Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Band 5 Prison Nurse

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Job summary

Are you looking for an exciting challenge and an opportunity to gain experience in the prison within our busy and friendly Community Healthcare Trust? If so, you will be interested in an exciting opportunity to work in one of the largest community healthcare trusts in the country right here in Birmingham.

Join our friendly teams within the Urgent Care Services and as a welcome to our team we will;

  • Pay the NMC for your next professional registration fee
  • Pay for your Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate and DBS Update Service annual subscription whilst you are employed with the Trust.
  • Pay any Newly Qualified nurses as a Band 4 Transition Practitioner until you receive your professional registration.
  • Offerfree onsite parking at most of our bases

Main duties of the job

The postholder will work as part of an integrated team under the supervision of the specialist practioner. He/she will be accountable for the delivery of care to the population of the prison and will also rotate onto the inpatient wing.

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Details

Date posted

11 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

820-5400052-ASR-C

Job locations

Winson Green

Birmingham

B7 4BN


Job description

Job responsibilities

- To work within HMP Birmingham across the health care service providing 24 hour patient care

- To develop and maintain evidenced based practice in health needs.

- Provide support and advice to patients.

- Participate in the promotion of healthy living and the prevention of ill health and disability through diagnostic screening, education and promotion of independence and self management as a priority of care.

Job description

Job responsibilities

- To work within HMP Birmingham across the health care service providing 24 hour patient care

- To develop and maintain evidenced based practice in health needs.

- Provide support and advice to patients.

- Participate in the promotion of healthy living and the prevention of ill health and disability through diagnostic screening, education and promotion of independence and self management as a priority of care.

Person Specification

Qualifications / training

Essential

  • Registration nurse (Adult Level 1 / RN1)
  • Evidence of continuing professional development

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of collaborative working within a multi-professional enviroment
  • Ability to relate experience to a prison setting
  • Evidence of multi-agency working

Skills/knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to demonstrate a knowledge of standards and audit processes and evidence based practice
  • Ability to demonstrate responsibility for self and others in respect of health & safety
  • Ability to learn & apply knowledge appropriately
  • Evidence of assessment skills and using evidence based practise
  • Ability to demonstrate sound knowledge and application of NMC Code of Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice
  • Ability to demonstrate knowledge of current legislative changes effecting the NHS and Social Services particularly those affecting Primary care

Personal qualities

Essential

  • Abiltiy to work flexibly

Other job requirements

Essential

  • HM Prison Security / Vetting Clearance required
Person Specification

Qualifications / training

Essential

  • Registration nurse (Adult Level 1 / RN1)
  • Evidence of continuing professional development

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of collaborative working within a multi-professional enviroment
  • Ability to relate experience to a prison setting
  • Evidence of multi-agency working

Skills/knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to demonstrate a knowledge of standards and audit processes and evidence based practice
  • Ability to demonstrate responsibility for self and others in respect of health & safety
  • Ability to learn & apply knowledge appropriately
  • Evidence of assessment skills and using evidence based practise
  • Ability to demonstrate sound knowledge and application of NMC Code of Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice
  • Ability to demonstrate knowledge of current legislative changes effecting the NHS and Social Services particularly those affecting Primary care

Personal qualities

Essential

  • Abiltiy to work flexibly

Other job requirements

Essential

  • HM Prison Security / Vetting Clearance required

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Address

Winson Green

Birmingham

B7 4BN


Employer's website

https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Address

Winson Green

Birmingham

B7 4BN


Employer's website

https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Primary Care Service Manager

Michele Ramkissoon

michele.ramkissoon@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

11 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

820-5400052-ASR-C

Job locations

Winson Green

Birmingham

B7 4BN


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