Band 7 Nurse Manager & Non Medical Prescriber - HMP Chelmsford
The Forward Trust
The closing date is 31 May 2024
Job summary
Are you looking for a challenging, creative, rewarding and fast paced work environment? Do you want the opportunity to be part of a nurse-led service utilising all of your clinical and interpersonal skills?
If yes then Prison Nursing is for you.
Main duties of the job
The Band 7 Nurse and Non Medical Prescriber will contribute to, and be responsible for ensuring the most effective and best use of staff and resources. The post-holder will be responsible for the delivery and monitoring of high standards of nursing care and responsible for nurturing the culture of continued learning and service development ensuring patients are assessed and admitted into the service according to their clinical needs, in accordance relevant clinical protocol and policies providing up-to-date evidence based practice. The post holder needs to be thoroughly familiar with all aspects of security and safety consistent with working within a custodial framework. The post holder will also have responsibility to implement and monitor comprehensive assessments for those patients admitted to the service with substance misuse issues ensuring improved access throughout this prison population for all patients in need of a substance misuse treatment/psychosocial programmes and ensuring continuity of care when discharged back into the community in line with local and national guidelines.
About us
For more than 30 years, Forward have been working with people building positive and productive lives, whatever their past. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.
We believe and are committed to providing opportunities to all people including those with Lived Experience we encourage applications from all background including those in recovery from addiction, co-dependency or gambling, have experience of previous offending or homelessness.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will contribute to, and be responsible for, ensuring the most effective and
best use of staff and resources. The post-holder will be responsible for the delivery and
monitoring of high standards of nursing care and responsible for nurturing the culture of
continued learning and service development ensuring patients are assessed and admitted
into the service according to their clinical needs, in accordance relevant clinical protocol and
policies providing up-to-date evidence based practice. The post holder needs to be
thoroughly familiar with all aspects of security and safety consistent with working within a
custodial framework. The post holder will also have responsibility to implement and monitor
comprehensive assessments for those patients admitted to the service with substance
misuse issues ensuring improved access throughout this prison population for all patients in
need of a substance misuse treatment/psychosocial programmes and ensuring continuity of
care when discharged back into the community in line with local and national guidelines.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will contribute to, and be responsible for, ensuring the most effective and
best use of staff and resources. The post-holder will be responsible for the delivery and
monitoring of high standards of nursing care and responsible for nurturing the culture of
continued learning and service development ensuring patients are assessed and admitted
into the service according to their clinical needs, in accordance relevant clinical protocol and
policies providing up-to-date evidence based practice. The post holder needs to be
thoroughly familiar with all aspects of security and safety consistent with working within a
custodial framework. The post holder will also have responsibility to implement and monitor
comprehensive assessments for those patients admitted to the service with substance
misuse issues ensuring improved access throughout this prison population for all patients in
need of a substance misuse treatment/psychosocial programmes and ensuring continuity of
care when discharged back into the community in line with local and national guidelines.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of personal development since entering the NMC
- register
Experience
Essential
- Ability to provide and co-ordinate clinical and management supervision with good organisational skills.
- Good IT skills with experience of using case management systems i.e. SystemOne and Microsoft Word and Excell
- Experience and understanding of the substance misuse sector.
- 5 years post-registration experience .
- 2 years in Substance Misuse at minimum band 6 level
- Experience of working within prison/secure setting.
Desirable
- Diploma/Degree in Substance Misuse or equivalent or willingness to undertake.
- Mentorship in Health and Social Care
- Non-Medical Prescribing qualification with current NMC registration or willingness to work towards.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of personal development since entering the NMC
- register
Experience
Essential
- Ability to provide and co-ordinate clinical and management supervision with good organisational skills.
- Good IT skills with experience of using case management systems i.e. SystemOne and Microsoft Word and Excell
- Experience and understanding of the substance misuse sector.
- 5 years post-registration experience .
- 2 years in Substance Misuse at minimum band 6 level
- Experience of working within prison/secure setting.
Desirable
- Diploma/Degree in Substance Misuse or equivalent or willingness to undertake.
- Mentorship in Health and Social Care
- Non-Medical Prescribing qualification with current NMC registration or willingness to work towards.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
