Practitioner Nurse - Prison Health Care – HMP Barlinnie

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

The role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic individual to join the ADRS within NHS Prison Health Care at HMP Barlinnie. We work alongside our colleagues in the Scottish Prison Service as well as many other Partner agencies to improve the physical and mental health and wellbeing of prisoners.The post holder is operationally responsible and professionally accountable to the Nurse Team Leader. This post is peripatetic across all four prisons in the Greater Glasgow & Clyde Health Board Area covering HMP Barlinnie, HMP Greenock, HMP Lilias and HMP Low Moss. Although you will be assigned a base, you will be expected to cross cover sites to meet the exigencies of the service.

You need to have a live NMC UK pin in order to be considered for this post.

Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:

• Location based in HMP Barlinnie
• Permanent Contract
• Full time Position (37 hours per week)
• Shift Pattern for this post are Early Shift, Day Shift, Weekend Working

Key responsibilities:

• To be responsible for the management of a caseload acting as keyworker / case manager within the team for allocated clients, including those with complex health and social care needs. The post holder will carry out assessments of risks and coordinate care for those who require to be managed by the care programme approach.
• Contribute to the development, organisation, delivery, and evaluation of the mental health clinics and treatments within a prison setting.
• Responsible for liaising directly with all referrers including Procurator Fiscal, prisons, courts, consultant psychiatrist, multi-disciplinary teams, assessing individuals and preparing standardised documentation for appropriate agencies, demonstrating effective partnership working.
• To monitor the effectiveness of clinical interventions and report on any side effects and level of patient compliance. Monitor changes in the client’s health state, ensuring prompt and accurate communication with medical staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Develop and maintain good relationships with service users, carers, relatives and fellow health, SPS, social and welfare professionals both internal and external to the multidisciplinary team who are involved in care delivery.
• Empowering patients to take responsibility for their health, well being, recovery and future lifestyle.
• To conform to NMC professional codes of conduct thus safeguarding the interests and wellbeing of patients within their sphere of responsibility.
• To establish and participate in systems of practice support, caseload supervision and personal development plans for the nursing team. Maintain accurate up-to-date clinical records and care plans in accordance with NMC standards for records and record keeping, ensuring compliance with the Data Protection Act and the Freedom of Information Act.
• The post holder will be responsible for the utilisation of various clinical and environmental risk assessment tools in order to identify actual and potential risks and ensure implementation of appropriate interventions.
• Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details.

To be responsible for the management of a caseload acting as keyworker / case manager within the team for allocated clients, including those with complex health and social care needs. The post holder will carry out assessments of risks and coordinate care for those who require to be managed by the care programme approach.

Contribute to the development, organisation, delivery, and evaluation of the mental health clinics and treatments within a prison setting.

Responsible for liaising directly with all referrers including Procurator Fiscal, prisons, courts, consultant psychiatrist, multi-disciplinary teams, assessing individuals and preparing standardised documentation for appropriate agencies, demonstrating effective partnership working.

To monitor the effectiveness of clinical interventions and report on any side effects and level of patient compliance. Monitor changes in the client’s health state, ensuring prompt and accurate communication with medical staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team.

Develop and maintain good relationships with service users, carers, relatives and fellow health, SPS, social and welfare professionals both internal and external to the multidisciplinary team who are involved in care delivery.

Empowering patients to take responsibility for their health, well being, recovery and future lifestyle.

To conform to NMC professional codes of conduct thus safeguarding the interests and wellbeing of patients within their sphere of responsibility.

To establish and participate in systems of practice support, caseload supervision and personal development plans for the nursing team. Maintain accurate up-to-date clinical records and care plans in accordance with NMC standards for records and record keeping, ensuring compliance with the Data Protection Act and the Freedom of Information Act.

The post holder will be responsible for the utilisation of various clinical and environmental risk assessment tools in order to identify actual and potential risks and ensure implementation of appropriate interventions.

Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details.

Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job:

Essential

• Registered Mental Health nurse
• First Level Registered Nurse RGN or RMN .
• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Post registration experience working within a relevant clinical setting
• Awareness of professional and clinical accountability, legal issues, role limitations and boundaries and balancing duty of care and public safety issues.
• Understanding of the application of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003
• Literate in current IT techniques
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Ability to prioritise workload and meet tight deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.

Desirable

• Knowledge of prison needs in relation to primary care, mental health and
• addiction support and an ability to work across these areas.

What we offer:

We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion, please contact:

Nicola Earaker, Nurse Team Lead, On 0141 770 2103 or email Nicola.Earaker @nhs.scot

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates

This post may close early due to the volume of response. Please submit your application form as soon as possible. Due to the volume of applications that we receive, we will not be able to provide shortlisting feedback.

AI tools like ChatGPT or Copilot can be great for planning and preparing your application, but your answers must be your own.

• Show us the real you: Your application should reflect your skills, experience, and motivations authentically.
• Use AI wisely: It’s fine to use AI for ideas or to check spelling and grammar, but don’t let it write your answers.
• Why this matters: Applications that rely on AI-generated content may be withdrawn. By applying, you confirm your responses are based on your own knowledge and achievements.

Tip: Think of AI as a helper, not a substitute. We want to understand you, not an AI tool.

From 1 April 2026, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will reduce from 37 hours to 36 hours. Part-time working hours will be reduced on a pro-rata basis. A corresponding increase in the hourly rate will apply, ensuring that overall pay remains unchanged.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) recognises the importance of work-life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full-time hours can be accommodated, and where the tenure is listed as “various”, we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements. Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion and are proud of the diverse workforce we employ.

By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We welcome applications from across the Armed Forces Community and recognise military skills, experience and qualifications throughout the recruitment and selection process.

