Job summary

Interim post for 8 months.

Secure environments are one of the most challenging yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. We have an opportunity for a highly motivated, innovative, and enthusiastic individual to lead our healthcare team at HMP Hindley.

As a member of the wider management team in HMP Hindley you will be responsible for providing the day to day clinical and operational management of our diverse healthcare teams.

If you're in search of a position that allows you to enhance your managerial and nursing skills and gain new knowledge daily within a dynamic setting, this might just be the perfect role for you.

We do not offer sponsorship.

Main duties of the job

• You will be accountable for the delivery of the contract including responsibility for monitoring performance and delivery against key performance indicators.

  This position is a perfect match for someone who is passionate about upholding and advancing exceptional standards of care and service and possesses the capability to motivate and elevate the team through robust clinical supervision and continuous professional growth.

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 (additional day off)
• 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

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 and are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and Asexual, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

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.

Job summary

We are seeking a Dual Trained (we will consider a trainee if there are no applicants with the appropriate qualifications) Clinical Nurse Specialist in Sexual Health to join Spectrum Community Health CIC in Wakefield.

The post is Agenda for Change Band 6, (if trainee, this would be a Band 5 post until required training completed) providing clinical care independently to patients attending the service. We have an innovative approach to clinical provision with a strong digital strategy which contributes to the flexibility of patient care, but also work/life balance.

You will be part of a wider sexual health team within Spectrum, which includes peer engagement from other clinical nurse specialists both in Wakefield and our colleagues at our other sites in Barnsley. We have a strong focus on clinical governance and have a weekly cross site education meeting, for everyone to participate in.

TO PLEASE NOTE that unless the essential criteria is met then a Band 5 position would be offered.

Main duties of the job

This post is primarily based at our central Wakefield Clinic (spoke provision is also part of this role).

The post holder will provide an outpatient model of sexual health care, focusing on achieving excellent patient outcomes for their sexual health needs (includes both STI management and contraception). The post holder will work within the multi-disciplinary team and contribute to the development and maintenance of high-quality clinical environment, input into service delivery, supporting medical, nursing, and administrative colleagues.

The successful candidate will possess a professional registration and/or experience and/or training.

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

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 and are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and Asexual, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

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.

Job summary

Are you a dedicated RGN/RMN looking for a new challenge within a diverse and rewarding prison healthcare environment?

We are looking for a motivated nurse to join our DART team at HMP Humber on a fixed-term basis for approximately 10 months to provide maternity cover.

Working within secure healthcare offers a varied and interesting role, supporting patients with drug and alcohol related needs as part of a wider multidisciplinary team. You will work closely with colleagues across DART, Primary Care, Mental Health and our partner services to deliver safe, compassionate and effective care.

No two days are the same, and the role offers an excellent opportunity to develop your knowledge and experience within substance misuse and prison healthcare, with access to a wide range of training and development opportunities.

Main duties of the job

Are you a dedicated RGN/RMN with an interest in substance misuse and looking for a new challenge within a diverse prison healthcare setting?

As a DART Nurse at HMP Humber, you will undertake substance misuse assessments, deliver nurse-led clinics, administer medication and treatment, provide wound care, triage and emergency response, and make appropriate referrals to other healthcare services.

You will work closely with colleagues across DART, Primary Care, Mental Health and our wider partner services to ensure patients receive safe, effective and compassionate care.

No two days are the same, and you will be joining a friendly and supportive team where your experience, clinical judgement and communication skills will be highly valued.

If you are committed to delivering high-quality patient care and would like to develop your experience within substance misuse and secure healthcare, we would be very pleased to hear from you.

About us

BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE

Join our team

At Spectrum, we're proud of our diverse, compassionate and innovative workforce. We're looking for people who share our commitment to delivering high-quality healthcare and making a genuine difference to the people we support.

Whether you are developing your career or looking for a new challenge, we offer a supportive environment where you can grow your skills and be part of a team that values your contribution.

• NHS Pension
• Time for you (additional day off)
• Refer a Friend scheme
• Training and development opportunities
• Flexible working
• Employee Assistance and Health & Wellbeing programmes
• Up to 33 days annual leave

Spectrum Community Health CIC is a not-for-profit social enterprise providing healthcare across substance misuse, sexual health, primary care and health and justice settings.

Our focus is on people - our patients, service users, staff and partners - and on delivering high-quality care without compromising our values or social purpose.

