Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Early Days in Custody (EDiC) Practitioner
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Early Days in Custody (EDiC) Practitioner
Exciting Opportunity: Two Registered Mental Health Nurses Needed Early Days in Custody (EDiC) Team at HMP Swaleside
About the Role
We are seeking two registered mental health nurses to join our Early Days in Custody Team (EDiC) at HMP Swaleside, working with a team that upholds these key principles:
- Holistic – A multidisciplinary team with rapid access to broader expertise
- Curious – Engaging patients thoroughly, including consulting families or carers where possible
- Prioritising Safety – Focused on safeguarding prisoners by mitigating risks such as self-harm, suicide, and unmanaged substance dependency
⚠️ Certification Note: We currently cannot offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.
Core Responsibilities
As an EDiC Practitioner, You Will:
- Support new prisoners in their first 14 days, ensuring access to:
- Relevant healthcare
- Management of general health and well-being
- Assess and co-produce care plans in partnership with patients, addressing health and social care needs
- Cover in-reach mental health duties, including:
- Care planning
- Caseload reviews
- Administering antipsychotic depot medication
- Maintain accurate clinical records, with an emphasis on:
- Streamlining assessments
- Preserving continuity of care
- Facilitate consistent, safe patient management, ensuring pathways are shared with:
- Patients and their families
- HMPPS colleagues (with explicit consent)
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About Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
We provide comprehensive NHS healthcare services across community, secure, and clinical settings, including:
- Mental health care (psychiatry, nursing, therapy)
- District nursing and speech-language therapy
- Support for people with learning disabilities
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Key Facts:
- 125+ sites across the South of England (including Kent, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Devon, Dorset, Bristol and more)
- The largest NHS prison health provider in the region
- 4,300+ workforce, based in diverse settings such as prisons, schools, and hospitals
Our Values:
“To improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families.”
Guided by: ✔ Kind ✔ Fair ✔ Listening ✔ Caring
Next Steps
For further information or to arrange an informal visit, contact: Clare Denny (Recruitment & Retention Resourcing Officer) 📧 Email: claredenny@nhs.net 📱 07504 877653
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