Job summary
UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE
+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE
We have an exciting opportunity for anEarly Days in CustodyNurseto join our Early Days in Custody team at HMP Thameside, a category B Prison located in Greenwich, South-East London.
In this role you'll be working with a multi-disciplinary team that will support you and help you succeed.
Hours
Monday to Saturday
Long Day: 07:30 - 19:45
Late long day: 10.00 22:00
You will be expected to work alternate Saturdays and a mix of shifts. A late finish and early start will not be included in your shift pattern.
Salary
This position is full time, you'll receive an annual salary up to £55,086 per annum - 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 an Early Days in Custody Nurse your responsibilities will vary. You will
- Assess patients and carry out relevant clinical investigations on arrival.
- Arrange follow-up appointments for them whilst offering advice and giving information.
- Clinically evaluate and ensure the safe transfer of patients to acute hospitals if needed, as well as ensuring that plans of care are understood by the patient and the prison as appropriate.
- Support in undertaking audits and governance.
If you are interested incareer development,we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include bothinternal and external optionsfor development and learning.
It doesn't 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 Adult
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development
- Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
- Excellent communication skills
- Proactive problem solving skills
- Motivated as an individual and when working in a team
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.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
As the Early Days in Custody Nurse (Adult Nurse) your responsibilities will include ensuring patients
have medical plans of care, assessing patients and carrying out relevant
clinical investigations during their arrival, along with arranging follow-up
appointments for them whilst offering advice and giving information. You must
be able to clinically evaluate and ensure the safe transfer of patients to
acute hospitals if needed, as well as ensuring that plans of care are
understood by the patient and the prison as appropriate. You will be able to
demonstrate critical thinking skills in clinical decision making. As part of
your role you will support in undertaking audits and governance.
You will provide healthcare to
patients on site in the healthcare unit and locations across the prison. This
will include some emergency care such as suturing, providing emergency response
to undertaking dressings and performing a primary care function. There is a
focus on health promotion and keeping the patients within the prison, safe and
well by providing effective safe care. You will lead a team of healthcare
practitioners some in specialist roles to deliver an effective safe medical
service within the prison.
You will contribute to our healthcare strategy and vision
to;
Provide outstanding evidence based care to our patients, seeking
out, listening to and acting on their feedback, so that care is personalised
and informed by what matters to them.
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 best practice, clinical supervision, evidence based care and
continuous quality improvement, embedding a culture of shared learning.
Share knowledge, skills and expertise to ensure safe care,
building strong multi-disciplinary teams and supporting each other to do a
great job. Encourage a shared learning approach to teaching.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As the Early Days in Custody Nurse (Adult Nurse) your responsibilities will include ensuring patients
have medical plans of care, assessing patients and carrying out relevant
clinical investigations during their arrival, along with arranging follow-up
appointments for them whilst offering advice and giving information. You must
be able to clinically evaluate and ensure the safe transfer of patients to
acute hospitals if needed, as well as ensuring that plans of care are
understood by the patient and the prison as appropriate. You will be able to
demonstrate critical thinking skills in clinical decision making. As part of
your role you will support in undertaking audits and governance.
You will provide healthcare to
patients on site in the healthcare unit and locations across the prison. This
will include some emergency care such as suturing, providing emergency response
to undertaking dressings and performing a primary care function. There is a
focus on health promotion and keeping the patients within the prison, safe and
well by providing effective safe care. You will lead a team of healthcare
practitioners some in specialist roles to deliver an effective safe medical
service within the prison.
You will contribute to our healthcare strategy and vision
to;
Provide outstanding evidence based care to our patients, seeking
out, listening to and acting on their feedback, so that care is personalised
and informed by what matters to them.
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 best practice, clinical supervision, evidence based care and
continuous quality improvement, embedding a culture of shared learning.
Share knowledge, skills and expertise to ensure safe care,
building strong multi-disciplinary teams and supporting each other to do a
great job. Encourage a shared learning approach to teaching.
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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).
