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
You would be working as part of a wellbeing & recovery team with a mixture of psychosocial and clinical interventions to support the prison population. This unique environment houses a large and diverse population that need your nursing abilities. There are many opportunities to develop new skills and this role is ideal for nurses seeking to broaden their knowledge and understanding of caring for high risk adults often with complex needs.
We emphasise good collaborative working across teams and regular cross functional meetings to encourage learning and development within the team.
About us
Who we are?
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
As a Band 5 Nurse you will provide high-quality clinical assessment and treatment to
substance dependant prisoners, working in partnership with HM Prison Service and all other
stakeholders.
You will ensure the delivery and monitoring of high standards of nursing care and relevant
substance misuse interventions to all service users in accordance with the standards set out
in the NMC Code of Conduct.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Band 5 Nurse you will provide high-quality clinical assessment and treatment to
substance dependant prisoners, working in partnership with HM Prison Service and all other
stakeholders.
You will ensure the delivery and monitoring of high standards of nursing care and relevant
substance misuse interventions to all service users in accordance with the standards set out
in the NMC Code of Conduct.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current Registered General Nurse, Mental Health Nurse or Learning
- Disability Nurse
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- -Suitable experience for a newly qualified nurse
- -Knowledge of the safe storage and administration of medication
- -Knowledge and ability to comply with the NMC Code of Conduct
- -Ability and knowledge to carry out risk assessments and management
- -Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care and act
- accordingly if concerns present themselves
- -Strong IT Skills
- -Good written and verbal communication skills
- -Ability to maintain accurate patient records within the standards
- required locally, the Forward Trust and NMC
- -Demonstrate the ability to work under pressure
Desirable
- -Experience of working within a secure environment
- -Evidence of personal development since entering the NMC register
- -Audit process and an ability to use audit tools
- -Conflict resolution skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current Registered General Nurse, Mental Health Nurse or Learning
- Disability Nurse
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- -Suitable experience for a newly qualified nurse
- -Knowledge of the safe storage and administration of medication
- -Knowledge and ability to comply with the NMC Code of Conduct
- -Ability and knowledge to carry out risk assessments and management
- -Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care and act
- accordingly if concerns present themselves
- -Strong IT Skills
- -Good written and verbal communication skills
- -Ability to maintain accurate patient records within the standards
- required locally, the Forward Trust and NMC
- -Demonstrate the ability to work under pressure
Desirable
- -Experience of working within a secure environment
- -Evidence of personal development since entering the NMC register
- -Audit process and an ability to use audit tools
- -Conflict resolution skills
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
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).
