Job overview
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY SWANSEA BAY UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD.
Are you ready to take your nursing career in a bold and rewarding direction? Join our dedicated healthcare team at HM Prison Swansea, where every day brings new challenges, meaningful connections, and the chance to truly impact lives.
As a Registered Nurse in our prison healthcare team, you’ll deliver high-quality care to a diverse population with complex physical and mental health needs. You’ll work closely with a multidisciplinary team to provide:
Main duties of the job
Leadership and Charge Nurse duties for the healthcare team
Initial health assessments and ongoing care planning
Management of long-term conditions and acute presentations
Mental health support and substance misuse interventions
Emergency response and triage
Health promotion and education
NMC-registered nurse (Adult, Mental Health, or Learning Disability)
Leadership skills
Strong clinical skills and emotional resilience
Excellent communication and teamwork abilities
A commitment to delivering compassionate, non-judgmental care
Experience in primary care, mental health, or custodial settings is desirable but not essental
Working for our organisation
We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.
You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.
There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.
Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.
If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for a detailed outline of the job requirements. This is available for you bilingually, in English and Welsh.
Person specification
essential
Essential criteria
1. NMC registered able to relate theory into practice through reflective skills
2. Ability to assess plan implement and evaluate care
Desirable criteria
3. Ability to motivate a team and positivly influence others
4. Able to establish credibility and lead a nursing team to deliver high standards of care
desirable
Essential criteria
5. Able to support Junior colleagues in the provision of direct care
Desirable criteria
6. Able to demonstrate sound knowledge of prison healthcare
Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
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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.
Welsh language skills are desirable