Primary Care Nurse

3 months ago

Market Harborough, United Kingdom Practice Plus Group Full time

Job summary

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Primary Care Nurse to join our Primary Care team at HMP Gartree, a category B men's prison, located in Market Harborough, Leicestershire. The prison houses around 640 patients where we deliver the primary care, mental health and substance misuse services.

The site currently offers shifts across Monday to Sunday including bank holidays.

The shift hours are either 07:30 to 17:30 or 07:30 to 20:45. This position is full time, youll receive an annual salary up to £38,115per annum - 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

Main duties of the job

As a Primary Care Nurse, your responsibilities will vary. You will

Work within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a nurse led service and prevent hospital admissions Undertake medication rounds, dispense controlled medication, attend emergency response situations, assess patients, and undertake reception screening Use your skills and knowledge to deliver nurse led clinics to your patient group whilst being supported by a multi-disciplinary team.

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 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

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 required

Registered nurse Adult Current professional qualification (NMC) Evidence of Continued Professional Development Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working A non-judgmental and compassionate approach Excellent communication skills Understanding of clinical governance, health and safety, QOF, EBP and national standards Knowledge of healthcare policies and best practice

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 a Primary Care Nurse you will work within amulti-disciplinary team to deliver a nurse led service and prevent hospitaladmissions. You will undertakemedication rounds, dispense controlled medication, attend emergency responsesituations, assess patients, and undertake reception screening. You will use your skills and knowledge todeliver nurse led clinics to your patient group whilst being supported by amulti-disciplinary team.

You will contribute to our nursing strategy and vision to;

Provide outstanding evidence based care to our patients, seekingout, listening to and acting on their feedback, so that care is personalisedand informed by what matters to them.

Deliver non-judgemental care that makes a real difference, asdefined throughout our bespoke Health in Justice competency framework.

Inspire excellence by forging strong links with our partners andstakeholders and providing a service that people can trust, feel safe within,and feel proud of.

Promote best practice, clinical supervision, evidence based care andcontinuous quality improvement, embedding a culture of shared learning.

Share knowledge, skills and expertise to ensure safe care, buildingstrong multi-disciplinary teams and supporting each other to do a great job.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential