“Join NHFT Specialist and Secured Services – A Career Like No Other!
Are you looking for a job that challenges, inspires, and rewards you in equal measure? At Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT), our Specialist and Secured Services offer a unique and fulfilling career path, where no two days are the same. Whether you're working in a secured setting or one of our specialist services, you'll be part of a supportive and forward-thinking organisation that values its people. With flexible roles and diverse environments, there’s never been a better time to start your journey with us.
We believe that great care starts with great teams, and that’s why we invest in our staff. From extensive training and development opportunities to career progression pathways, you’ll have the chance to grow and specialise in a way that suits you. At NHFT, we champion innovation, teamwork, and a culture where everyone’s contribution is valued. You'll work alongside friendly, passionate colleagues who share a commitment to making a difference. Plus, with our focus on staff wellbeing and flexible working, you’ll find the balance you need to thrive both professionally and personally. As a Living Wage Employer, we ensure that everyone working at NHFT receives a fair, competitive wage that reflects the true cost of living—because we believe a hard day’s work deserves a fair day’s pay.
Main duties of the job
To develop and establish a robust clinical role with specific areas of responsibility within a secure environment. To provide, develop, and evaluate wide-ranging holistic, evidence-based healthcare. The post-holder will take charge of the Healthcare Centre on a daily basis and will liaise with a wide cross-section of disciplines both within the prison and local healthcare economy. To support and provide clinical supervision, guidance, and direction to junior members of the team/students.
Working for our organisation
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health, and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work, or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development, and growth.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
If you want a role that is both rewarding and full of possibilities, NHFT Specialist and Secured Services is the place to be. Whether you're an experienced professional or looking for a fresh challenge, you’ll have the chance to develop new skills, explore different settings, and make a real impact. Don’t just take our word for it—come and hear directly from our people about what it’s like to work in our services and why they love being part of NHFT. Apply today and take the first step towards a career that matters!”
HMP Whitemoor is a Category A male prison located near a picturesque nature reserve in the town of March. HMP Whitemoor benefits from on-site parking and gym facilities.
Person specification
Qualifications
* 4 Year Post Registration
* RGN Qualified
* Supervisor and Assessor Qualification
Experience
* Experience in an NHS Organisation
* Experience with managing long term conditions
* Experience of working in a prison environment
We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.
At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours, and part-time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.
All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly, the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy.
Please note that all new starters to the trust are subject to a probationary period.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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