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
- An environmental allowance is paid for working in the prison, which is £1,542, pro rate .
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.
About us
Be Part of Our Team...
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
IMPORTANT
- Please ensure you check your Trac account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process
- Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address
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
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
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.
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.
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).