Our MissionHolistic interventions delivered with compassion for the stigmatised and marginalised in our communities.

Our VisionQuality healthcare that makes a difference to people's lives, regardless of circumstances.

Details

Date posted

12 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

847-RM-26-V974-A

Job locations

HMP Humber

Sand Lane

Brough

HU15 2JZ

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will work as part of the DART clinical team, providing safe, effective and compassionate care to patients with drug and alcohol related needs.

Responsibilities will include undertaking substance misuse assessments, supporting patients through treatment pathways, administering prescribed medication and treatments, monitoring patients during treatment, and identifying and responding to changes in their clinical presentation.

You will contribute to nurse-led substance misuse clinics, provide health education and harm reduction advice, support recovery-focused care, and make appropriate referrals to other healthcare professionals and services where required.

The role involves working closely with colleagues across DART, Primary Care, Mental Health and wider partner services to ensure care is coordinated and responsive to individual patient needs.

The successful candidate will be expected to maintain high standards of clinical documentation, work in line with relevant policies and clinical guidance, contribute to multidisciplinary working, and support the delivery and continued development of safe, high-quality substance misuse services at HMP Humber.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about the role.

Job description Job responsibilities The post holder will work as part of the DART clinical team, providing safe, effective and compassionate care to patients with drug and alcohol related needs. Responsibilities will include undertaking substance misuse assessments, supporting patients through treatment pathways, administering prescribed medication and treatments, monitoring patients during treatment, and identifying and responding to changes in their clinical presentation. You will contribute to nurse-led substance misuse clinics, provide health education and harm reduction advice, support recovery-focused care, and make appropriate referrals to other healthcare professionals and services where required. The role involves working closely with colleagues across DART, Primary Care, Mental Health and wider partner services to ensure care is coordinated and responsive to individual patient needs. The successful candidate will be expected to maintain high standards of clinical documentation, work in line with relevant policies and clinical guidance, contribute to multidisciplinary working, and support the delivery and continued development of safe, high-quality substance misuse services at HMP Humber. Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about the role.

Person Specification

Education and Training

Essential

• Registered Nurse Level 1 - Adult /General/Mental Health

Desirable

• Mentorship / supervision/teaching / assessing experience/ training

Qualifications

Essential

• Knowledge of current healthcare issues.
• Knowledge of clinical governance audit, risk management and quality agenda
• Working within a multi-disciplinary healthcare team
• Competent in clinical practice e.g., phlebotomy, ECG monitoring
• Worked in a complex environment managing deteriorating patients

Desirable

• Experience of working within a Health & Justice environment.
• Experience of health needs assessment/Triage
• Working to Patient Group Directives
• Experience in working in general practice
• Management / Minor Injuries
• Experience of using SystmOne or willing to undertake training

Person Specification Education and Training Essential Registered Nurse Level 1 - Adult /General/Mental Health Desirable Mentorship / supervision/teaching / assessing experience/ training Qualifications Essential Knowledge of current healthcare issues. Knowledge of clinical governance audit, risk management and quality agenda Working within a multi-disciplinary healthcare team Competent in clinical practice e.g., phlebotomy, ECG monitoring Worked in a complex environment managing deteriorating patients Desirable Experience of working within a Health & Justice environment. Experience of health needs assessment/Triage Working to Patient Group Directives Experience in working in general practice Management / Minor Injuries Experience of using SystmOne or willing to undertake training

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 (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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 (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Spectrum Community Health CIC

Address

HMP Humber

Sand Lane

Brough

HU15 2JZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://spectrum-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Spectrum Community Health CIC

Address

HMP Humber

Sand Lane

Brough

HU15 2JZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://spectrum-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

To respond to all medical emergencies as they arise within the prison. To support the delivery of an effective integrated healthcare service clinical model. To manage a small clinical caseload. To carry out effective triage of patients presenting with minor ailments. To provide paramedic interventions within scope of practice. To support the development, implementation and maintenance of the National Standards for Health Care in Prisons for the service.

Please note this role is a maternity cover.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for the assessment, treatment and care of prisoners to reduce inappropriate conveyances and subsequent emergency department admissions, where clinically safe to do so.

To provide care to prisoners within the establishment in collaboration with the wider Multidisciplinary team.

To provide urgent clinical care in the Prison in response to patient need.

Recognise that the local trust may have different protocols and policies for delivery of interventions and medicines from Ambulance and Primary Care providers, and to work within the scope of these protocols.

