Secure environments

There has never been a better time to work within the Health in Justice sector as a healthcare professional. We have numerous exciting and varied job opportunities within secure environments and immigration removal centres (IRCs) across the UK.

HiJ clinical placements

Healthcare in prisons and immigration removal centres

We believe in putting the patient first, regardless of the environment or their history. That’s why we deliver quality healthcare in some of the most challenging environments – for those in secure environments. Working in secure environments offers a diverse and collaborative career in healthcare.

Practice Plus Group have dedicated healthcare teams working in prisons and immigration removal centres (IRCs) across the country who are passionate about helping those in secure environments to develop lasting, positive health and wellbeing.

In a matter of a few years, we have grown our Health in Justice service line to over 45 prisons and IRCs. Today we provide all forms of care, from primary and nursing care, to sexual health, mental health and substance misuse services, and on any one day we’re responsible for the healthcare of over 41,000 patients.

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Why work in Health in Justice at Practice Plus Group: Teamwork and culture

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Why work in Health in Justice at Practice Plus Group: Working environment

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Why work in Health in Justice at Practice Plus Group: Career progression

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Ross Dowsett Chief Operating Officer
Ross Dowsett
Chief Operating Officer

“At Practice Plus Group, we currently deliver more than 70 different healthcare services across the UK with many of these services being rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC.

Our healthcare services include hospitals and surgical centres and we are proud to be the UK’s leading independent provider of healthcare services in over 45 prisons and immigration removal centres (IRCs), providing healthcare to over 41,000 patients. We also lead the way in the design and delivery of Integrated Urgent Care“.

Practice Plus Group’s Health in Justice services at a glance:

Collaboration is the key to success, and we partner with commissioning bodies to assess the needs of each establishment. We then work with prison and IRC staff to deliver improved outcomes, reduced waiting times and the very best frontline healthcare for those in secure environments.

We’re proud of our track record in improving the long-term health of our patients in secure environments and lowering the rates of emergency hospital admissions.

Our workforce is pivotal to our ability to support our patients and continue to provide healthcare to our patients, therefore we are continuing to recruit for the below key worker roles in our sites across England:

Find out more about nursing in prisons.

Health in Justice careers eLearning programme

An eLearning programme about career options within health and justice settings has been developed by Health Education England eLearning for healthcare (HEE elfh) and the NHS England health and justice team. The programme is aimed at anyone interested in exploring the services and career opportunities within the sector.

