Registered Mental Health Nurse

We are hiring for a Prison Nurse in HMP Nottingham, Please find the job description below:

Job Title

Prison Nurse / Registered Nurse:

HM Prison:

Job Purpose:

The Prison Nurse is responsible for delivering safe, effective, and compassionate nursing care to individuals in custody. The role involves addressing physical health, mental health, substance misuse, and long-term conditions, while maintaining security, dignity, and equality of care equivalent to that provided in the community.

Key Responsibilities

1. Clinical Nursing Care

* Deliver high-quality nursing care in accordance with NMC standards and evidence-based practice

* Undertake health assessments, including reception screening and ongoing reviews

* Administer medications safely, including controlled drugs, in line with policy

* Manage and monitor long-term conditions (e.g. diabetes, asthma, cardiovascular disease)

* Provide wound care, infection control, and health promotion

2. Mental Health & Substance Misuse Support

* Identify and support patients with mental health needs, including anxiety, depression, and serious mental illness

* Assist in the management of substance misuse and withdrawal, including alcohol and drug detoxification programmes

* Monitor and escalate concerns relating to self-harm, suicide risk, or acute distress

* Work closely with mental health, substance misuse, and safeguarding teams

3. Safeguarding & Risk Management

* Contribute to risk assessments, care planning, and observations

* Recognise and respond to safeguarding concerns, including violence, abuse, or exploitation

* Maintain awareness of security procedures within the prison environment

* Report incidents accurately and in line with prison and healthcare policies

4. Multidisciplinary Team Working

* Work collaboratively with GPs, psychiatrists, psychologists, pharmacists, HCAs, prison officers, and allied professionals

* Participate in case conferences, MDT meetings, and handovers

* Liaise with external healthcare services to support continuity of care on release

5. Documentation & Professional Practice

* Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential clinical records

* Ensure compliance with GDPR, information governance, and Caldicott principles

* Follow clinical governance, audit, and quality improvement processes

* Maintain CPD, mandatory training, and professional registration

6. Health Promotion & Equality of Care

* Promote physical and mental wellbeing among the prison population

* Deliver care in line with equality, diversity, and human rights legislation

* Support patients to access healthcare services equivalent to those in the community