery throughout the service.
• Work collaboratively with the Clinical Lead, GPs, and other clinicians to meet and review service needs as required.
• Be guided by standard operating procedures (SOPs), good practice, established precedents and understand what results or standards are to be achieved. Make comments on proposals for changes, regarding working practices, service improvements or patient feedback.
• Communicate effectively, with sensitivity and compassion, and manage relationships with people, making reasonable adjustments where necessary.
• Ensure the privacy, dignity and safety of individuals is maintained at all times.
• Monitor the condition and health needs of people within their care on a continual basis in partnership with the members of the MDT team, families and carers.

Person Specification
Qualifications (Essential)

• Professional NMC Qualification (Registered General Nurse)
• Professional, clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree level or equivalent.

Experience (Essential)

• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
• Working knowledge of current issues/agendas facing healthcare in chosen area of specialism
• Experience of setting, monitoring and evaluating standards of care.

Skills (Essential)

• Ability to present ideas with clarity in a persuasive and influential style.
• Ability to work effectively and autonomously.
• Ability to lead and empower people to make decisions and plan ahead.
• Awareness of safeguarding procedures.
• Ability to work sensitively and supportively with families, including at times of stress.
• Ability to change practice in response to national guidance and local priorities.

Other Requirements (Essential)

• Valid driving licence and the use of a vehicle, if required for the role.
• Flexibility to work 24hr Shifts, 7 days a week and across all clinical areas as required unless otherwise specified.
• Standard IT skills.
• Ability to fulfil requirements as outlined in the Addendum document to this JD.

Date posted: 05 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change, Band 5
Salary: £39,781 a year per annum pro-rata inc. HCAS
Contract: Bank
Reference number: 277-BankRGN-B5- Lond Pris
Closing date: 19 November 2026

Employer details
Employer name: Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Address: HMP Wansdworth and HMP Isis Prisons, London, SW18 3HS, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

For questions about the job, contact: Clare Denny, Recruitment & Retention Resourcing Officer, claredenny@nhs.net

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust's privacy notice is available on the Trust website. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.