Job summary
UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE
+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Learning Disability Nurse to join our Neurodiversity team at HMP Thameside, a category B Prison located in Greenwich, South-East London.
In this role you will have the opportunity to provide the highest standards of healthcare to our patients, without having to compromise on efficiency and quality.
Hours
Monday to Friday - 08:00 - 16:00
This is full time role role working 37.5 hrs per week; however part-time hours can be considered (min 3 days per week).
Salary
Youll receive an annual salary up to £53,172 per annum FTE - depending on experience.
How will 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 to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.
Main duties of the job
As a Senior Learning Disabilities Nurse, your responsibilities will vary. You will
- Be responsible for a caseload and be accountable for all aspects of delivering a nursing service for adults with learning disabilities/ challenging behaviour
- Provide outstanding evidence based care to our patients, seeking out, listening to and acting on their feedback
- Play an active part in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the patients care
- Forge strong links with our partners and stakeholders, providing a service that people can trust, feel safe within, and feel proud of.
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.
Requirements
- NMC Registered Nurse Learning Disabilities
- Substantial experience working with adults with Learning disabilities with a range of clinical presentations. Evidence of working Learning disability health within a community or inpatient setting
- Evidence of use of a range of standardized and non-standardized behavioural assessment tools
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As Learning Disability Nurse you will be working as part of
a multi-disciplinary team and in partnership with other services, agencies and
organisations. You will be required to developing specialist clinical skills in
working with an offender population with a diversity of presenting problems,
including psychosis and personality disorder, that feature alongside their
learning disability and/or autism spectrum disorder. You will be responsible
for making a clinical judgment with regard to their immediate needs and long
term treatment, administer medication as prescribed by the doctor within the
guidelines for medicines administration.
You
will;
Provide a holistic package of care to patients within the prison
system and manage the assessment of health needs, planning, delivery and
evaluation of care, for the prison population, including clinical risk
assessment.
Deliver non-judgemental care that makes a real difference, as
defined throughout our bespoke Health in Justice Competency framework.
Inspire excellence by forging
strong links with our partners and stakeholders and providing a service that
people can trust, feel safe within, and feel proud of.
Promote the
delivery of high quality, individualised, evidence-based, patient centred
nursing care and ensure that Safer Cell procedures are followed and monitor
patients on constant supervision where they are considered particularly at risk
from suicide or self harm, recording observations.
Share knowledge, skills and
expertise to ensure safe care by working with strong multi-disciplinary teams
and supporting each other to do a great job.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As Learning Disability Nurse you will be working as part of
a multi-disciplinary team and in partnership with other services, agencies and
organisations. You will be required to developing specialist clinical skills in
working with an offender population with a diversity of presenting problems,
including psychosis and personality disorder, that feature alongside their
learning disability and/or autism spectrum disorder. You will be responsible
for making a clinical judgment with regard to their immediate needs and long
term treatment, administer medication as prescribed by the doctor within the
guidelines for medicines administration.
You
will;
Provide a holistic package of care to patients within the prison
system and manage the assessment of health needs, planning, delivery and
evaluation of care, for the prison population, including clinical risk
assessment.
Deliver non-judgemental care that makes a real difference, as
defined throughout our bespoke Health in Justice Competency framework.
Inspire excellence by forging
strong links with our partners and stakeholders and providing a service that
people can trust, feel safe within, and feel proud of.
Promote the
delivery of high quality, individualised, evidence-based, patient centred
nursing care and ensure that Safer Cell procedures are followed and monitor
patients on constant supervision where they are considered particularly at risk
from suicide or self harm, recording observations.
Share knowledge, skills and
expertise to ensure safe care by working with strong multi-disciplinary teams
and supporting each other to do a great job.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
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Desirable
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Experience
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Desirable
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Additional Criteria
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
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Desirable
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Experience
Essential
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Desirable
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Additional Criteria
Essential
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Desirable
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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).
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).
