Job summary
- Main area
- Prison Nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: DBS & CTC (Home Office) required
- Hours
- Part time - 24 hours per week (07:00- 19:00 and 19:00- 07:00)
- Job ref
- 847-RM-26-V1012
- Employer
- Spectrum Community Health CIC
- Employer type
- Public (Non NHS)
- Site
- Manchester Short-Term Holding Facility
- Town
- Manchester
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/11/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Team Leader - Manchester Short- Term Holding Facility
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
THIS POST IS A LONE WORKER ROLE.
The post holder will take responsibility for the daily management, co-ordination and delivery of evidence-based care and provide strong clinical leadership to the nursing
team. This includes being involved with shift planning, taking appropriate action to adjust staffing levels and to prioritise the workload in accordance with patient need, service demand and the availability and skills of staff.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be involved with providing and supervising the holistic care for the patients delivered by the team and working in collaboration with other professionals to ensure that the best care is optimised at all times. The role involves assessing, providing advice, and administering evidence-based care as appropriate to patients
within Health & Justice. This includes leading physical health services as part of a multi-disciplinary team to plan, provide and evaluate a range of health interventions to meet patient healthcare needs and contribute to the wider continuous development of healthcare services.
Working for our organisation
BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE
Join our team
We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team.
Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge we’ve got a role for you!
- Access to NHS Pension
- Time for you (additional day off)
- Welcome payment for some posts
- Refer a friend scheme
- Training and Development opportunities
- Flexible Working
- Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
- Up to 33 days annual leave
Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people – our patients, service users, staff and partners.
We are building on our ambition to deliver the best in health and wellbeing on a values-driven ethos and to maintain the highest standards of patient care and service. We are an expanding organisation, but we aim to grow without compromising on quality and social value.
Our Mission
Holistic interventions delivered with compassion for the stigmatised and marginalised in our communities
Our Vision
Quality healthcare that makes a difference to people’s lives, regardless of circumstances.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Refer to Job Description and person specification for job details. For any further information please contact Kelly Warrington. CTC and enhanced DBS is required for this role.
Person specification
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Openness to explore and lead alternative working practices.
- Able to communicate efficiently and effectively.
- Demonstrate a high level of personal and professional autonomy and an understanding of professional accountability
- Openness to explore and lead alternative working practices.
- Able to develop and maintain positive working relationships.
- Keyboard skills - computer literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Able to maintain contemporaneous clinical records following clinical activities.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered General Nurse Level 1
- Evidence of ongoing CPD and delivery of evidence based care
- Independent Nurse /Supplementary/ NonMedical Prescriber qualification or willingness to undertake
- Appropriate management qualification of equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- RCGP Cert 1/2 Primary Care/LTC qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post registration experience
- Significant experience of working in a complex environment with multidisciplinary professionals demonstrating effective communication and leadership skills
- Be able to demonstrate experience of clinical governance used to improve patient care
- Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner
- Change management experience
- Experience of leading a team and effectively using policy and procedures to improve clinical and professional standards
- Experience of multidisciplinary/multi agency working
- Understanding and application of confidentiality
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within Health & Justice
- Experience of working in primary care/substance misuse/acute care
- Understanding of local and national key documents and their impact on health care delivery in a prison setting
- Research experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kelly Warrington
- Job title
- Deputy Head of Healthcare
- Email address
- [email protected]
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