Primary Care Nurse
Job Description
Are you ready to grow your nursing career in a role that truly makes a difference? Join Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and be part of a compassionate team delivering life-changing healthcare within a secure environment.
This is more than a nursing job—it’s an opportunity to support individuals in rebuilding their lives through high-quality, patient-centred care.
About the Role
As a Registered Nurse in offender healthcare, you will deliver high-quality primary care and specialist interventions within a prison setting. Working in a nurse-led, integrated healthcare model, you’ll support patients with diverse and often complex health needs.
Your role will be central to improving health outcomes, promoting wellbeing, and supporting individuals on their journey toward rehabilitation and reintegration into the community.
Key Responsibilities
Clinical Care & Patient Support
- Deliver safe, effective, and evidence-based nursing care
- Conduct reception screenings for new arrivals
- Respond to medical emergencies within the prison setting
- Manage long-term health conditions and ongoing care needs
- Run planned clinics and provide health assessments
Specialist & Preventative Care
- Deliver enhanced assessment and diagnostic interventions
- Support mental health, physical health, and substance misuse care
- Promote health education and wellbeing initiatives
Who We’re Looking For
We welcome applications from both newly qualified nurses and experienced Band 5 Registered Nurses seeking a rewarding career in prison healthcare.
Essential Requirements
- Registered Nurse (NMC registered)
- Strong clinical and communication skills
- Ability to work in a secure, fast-paced environment
- Commitment to patient-centred, compassionate care
What Makes You Stand Out
- Interest or experience in offender healthcare or mental health
- Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams
- Resilience, empathy, and a proactive mindset
Newly qualified nurses will be supported through a structured preceptorship programme to help build confidence and clinical expertise.
Why Join Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust?
At Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, you’ll be part of one of the UK’s leading providers of prison healthcare, mental health services, and community care.
What You Can Expect
- A supportive and inclusive team environment
- Structured career progression and development pathways
- Opportunities to work across diverse healthcare settings
- A role where your work has real, lasting impact
About Oxleas Healthcare Services
Oxleas delivers a wide range of NHS healthcare services across community and secure environments, including:
- Mental health and psychiatry services
- Community nursing and therapy services
- Learning disability support
- Prison and secure healthcare services
With over 125 sites across London, Kent, and the South of England—and a workforce spanning thousands of professionals—Oxleas is committed to delivering integrated, high-quality care to people of all ages.
Our Values
Everything we do is guided by a clear and meaningful purpose:
Improving lives through exceptional care
Our Core Values
- We’re Kind
- We’re Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Make a Real Impact in Healthcare
This role offers a unique opportunity to combine your clinical expertise with a deeper purpose—supporting individuals through some of the most challenging moments in their lives.
If you’re looking for a rewarding NHS nursing role with real impact, this is your chance to step into a career that goes beyond traditional healthcare.
Apply or Learn More
For further details or an informal discussion:
Ann Woolway – Head of Healthcare
Email: ann.woolway@nhs.net