To respond appropriately to triage requests for assessments and care and to undertake triage.

In the absence of the Clinical lead, to take responsibility for the coordination and realignment of staff resources across the team to ensure capacity meets demand.

Demonstrates analytical and judgemental skills when interpreting and performing acute or complex patient assessments and care planning

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)
• 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

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 and are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and Asexual, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

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.

Job summary

Please note that this role is a maternity cover.

Are you a Registered Nurse seeking a role that truly makes a difference? We're looking for dedicated professionals to join our enhanced primary care service - where every day brings new challenges and rewards in equal measure.

Why work with us?

? Outstanding reputation - CQC-praised for innovative care and strong leadership

?Excellent benefits - NHS pension, competitive salary, enhanced weekend/night rates

?Job security - stable, long-term career opportunities

?Career development - comprehensive development strategy for all clinical staff

?Supportive environment - work alongside a committed, collaborative team

This is more than nursing - it's an opportunity to deliver meaningful care in a dynamic setting where no two days are the same. If you're ready for a fulfilling career that challenges you professionally while offering exceptional rewards, we'd love to hear from you.

See below for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Main duties of the job

Your Role: Primary Care Nurse

Step into a fast-paced, varied role where you'll make a real impact every single day. Working in our Category D prison you'll develop expertise across the full spectrum of prison nursing while delivering vital healthcare to those who need it most.

What you'll do:

• Deliver comprehensive primary care - manage busy medication rounds and run specialist clinics including tissue viability, wound care, immunisations, vaccinations, and national screening programmes
• Provide urgent care - assess and triage patients with acute presentations, ensuring timely access to appropriate urgent care pathways
• Support new arrivals - conduct thorough early days in custody assessments, identifying health needs and connecting individuals with the right care from day one
• Lead clinical decision-making - carry out triage assessments and make autonomous clinical judgments that directly shape patient outcomes
• Collaborate across teams - work closely with prison colleagues and partnership agencies, attend key meetings, and contribute to integrated care delivery

This role offers the perfect blend of clinical challenge and professional growth. You'll build diverse skills, work autonomously, and be part of a service that truly values innovation and compassionate care.

Ready to take on a role where every day is different?

About us

The Health and Justice division of Spectrum Community Health plays a crucial role in positively impacting the lives of individuals within secure environments, sexual health services and short term holding facilities.

We offer an array of opportunities to enhance your skills and broaden your experience.

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 and are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and Asexual, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

Job summary

Thank you for your interest in becoming our interim Deputy Medical Director at Spectrum Community Health CIC.

Spectrum is an ambitious, market-leading organisation and one of the largest providers of prison healthcare services in the North of England, providing quality healthcare interventions for people in vulnerable circumstances. We believe in recovery and rehabilitation, and we know what an incredible impact the right care and support can have from an empowered, well-trained and supported workforce. Everyone at Spectrum is dedicated to delivering the best possible service for those in our care.

In this newly created role, you will work closely with the Executive Medical Director and his team across the medical directorate portfolio. The interim role will provide focused on Clinical and medical leadership over six months, addressing immediate priorities across the medical portfolio while establishing stronger foundations for the future. Working closely with the Medical Director, the postholder will lead a review of medical portfolio risks, provide tactical leadership to coordinate action, and ensure that priorities requiring further oversight or decisions are clearly escalated. We are at a pivotal time for clinical leadership with a new Clinical Strategy that is now in implementation phase and you will have an opportunity to lead on aspects of this too.

Interviews will be held on site in Navigation Walk, Wakefield on the 9th December 2026.

Main duties of the job

A central responsibility will be to complete a baseline review of every site and a review of GP job plans, establishing a clear understanding of medical capacity, service requirements and areas for improvement strengthening the foundations for longer-term medical workforce development. The postholder will provide professional leadership and support to regional and site GP leads, strengthening consistency, coordination and shared ownership of agreed actions.

As a key member of our Senior Leadership Team (SLT) you will play an important leadership and coordination role across Spectrum. Our SLT brings together senior regional and corporate leaders to have an overview of what is happening across the whole business, strengthen collective ownership and ensure that issues, learning and expertise drive coordinated decisions and action.SLT makes sure that quality, people, performance, finance, risk and improvement are considered together and for coordinating recovery and improvement activity, resolving issues that cannot be addressed at a lower level and ensuring there is clear assurance for the Executive Team and Board.

About us

BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE

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 are building on our ambition to deliver the best in health and wellbeing on a values-driven ethos and to maintain the highest standards of patient care and service. We are an expanding organisation, but we aim to grow without compromising on quality and social value.

Our Mission

Holistic interventions delivered with compassion for the stigmatised and marginalised in our communities

Our Vision

Quality healthcare that makes a difference to people's lives, regardless of circumstances.

Details

Date posted

05 November 2026

Pay scheme

Very senior manager (VSM)

Salary

£135,000 to £140,000 a year Spectrum VSM

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share

Reference number

847-RM-26-V1015

Job locations

Navigation Walk

Wakefield

WF1 5RH

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

To arrange an informal discussion please email the business admin team on [email protected]

Job description Job responsibilities To arrange an informal discussion please email the business admin team on [email protected]

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registration with the GMC
• MRCGP (Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners) or equivalent specialist / primary care qualification relevant to the portfolio
• Postgraduate qualification in medical leadership, management, quality improvement, patient safety, public health or related field

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Significant experience in a senior medical or clinical leadership role in complex healthcare organisation
• Successful leadership of senior clinicians and multi-disciplinary teams including GPs and ACPs
• Able to demonstrate successful track record of deputising for Executive level roles
• Proven track record of strategic and tactical leadership in complex, multi-disciplinary environments
• Ability to provide credible, supportive leadership to regional and site GP leads, strengthening consistency, collaboration and accountability.
• Experience in clinical governance, quality improvement, and regulatory compliance

Desirable

• Experience in social enterprise or community-based health models
• Experience working across complex healthcare systems such as Health and Justice, Primary Care, and Substance Misuse

Knowledge

Essential

• Practical knowledge and proven experience of how to assess clinical capacity, review GP job plans and align medical resources with service requirements across multiple sites.
• Understanding of medical recruitment challenges and approaches to developing sustainable GP teams and effective clinical leadership roles, leading recruitment activity and developing workable supervision and induction arrangements.
• Ability to analyse complex quality, workforce, activity and financial information and convert it into clear priorities and decisions
• Expertise through experience of translating strategic priorities into practical actions, and delivering agreed outcomes over a time-limited period.
• Ability to produce concise Executive reports, communicate complex issues clearly and escalate risks and decisions appropriately
• Ability through knowledge and skills to contribute effectively to a wider Senior Leadership Team

Desirable

• Knowledge of multi-site prison healthcare delivery
• Experience of applying workforce and service data to medical service redesign.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registration with the GMC MRCGP (Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners) or equivalent specialist / primary care qualification relevant to the portfolio Postgraduate qualification in medical leadership, management, quality improvement, patient safety, public health or related field Experience and Knowledge Essential Significant experience in a senior medical or clinical leadership role in complex healthcare organisation Successful leadership of senior clinicians and multi-disciplinary teams including GPs and ACPs Able to demonstrate successful track record of deputising for Executive level roles Proven track record of strategic and tactical leadership in complex, multi-disciplinary environments Ability to provide credible, supportive leadership to regional and site GP leads, strengthening consistency, collaboration and accountability. Experience in clinical governance, quality improvement, and regulatory compliance Desirable Experience in social enterprise or community-based health models Experience working across complex healthcare systems such as Health and Justice, Primary Care, and Substance Misuse Knowledge Essential Practical knowledge and proven experience of how to assess clinical capacity, review GP job plans and align medical resources with service requirements across multiple sites. Understanding of medical recruitment challenges and approaches to developing sustainable GP teams and effective clinical leadership roles, leading recruitment activity and developing workable supervision and induction arrangements. Ability to analyse complex quality, workforce, activity and financial information and convert it into clear priorities and decisions Expertise through experience of translating strategic priorities into practical actions, and delivering agreed outcomes over a time-limited period. Ability to produce concise Executive reports, communicate complex issues clearly and escalate risks and decisions appropriately Ability through knowledge and skills to contribute effectively to a wider Senior Leadership Team Desirable Knowledge of multi-site prison healthcare delivery Experience of applying workforce and service data to medical service redesign.

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 (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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 (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Spectrum Community Health CIC

Address

Navigation Walk

Wakefield

WF1 5RH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://spectrum-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Spectrum Community Health CIC

Address

Navigation Walk

Wakefield

WF1 5RH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://spectrum-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)