Prison healthcare

There has never been a better time to work within the Health in Justice sector as a healthcare professional.

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Prison healthcare

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 within the judicial system.

Practice Plus Group have dedicated healthcare teams working in prisons across the country who are passionate about helping the prison population – a socially excluded group with traditionally very poor outcomes – 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. Today we provide all forms of care, from primary and nursing care, to sexual health, mental health and substance misuse service, and on any one day we’re responsible for the healthcare of over 40,000 patients.

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 some 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 40 prisons. 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 staff to deliver improved outcomes, reduced waiting times and the very best frontline healthcare for prisoners.

We’re proud of our track record in improving the long-term health of offenders 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
Pharmacy Technician- HMP Stafford West Midlands HMP Stafford Prison Healthcare Permanent 14 Jun 2023
Night Nurse- HMP Stafford West Midlands HMP Stafford Prison Healthcare Permanent 14 Jun 2023
Senior Primary Care Nurse- HMP Long Lartin West Midlands HMP Long Lartin Prison Healthcare Permanent 14 Jun 2023
Pharmacy Technician – HMP YOI Swinfen Hall West Midlands HMP YOI Swinfen Hall Prison Healthcare Permanent 14 Jun 2023
Pharmacy Technician- HMP Featherstone West Midlands HMP Featherstone Prison Healthcare Permanent 14 Jun 2023
Pharmacy Support Worker- HMP Altcourse HMP Altcourse Prison Healthcare Permanent 13 Jun 2023
Primary Care Nurse- HMP Leeds West Yorkshire HMP Leeds Prison Healthcare Permanent 13 Jun 2023
Pharmacy Dispenser- HMP Wealstun West Yorkshire HMP Wealstun Prison Healthcare Permanent 13 Jun 2023
Pharmacy Technician- HMP Lindholme HMP Lindholme Prison Healthcare Permanent 13 Jun 2023
Primary Care Nurse – HMP Warren Hill Suffolk HMP YOI Warren Hill Prison Healthcare Permanent 13 Jun 2023
Head of Healthcare – HMP Hollesley Bay Suffolk HMP Hollesley Bay Prison Healthcare Permanent 13 Jun 2023
Substance Misuse Clinical Lead – HMP The Mount HMP The Mount Prison Healthcare Permanent 13 Jun 2023
Substance Misuse Nurse – HMP The Mount HMP The Mount Prison Healthcare Permanent 13 Jun 2023
Advanced Nurse Practitioner – HMP The Mount HMP The Mount Prison Healthcare Permanent 13 Jun 2023
Bank Healthcare Assistant – HMP Bure HMP Bure Prison Healthcare Casual/Bank 13 Jun 2023
Mental Health Nurse – HMP YOI Warren Hill Suffolk HMP YOI Warren Hill Prison Healthcare Permanent 13 Jun 2023
Pharmacy Dispenser – HMP Bullingdon Thames Valley HMP Bullingdon Prison Healthcare Permanent 13 Jun 2023
Bank Primary Care Nurse – HMP Wayland HMP Wayland Prison Healthcare Casual/Bank 13 Jun 2023
Bank Pharmacist – HMP Wayland HMP Wayland Prison Healthcare Casual/Bank 13 Jun 2023
Bank Mental Health Healthcare Assistant – HMP Wayland HMP Wayland Prison Healthcare Casual/Bank 13 Jun 2023
Bank Staff Nurse – HMP Bure HMP Bure Prison Healthcare Casual/Bank 13 Jun 2023
Bank Primary Care Nurse – HMP Highpoint Suffolk HMP Highpoint Prison Healthcare Bank 13 Jun 2023
Pharmacy Technician – HMP The Mount HMP The Mount Prison Healthcare Permanent 13 Jun 2023
Mental Health Clinical Lead – HMP YOI Warren Hill Suffolk HMP YOI Warren Hill Prison Healthcare Permanent 13 Jun 2023
Bank Healthcare Assistant – HMP Warren Hill Suffolk HMP YOI Warren Hill Prison Healthcare Casual/Bank 13 Jun 2023
Bank Pharmacist – HMP Hollesley Bay Suffolk HMP Hollesley Bay Prison Healthcare Casual/Bank 13 Jun 2023
Bank Healthcare Assistant – HMP Highpoint Suffolk HMP Highpoint Prison Healthcare Casual/Bank 13 Jun 2023
Bank Pharmacy Technician – HMP Wayland HMP Wayland Prison Healthcare Casual/Bank 13 Jun 2023
Healthcare Assistant – HMP The Mount HMP The Mount Prison Healthcare Permanent 13 Jun 2023
Bank Mental Health Nurse – HMP Highpoint Suffolk HMP Highpoint Prison Healthcare Bank 13 Jun 2023
Bank Paramedic – HMP Highpoint Suffolk HMP Highpoint Prison Healthcare Bank 13 Jun 2023
Senior Nurse – HMP Highpoint Suffolk HMP Highpoint Prison Healthcare Permanent 13 Jun 2023
Bank Mental Health Practitioner- HMP YOI Warren Hill Suffolk HMP YOI Warren Hill Prison Healthcare Bank 13 Jun 2023
Senior Primary Care Nurse- HMP New Hall HMP Newhall Prison Healthcare Permanent 9 Jun 2023
Substance Misuse Nurse- HMP Lindholme HMP Lindholme Prison Healthcare Permanent 9 Jun 2023
Bank Substance Misuse Nurse- HMP Leeds West Yorkshire HMP Leeds Prison Healthcare Casual/Bank 9 Jun 2023

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