Current vacancies

Job title Location Contract type Schedule type Closing date
Bank Physiotherapist – HMP Stafford West Midlands HMP YOI Drake Hall Prison Healthcare Permanent 30 Nov 2023
Physiotherapist – HMP Stafford West Midlands HMP YOI Drake Hall Prison Healthcare Permanent 30 Nov 2023
Self-employed Podiatrist – Thames Valley Thames Valley Regional Prison Healthcare Self employed 31 Oct 2023
Bank Podiatry Assistant West Midlands HMP Featherstone Prison Healthcare Casual/Bank 31 Oct 2023
Podiatry Assistant West Midlands HMP Featherstone Prison Healthcare Permanent 31 Oct 2023
Bank Podiatry Assistant Thames Valley Regional Prison Healthcare Casual/Bank 31 Oct 2023
Podiatry Assistant Thames Valley Regional Prison Healthcare Permanent 31 Oct 2023
Physiotherapist – HMP Whatton HMP Whatton Prison Healthcare Permanent 31 Oct 2023
Podiatrist – HMP Five Wells HMP Five Wells Prison Healthcare Permanent 31 Oct 2023
Podiatrist – Heathrow Immigration Removal Centre Heathrow IRC Prison Healthcare Permanent 31 Oct 2023
Podiatrist – HMP Pentonville HMP Pentonville Prison Healthcare Permanent 31 Oct 2023
Podiatrist – HMP Highpoint Suffolk HMP Highpoint Prison Healthcare Permanent 31 Oct 2023
Podiatrist – Thames Valley Thames Valley Regional Prison Healthcare Permanent 31 Oct 2023
Pharmacy Support Worker- HMP YOI Doncaster HMP YOI Doncaster Prison Healthcare Permanent 13 Oct 2023
Bank Primary Care Nurse – HMP New Hall HMP Newhall Prison Healthcare Casual/Bank 10 Oct 2023
Senior Mental Health Nurse – HMP YOI Doncaster HMP YOI Doncaster Prison Healthcare Permanent 10 Oct 2023
General Practitioner – HMP Belmarsh and HMP Thameside HMP Belmarsh Prison Healthcare Permanent 10 Oct 2023
Pharmacy Technician- HMP Leeds West Yorkshire HMP Leeds Prison Healthcare Permanent 6 Oct 2023
Pharmacy Technician- HMP Lindholme HMP Lindholme Prison Healthcare Permanent 6 Oct 2023
Primary Care Nurse- HMP Leeds West Yorkshire HMP Leeds Prison Healthcare Permanent 6 Oct 2023
Senior Mental Health Nurse- HMP Leeds West Yorkshire HMP Leeds Prison Healthcare Permanent 6 Oct 2023
Early Days in Custody Clinical Lead- HMP Altcourse HMP Altcourse Prison Healthcare Permanent 5 Oct 2023
Bank Substance Misuse Nurse- HMP Wealstun West Yorkshire HMP Wealstun Prison Healthcare Casual/Bank 5 Oct 2023
Substance Misuse Healthcare Assistant- HMP Leeds West Yorkshire HMP Leeds Prison Healthcare Permanent 5 Oct 2023
Pharmacy Support Worker- HMP Leeds West Yorkshire HMP Leeds Prison Healthcare Permanent 5 Oct 2023
Substance Misuse & Sexual Health Nurse- HMP Wakefield West Yorkshire HMP Wakefield Prison Healthcare Permanent 5 Oct 2023
Healthcare Assistant with patient engagement-HMP Altcourse HMP Altcourse Prison Healthcare Permanent 5 Oct 2023
Senior Primary Care Nurse- HMP Lindholme HMP Lindholme Prison Healthcare Permanent 5 Oct 2023
Pharmacy Technician- HMP YOI Moorland HMP YOI Moorland Prison Healthcare Permanent 5 Oct 2023
Primary Care Nurse- HMP YOI Doncaster HMP YOI Doncaster Prison Healthcare Permanent 5 Oct 2023
Pharmacy Support Worker- HMP Wealstun West Yorkshire HMP Wealstun Prison Healthcare Permanent 5 Oct 2023
Pharmacy Technician- HMP Wealstun West Yorkshire HMP Wealstun Prison Healthcare Permanent 5 Oct 2023
Resettlement Nurse- HMP Altcourse HMP Altcourse Prison Healthcare Permanent 5 Oct 2023
Senior Substance Misuse Nurse- HMP Altcourse HMP Altcourse Prison Healthcare Permanent 5 Oct 2023
Pharmacy Manager- HMP Wealstun West Yorkshire HMP Wealstun Prison Healthcare Permanent 5 Oct 2023
Pharmacy Support Worker-HMP YOI Moorland HMP YOI Moorland Prison Healthcare Permanent 5 Oct 2023
Bank Pharmacist-HMP Altcourse HMP Altcourse Prison Healthcare Casual/Bank 5 Oct 2023
Learning Disabilities Nurse – HMP Highpoint Suffolk HMP Highpoint Prison Healthcare Permanent 5 Oct 2023
Bank Healthcare Assistant- HMP YOI Werrington West Midlands HMYOI Werrington Prison Healthcare Casual/Bank 5 Oct 2023
Primary Care Nurse- HMP YOI Werrington West Midlands HMYOI Werrington Prison Healthcare Casual/Bank 5 Oct 2023
Senior Substance Misuse Nurse- HMP Wealstun West Yorkshire HMP Wealstun Prison Healthcare Permanent 5 Oct 2023
Night Nurse- HMP Oakwood West Midlands HMP Oakwood Prison Healthcare Permanent 5 Oct 2023
Primary Care Nurse- HMP Oakwood West Midlands HMP Oakwood Prison Healthcare Permanent 5 Oct 2023
Senior Nurse Team Leader- HMP Featherstone West Midlands HMP Featherstone Prison Healthcare Permanent 5 Oct 2023
Primary Care Nurse- HMP YOI Drake Hall West Midlands HMP YOI Drake Hall Prison Healthcare Permanent 5 Oct 2023
Part time Team Leader (Senior Primary Care Nurse)- HMP Featherstone West Midlands HMP Featherstone Prison Healthcare Fixed Term 5 Oct 2023
Bank Pharmacy Technician – HMP Bure HMP Bure Prison Healthcare Casual/Bank 5 Oct 2023
Speech & Language Therapist – HMP Belmarsh HMP Belmarsh Prison Healthcare Permanent 5 Oct 2023
Bank Pharmacy Technician- HMP Altcourse HMP Altcourse Prison Healthcare Casual/Bank 5 Oct 2023
Bank Mental Health Nurse- HMP Leeds West Yorkshire HMP Leeds Prison Healthcare Casual/Bank 5 Oct 2023

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