Clinical Coordinator

About The Role
UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE
MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Coordinator to join our Primary Care team at HMP Belmarsh, a category A Prison located in Thameside, London.
HMP Belmarsh is a male, maximum security prison that has a capacity for 910 inmates. Healthcare at HMP Belmarsh includes:

• Dentists
• Primary Care
• Mental Health
• Substance abuse
• Pharmacy

Hours
Monday-Friday
8.00-4.00pm

Salary
This position is full time; you’ll receive an annual salary up to £53,172 per annum FTE - depending on experience.

How will we support you?

• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a legal right to work in the UK, and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

What you'll be doing
As a Clinical Coordinator, your responsibilities will vary. You will:

• Coordinate early-stage patient care by overseeing reception and second-day screenings, ensuring all new prison arrivals receive timely, comprehensive assessments and personalised care plans within the first 14 days.
• Lead the Early Days in Custody (EDiC) team, managing registered and non-registered staff across key areas (Reception, First Night Centre, Conibere Unit) to deliver safe, patient-centred, and CQC-compliant care.
• Champion evidence-based, non-judgemental practice, ensuring care is informed by patient feedback, safeguarding principles, and what matters most to each individual.
• Provide strong clinical leadership and motivation, fostering a culture of professionalism, accountability, and pride within the multidisciplinary team.
• Promote excellence and continuous improvement through clinical supervision, reflective practice, and shared learning to enhance quality and safety standards.
• Collaborate effectively with clinical leads and other teams, leading daily hub meetings, reviewing care pathways, and ensuring smooth transition of patients into ongoing or planned care.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It Doesn’t Stop There… We Also Offer

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

What we'll look for in you
The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We’re the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• We treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
• We act with integrity
• We embrace diversity
• We strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Qualifications Required

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration, strong understanding of the NMC Code, safeguarding responsibilities, and medico-legal aspects of practice.
• Demonstrated expertise in assessment, decision-making, and implementing evidence-based care, policies, and NICE guidance to improve standards and patient outcomes.
• Experienced in clinical supervision, communication, and partnership working with healthcare professionals, external agencies, and patients.
• Able to remain calm under pressure, manage challenging behaviour, and work effectively in complex, fast-paced prison healthcare environments.
• Reflective practitioner with a proactive, innovative approach to problem-solving, learning, and continuous quality improvement using audit, research, and data analysis.

Although not essential, ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.