For application portal or log-in issues, please contact the Jobtrain Support Hub in the first instance.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

The role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic individual to join the ADRS within NHS Prison Health Care at HMP Barlinnie. We work alongside our colleagues in the Scottish Prison Service as well as many other Partner agencies to improve the physical and mental health and wellbeing of prisoners.The post holder is operationally responsible and professionally accountable to the Nurse Team Leader. This post is peripatetic across all four prisons in the Greater Glasgow & Clyde Health Board Area covering HMP Barlinnie, HMP Greenock, HMP Lilias and HMP Low Moss. Although you will be assigned a base, you will be expected to cross cover sites to meet the exigencies of the service.

You need to have a live NMC UK pin in order to be considered for this post.

Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:

• Location based in HMP Barlinnie
• Permanent Contract
• Full time Position (37 hours per week)
• Shift Pattern for this post are Early Shift, Day Shift, Weekend Working

Key responsibilities:

• To be responsible for the management of a caseload acting as keyworker / case manager within the team for allocated clients, including those with complex health and social care needs. The post holder will carry out assessments of risks and coordinate care for those who require to be managed by the care programme approach.
• Contribute to the development, organisation, delivery, and evaluation of the mental health clinics and treatments within a prison setting.
• Responsible for liaising directly with all referrers including Procurator Fiscal, prisons, courts, consultant psychiatrist, multi-disciplinary teams, assessing individuals and preparing standardised documentation for appropriate agencies, demonstrating effective partnership working.
• To monitor the effectiveness of clinical interventions and report on any side effects and level of patient compliance. Monitor changes in the client’s health state, ensuring prompt and accurate communication with medical staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Develop and maintain good relationships with service users, carers, relatives and fellow health, SPS, social and welfare professionals both internal and external to the multidisciplinary team who are involved in care delivery.
• Empowering patients to take responsibility for their health, well being, recovery and future lifestyle.
• To conform to NMC professional codes of conduct thus safeguarding the interests and wellbeing of patients within their sphere of responsibility.
• To establish and participate in systems of practice support, caseload supervision and personal development plans for the nursing team. Maintain accurate up-to-date clinical records and care plans in accordance with NMC standards for records and record keeping, ensuring compliance with the Data Protection Act and the Freedom of Information Act.
• The post holder will be responsible for the utilisation of various clinical and environmental risk assessment tools in order to identify actual and potential risks and ensure implementation of appropriate interventions.
• Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details.

To be responsible for the management of a caseload acting as keyworker / case manager within the team for allocated clients, including those with complex health and social care needs. The post holder will carry out assessments of risks and coordinate care for those who require to be managed by the care programme approach.

Contribute to the development, organisation, delivery, and evaluation of the mental health clinics and treatments within a prison setting.

Responsible for liaising directly with all referrers including Procurator Fiscal, prisons, courts, consultant psychiatrist, multi-disciplinary teams, assessing individuals and preparing standardised documentation for appropriate agencies, demonstrating effective partnership working.

To monitor the effectiveness of clinical interventions and report on any side effects and level of patient compliance. Monitor changes in the client’s health state, ensuring prompt and accurate communication with medical staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team.

Develop and maintain good relationships with service users, carers, relatives and fellow health, SPS, social and welfare professionals both internal and external to the multidisciplinary team who are involved in care delivery.

Empowering patients to take responsibility for their health, well being, recovery and future lifestyle.

To conform to NMC professional codes of conduct thus safeguarding the interests and wellbeing of patients within their sphere of responsibility.

To establish and participate in systems of practice support, caseload supervision and personal development plans for the nursing team. Maintain accurate up-to-date clinical records and care plans in accordance with NMC standards for records and record keeping, ensuring compliance with the Data Protection Act and the Freedom of Information Act.

The post holder will be responsible for the utilisation of various clinical and environmental risk assessment tools in order to identify actual and potential risks and ensure implementation of appropriate interventions.

Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details.

Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job:

Essential

• Registered Mental Health nurse
• First Level Registered Nurse RGN or RMN .
• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Post registration experience working within a relevant clinical setting
• Awareness of professional and clinical accountability, legal issues, role limitations and boundaries and balancing duty of care and public safety issues.
• Understanding of the application of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003
• Literate in current IT techniques
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Ability to prioritise workload and meet tight deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.

Desirable

• Knowledge of prison needs in relation to primary care, mental health and
• addiction support and an ability to work across these areas.

What we offer:

We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion, please contact:

Nicola Earaker, Nurse Team Lead, On 0141 770 2103 or email Nicola.Earaker @nhs.scot

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates

This post may close early due to the volume of response. Please submit your application form as soon as possible. Due to the volume of applications that we receive, we will not be able to provide shortlisting feedback.

AI tools like ChatGPT or Copilot can be great for planning and preparing your application, but your answers must be your own.

• Show us the real you: Your application should reflect your skills, experience, and motivations authentically.
• Use AI wisely: It’s fine to use AI for ideas or to check spelling and grammar, but don’t let it write your answers.
• Why this matters: Applications that rely on AI-generated content may be withdrawn. By applying, you confirm your responses are based on your own knowledge and achievements.

Tip: Think of AI as a helper, not a substitute. We want to understand you, not an AI tool.

From 1 April 2026, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will reduce from 37 hours to 36 hours. Part-time working hours will be reduced on a pro-rata basis. A corresponding increase in the hourly rate will apply, ensuring that overall pay remains unchanged.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) recognises the importance of work-life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full-time hours can be accommodated, and where the tenure is listed as “various”, we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements. Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion and are proud of the diverse workforce we employ.

By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We welcome applications from across the Armed Forces Community and recognise military skills, experience and qualifications throughout the recruitment and selection process.

For application portal or log-in issues, please contact the Jobtrain Support Hub in the first instance.