Public Health Lead - HMP Lewes

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!

  As a Public Health Nurse, you will lead on prevention, promotion and protection of our prison communities. Leading on preventative health, your role will be key to ensuring effective and consistent delivery of national screening programmes, Health and Justice Indicators of Performance, health checks, blood borne virus screening, recording public health activity in the secure estate and leading our health promotion strategy. You will be our Infection Prevention and Control Lead, maintaining standards and leading the management of outbreaks.   Within this role, youll lead health promotion activities to deliver proactive clinics and awareness campaigns, providing health promotion and disease prevention advice for patients. As well as co-ordinating all clinical activity in relation to screening and health prevention including section 7a and HJIPs; undertake screening of individuals and populations and respond appropriately to findings and work with others to protect the publics health and well-being from specific risks.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a first level Registered Nurse with current registration with NMC. You will have evidence of continued professional development throughout your clinical career thus far and an understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working. You'll have a non-judgmental and compassionate approach will enable you to succeed in this role, as well as a proactive approach to problem solving.   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 47, 359 per annum - dependent 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.

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!

  As a Public Health Nurse, you will lead on prevention, promotion and protection of our prison communities. Leading on preventative health, your role will be key to ensuring effective and consistent delivery of national screening programmes, Health and Justice Indicators of Performance, health checks, blood borne virus screening, recording public health activity in the secure estate and leading our health promotion strategy. You will be our Infection Prevention and Control Lead, maintaining standards and leading the management of outbreaks.   Within this role, youll lead health promotion activities to deliver proactive clinics and awareness campaigns, providing health promotion and disease prevention advice for patients. As well as co-ordinating all clinical activity in relation to screening and health prevention including section 7a and HJIPs; undertake screening of individuals and populations and respond appropriately to findings and work with others to protect the publics health and well-being from specific risks.

Person Specification

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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).