Healthcare Assistant

About the Role

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is transitioning its offender health contracts to a new provider. We continue to recruit for positions at HMP Morton Hall – a Category C male foreign national offender prison with a capacity of 353 inmates. Successful candidates will eventually be employed by the new provider.

• Provide nursing care in a custodial environment, offering a positive nurse‑led health experience to patients generally with poor health outcomes.
• Deliver the Primary Healthcare Team’s services: initial assessment and screening for all new patients, clinical triage, emergency response, care of minor illness and injuries, long‑term condition clinics and health promotion.
• Support and lead nurse‑led clinics including health screening, phlebotomy, BBV screening, ECGs, and other clinical interventions.
• Participate in emergency responses and other urgent clinical situations.
• Work autonomously while being part of a supportive internal rotation team operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

• Actively paid‑to‑work DBS check required; the cost (£26.40 standard or £54.40 enhanced) will be deducted from salary over the first two months.
• Not eligible for Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship; the role does not meet the pay or skill level for sponsorship.
• Experience with NHS staff networks or multidisciplinary teamwork is desirable.
• Ability to read, write and communicate effectively in English.
• Enrolled or willing to enrol for the DBS Update Service (annual fee £16).

The role offers a varied clinical experience within a secure setting, supporting staff development and ongoing training. The Trust values equality, diversity, inclusion and environmental commitments. The Final date to receive applications is 28 January 2026.

We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply.