Job summary
UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE
+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE
We have an exciting opening for an Early Days in Custody Nurse to join our Primary Care team at HMP Belmarsh a category A Prison located in Thamesmead, South East London.
In this role you will have the opportunity to provide the highest standards of healthcare to our patients, without having to on efficiency and quality.
The working hours are from 07:00 19:00, 3 days one week and 4 days the next.
This position is full time, youll receive an annual salary up to 50,400 per annum - depending on experience.
It doesnt 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
Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK on a permanent basis and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.
Main duties of the job
As an Early Days in Custody Nurse, your responsibilities will vary. You will
- Complete a detailed reception screen and assess risk on new patients within first 48 hours of transfer to the prison.
- Clinically evaluate and ensure the safe transfer of patients to acute hospitals if needed.
- Ensure that plans of care are understood by the patient and the prison as appropriate.
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.
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
About us
The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. Were the UKs 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 Groups 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 a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.
Qualifications & Experience required
- Registered nurse Adult
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development
- Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
- A non-judgmental and compassionate approach
- Understanding of clinical governance, health and safety, QOF, EBP and national standards
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 youre 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As the Early Days in Custody Nurse (Adult) your responsibilities will include ensuring patients
have medical plans of care, assessing patients and carrying out relevant
clinical investigations during their arrival, along with arranging follow-up
appointments for them whilst offering advice and giving information. You must
be able to clinically evaluate and ensure the safe transfer of patients to
acute hospitals if needed, as well as ensuring that plans of care are
understood by the patient and the prison as appropriate. You will be able to
demonstrate critical thinking skills in clinical decision making. As part of
your role you will support in undertaking audits and governance.
You will provide healthcare to
patients on site in the healthcare unit and locations across the prison. This
will include some emergency care such as suturing, providing emergency response
to undertaking dressings and performing a primary care function. There is a
focus on health promotion and keeping the patients within the prison, safe and
well by providing effective safe care. You will lead a team of healthcare
practitioners some in specialist roles to deliver an effective safe medical
service within the prison.
You will contribute to our healthcare strategy and vision
to;
Provide outstanding evidence based care to our patients, seeking
out, listening to and acting on their feedback, so that care is personalised
and informed by what matters to them.
Deliver non-judgemental care that makes a real difference, as
defined throughout our bespoke Health in Justice Competency framework.
Inspire excellence by forging strong links with our partners and
stakeholders and providing a service that people can trust, feel safe within,
and feel proud of.
Promote best practice, clinical supervision, evidence based care and
continuous quality improvement, embedding a culture of shared learning.
Share knowledge, skills and expertise to ensure safe care,
building strong multi-disciplinary teams and supporting each other to do a
great job. Encourage a shared learning approach to teaching.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As the Early Days in Custody Nurse (Adult) your responsibilities will include ensuring patients
have medical plans of care, assessing patients and carrying out relevant
clinical investigations during their arrival, along with arranging follow-up
appointments for them whilst offering advice and giving information. You must
be able to clinically evaluate and ensure the safe transfer of patients to
acute hospitals if needed, as well as ensuring that plans of care are
understood by the patient and the prison as appropriate. You will be able to
demonstrate critical thinking skills in clinical decision making. As part of
your role you will support in undertaking audits and governance.
You will provide healthcare to
patients on site in the healthcare unit and locations across the prison. This
will include some emergency care such as suturing, providing emergency response
to undertaking dressings and performing a primary care function. There is a
focus on health promotion and keeping the patients within the prison, safe and
well by providing effective safe care. You will lead a team of healthcare
practitioners some in specialist roles to deliver an effective safe medical
service within the prison.
You will contribute to our healthcare strategy and vision
to;
Provide outstanding evidence based care to our patients, seeking
out, listening to and acting on their feedback, so that care is personalised
and informed by what matters to them.
Deliver non-judgemental care that makes a real difference, as
defined throughout our bespoke Health in Justice Competency framework.
Inspire excellence by forging strong links with our partners and
stakeholders and providing a service that people can trust, feel safe within,
and feel proud of.
Promote best practice, clinical supervision, evidence based care and
continuous quality improvement, embedding a culture of shared learning.
Share knowledge, skills and expertise to ensure safe care,
building strong multi-disciplinary teams and supporting each other to do a
great job. Encourage a shared learning approach to teaching.
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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
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
