Description
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Primary Care Nurse to join our Primary Care and Mental Health team at HMP Belmarsh, a category A Prison located in South East London.
As a Senior Primary Care Nurse, your responsibilities will vary. You will lead a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a nurse-led service and prevent hospital admissions. Your duties will include:
- Undertaking medication rounds, dispensing controlled medication, attending emergency response situations, assessing patients, and undertaking reception screening
- Providing 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, including patients with mental health issues
- Delivering non-judgemental care that makes a real difference
- Inspiring 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
- Promoting best practice, clinical supervision, evidence-based care and continuous quality improvement, embedding a culture of shared learning
- Sharing knowledge, skills and expertise to ensure safe care, building strong multi-disciplinary teams and supporting each other to do a great job
We offer:
- Convenient onsite parking, a welcoming canteen, and access to a gym to help you stay active and healthy
- 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
- 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
The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We are the UK's leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.
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
- Excellent communication skills
- Proactive problem-solving skills
- Motivated as an individual and when working in a team
Although not essential, ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.