Registered General Nurse Team Leader in Chelmsford inChelmsford PUBLISHED TUE 10 JUN 2025 Jump to job information section

Join our friendly team as aRegistered General NurseTeam Leaderat HMP Chelmsford.

You will playan integral role within our prison service, which aims to ensure primarycare is at the heart of our everyday role. The RGN Team Leader will providehigh quality care and minor injury treatment to patients with both primary care and acute care needs.This role works as part of a team delivering care to patients both within the Healthcare Centres and on the Wings / House blocks within the prison environment as well as establishing and maintaining relationships with staff at all levels, customers and other key stakeholders.

Hours: 8am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday

• Provide support to RGNs and HCAs, who may require carrying out supervisions/ appraisals on a regular basis.
• Complete the induction training for new starters from day one to the end of probation.
• Providing training to clinical and non-clinical staff where appropriate.
• Ensure a high standard of clinical care for patients under your management.
• Assess patients, plan their care, administer treatment and discharge or refer them as appropriate to other healthcare professionals or external agencies.
• Assess prisoners fitness for detention, release or transfer.
• Provide healthcare interventions to manage minor illness or injury and take appropriate actions and refer onwards for more serious conditions.
• Assess alcohol and drug intoxication and withdrawal with support and guidance from IDTS.
• Carry out first reception screening, which occurs when a person enters the prison. You must have the ability to make appropriate recommendations on prisoner care.
• Provide professional advice and support to Paramedics, HCAs and non-clinical staff to ensure effective health care in line with current best practice.
• Make and maintain complete and accurate clinical records.

About us

You will feel valued as the Head of Mental Health within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• 25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
• Company Policy Sick pay
• Enhanced Maternity Package
• Life Assurance
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling