Bank Long Term Conditions Nurse

Job summary

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Bank Long Term Conditions Nurse to join our Primary Care at HMP Brixton, a category C Prison located in London Borough of Lambeth, in inner-South London.

With numerous training and development pathways, free parking on site and easy links to central London, HMP Brixton offers a great and rewarding working environment! 

 

Hours

This is a bank role working adhoc shifts.

Salary

This position is bank, youll receive an hourly rate of £25.14.

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 on a permanent basis 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 Long Term Conditions Nurse, your responsibilities will vary. You will

• Be responsible for ensuring a comprehensive handover of services when patients are transferring across wings or custodial care settings.
• You will identify immediate health needs including, any external services or prescribing requirements that prisoners may have received e.g. prior to remand or repatriation onto a wing
• A key part of this role will include the facilitation of arrangements between agencies involved in delivering a complex care package to ensure effective collaboration and stability for the patient in delivery of that care. This requires close joint working with other in-house healthcare services and departments within the prison such as Pharmacy, Education, Offender Management, Substance Misuse and Physical Education, etc. 
• Provide proactive intervention to urgently address improvement recommendations from CQC and HMPP inspections
• Deliver continuity of care across health and social care agencies from courts, to custody and community whilst improving the communication between the above. 
• Inspire the continuous improvement of MDT working across HMP and healthcare teams.

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.

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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

 

Qualifications required 

• Registered Nurse- General with relevant NMC Registration
• Advanced Nurse Prescriber/ Practitioner
• Educated to degree level
• Knowledge of health and social care models across the criminal justice system and of national and local initiatives relating to physical health 
• Knowledge of Evidence Based Practice and Clinical Governance
• Experience of assessing the needs of and working with individuals with complex health and social care needs.

 

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

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Bank Long Term Conditions Nurse to join our Primary Care at HMP Brixton, a category C Prison located in London Borough of Lambeth, in inner-South London.

With numerous training and development pathways, free parking on site and easy links to central London, HMP Brixton offers a great and rewarding working environment! 

 

Hours

This is a bank role working adhoc shifts.

Salary

This position is bank, youll receive an hourly rate of £25.14.

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 on a permanent basis and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

 

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).