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Current vacancies

We are currently looking to increase our pool of fee-paid sessional Healthcare Inspectors (Associate Inspectors).

Essential knowledge, experience and skills:

  • a registered health care qualification
  • knowledge/experience of clinical practice/managing within criminal justice health and social care settings and/or
  • experience of using clinical governance systems within criminal justice health and social care services or health care provider services
  • senior level experience within the health services or criminal justice health services
  • experience of developing or influencing policy, in relation to health and social care in the criminal justice system.
  • a valid driving licence and the ability to travel extensively across the country, and potentially overseas, spending up to a week away at one time.

To apply for the role, please submit a C.V (maximum of 2 sides of A4) and a covering statement, setting out your interest in the role and how you  meet the requirements for the position (maximum of 2 sides of A4).

Please send the documents to :  HMIPrisons.Enquiries@hmiprisons.gov.uk (with Healthcare Associate Recruitment in the subject line of the email).

Applications need to be received by 23:59 on 5 January 2026.

Find out more in the document below: