Safer Custody Practitioner

Job summary

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunityfor a Safer Custody Practitioner to join our Primary Care team at HM Wormwood Scrubs, a category B Prison located in London. 

Hours

Monday - Friday 7.30am - 4pm - 37.5 hours per week. 

Salary

This position is fulltime, youll receive an annual salary up to £57,550.00 per annum FTE - depending on experience.

Howwill we support you?

Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course

Competency framework

Regional and national career development opportunities

Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs

Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a Legal right towork in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will besubject to additional vetting and security checks

Main duties of the job

As a Safer Custody Practitioner, your responsibilities will vary. You will

• Work together at each stage of the patient journey, supporting them as they arrive in the prison (Early Days in Custody Team)
• Delivering the care they need, promoting good health and supporting resettlement (Planned Care Team) and responding to urgent and emergency needs (Unscheduled Care Team) Prisons have a dedicated team of staff whose job it is to keep the prison safe for everyone, called the Safer Custody Team.
• Responsibility for managing the risks of people harming themselves or other people, or of being harmed by others. The Safer Custody Nurse will work as part of the Safer Custody Team to promote patient safety and safeguarding across the establishment.
• You will be overarching across New Models of Care (NMOC) working with the multidisciplinary team to review and assess individual patient risk throughout the time in custody.
• Liaising with other healthcare and prison colleagues in managing and reducing risk. 

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesnt stop there we also offer:

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

About us

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. Were the UKs leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Groups purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• 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

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all. 

• Be a qualified registered nurse with NMC registration or have extensive experience of working within a clinical setting
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development
• Continuing role specific Mandatory Training
• Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working

Although not essential ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.

Secure environments 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 healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.