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Lead NurseSpectrum Community Health CIC • Durham, United Kingdom
Lead Nurse

Lead Nurse

Spectrum Community Health CIC • Durham, United Kingdom
5 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Permanent
Job description
Lead Nurse - HMP Frankland + £1500 welcome payment
The closing date is 17 August 2026

Job summary
Are you a dedicated Registered Nurse looking for a new challenge within a secure setting focusing on substance misuse and primary care? Have you developed your leadership skills across integrated and multi-disciplinary services? Are you a motivated nurse committed to clinical quality and continuous improvement? Would you welcome the opportunity for further training and development? Do you want to combine your substance misuse, primary care, acute and emergency nursing skills all in one place and keep your NHS Pension?

You must have post registration experience with excellent clinical nursing knowledge and eager to develop your managerial skills. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are crucial with the ability to work well as part of a multi-disciplinary team. If you are a motivated individual with a desire to enhance your clinical and leadership skills, we can offer a wide range of training and development opportunities such as clinical skills and non medical prescribing.

The welcome payment is payable to new candidates joining Spectrum Community Health CIC.

Main duties of the job
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.

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 prisoner healthcare needs and contribute to the wider continuous development of integrated prison healthcare services. Demonstrate knowledge, skills and understanding of health issues and evidence-based treatment options to provide primary care physical health, clinical and operational guidance to all staff on matters relating to physical health and wellbeing within the prison setting.

About us
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 day (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 have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them.

We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to LGBTQIA+ Community, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds

Details
Date posted: 03 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 847-RM-26-V940
Job locations: HMP Frankland, Brasside, Durham, DH1 5YD, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. For an informal discussion please contact Deputy Head of Healthcare, Maria Davies

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
  • 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
  • RCGP Cert 1/2 Primary Care/LTC qualification

Experience
Essential
  • 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
  • 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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Spectrum Community Health CIC
Address: HMP Frankland, Brasside, Durham, DH1 5YD, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Deputy Head of Healthcare, Maria Davis
Email: maria.davis@spectrum-cic.nhs.uk
Telephone: 01913765126
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