Advanced Nurse Practitioner - HMP Pentonville

Job summary

Have you thought about working within prison healthcare?

Prisons 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 skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this is it!

Join us in this role and receive a 3000 welcome aboard bonus   As an Advanced Clinical or Nurse Practitioner with independent prescribing, you'll deliver face-to-face services, enabling patients to obtain health information from the appropriate health care professional. You will be providing safe and effective health assessments and treatment of patients within the establishment.

You'll be accountable for your practice including the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and discharge or referral of patients, independent of medical intervention.

Main duties of the job

Utilising your skills in managing patients within a primary care setting and dealing with physical health concerns, mental health issues and minor injuries, you'll be an integral member of the medical team, conducting clinics independently, completing administrative tasks (prescriptions, referrals, pathology results) and supporting or acting as the Duty Doctor and reception processes.   How will we support you? Bespoke induction Competency framework Regional and national career development opportunities Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs Support from the wider team   Youll receive an annual salary up to 62,000 per annum - depending on experience. We offer a whole host of additional benefits such as: cycle to work scheme, free DBS check, free uniform, an extensive training and development structure for all employees along with an employee recognition scheme.   It doesnt stop there   We also offer a company pension scheme which we as Practice Plus Group also pay into, 25 days annual leave increasing with service up to 28 days per year, plus 8 public bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time), NHS blue light card, discounted Costco memberships, access to Boundless memberships for attractions and parks, shopping discounts, free eye tests for computer screen users, an 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it.

About us

Practice Plus Group is a specialist provider of NHS services into prison healthcare across over 45 different prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We believe in putting the patient first, regardless of the environment or their history. The prison population is one of the most vulnerable and challenged patient groups in society and the delivery of their health care is conducted within often difficult and demanding environments.   The retention bonus is offered to those who commence substantive employment in the above role within the named Practice Plus Group Health in Justice location from 30th November 2022 onwards. The bonus is paid in four parts: 1000 is paid within your first 6 months of employment (500 at the end of your first month of employment, 500 after 6 months, or successful completion of a probation period). You will receive a 750 after 15 months of service, and a further 1250 when you reach 2 years service with Practice Plus Group. The total bonus is pro-rata for part time joiners. Practice Plus Groups mission is Access to Excellence.  Our core values are;  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.  Patients can only access excellence if we commit to living our values in everything we do when were at work. If you share these values and have transferable skills we want to meet you!

Job description

Job responsibilities

Have you thought about working within prison healthcare?

Prisons 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 skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this is it!

Join us in this role and receive a 3000 welcome aboard bonus   As an Advanced Clinical or Nurse Practitioner with independent prescribing, you'll deliver face-to-face services, enabling patients to obtain health information from the appropriate health care professional. You will be providing safe and effective health assessments and treatment of patients within the establishment.

You'll be accountable for your practice including the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and discharge or referral of patients, independent of medical intervention.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Please refer to the job description attached to the job advert.

Desirable

• Please refer to the job description attached to the job advert.

Experience

Essential

• Please refer to the job description attached to the job advert.

Desirable

• Please refer to the job description attached to the job advert.

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Please refer to the job description attached to the job advert.

Desirable

• Please refer to the job description attached to the job advert.

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).