Primary Care Nurse

Practice Plus Group; Newmarket; On-site; CAD 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Newly Qualified B5 Staff Nurse to join their Primary Care team in a secure environment. The role involves delivering nurse-led services, providing exceptional patient care, and participating in a 12-month preceptorship program for professional growth. The position offers a starting salary of £34,428 annually and includes various benefits aimed at supporting career development.

Benefits

Free parking

Career Development / Training opportunities

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Qualifications

• Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working.
• A non-judgmental and compassionate approach.
• Experience in a hospital, community, or prison environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a nurse led service.
• Undertake medication rounds and assess patients.
• Provide outstanding evidence based care to patients.

Skills

Registered nurse Adult

Evidence of Continued Professional Development

Excellent communication skills

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Newly Qualified B5 Staff Nurse to join our Primary Care team at HMP Highpoint, a category C Prison located in the village of Stradishall in Suffolk.

Highpoint is split into 2 sites, the North Building has 390 male inmates and the South Building has 950 inmates. Both sites have designated Healthcare Departments which you will be based in. Car driver required.

As a newly qualified professional, Practice Plus Group will support you through a comprehensive 12-month preceptorship program. This support includes regular mentoring, clinical supervision, and ongoing professional development to help you build confidence and competence in your role.

Highpoint Prison offers:

• Free parking.
• Career Development / Training opportunities.

Hours:

• Monday - Sunday service
• 37.5 hours per week.
• 07.45am - 18:15pm
• Every other weekend and bank holidays also included as part of rota.
• 4 week rolling rota

This position is full time, you'll receive a starting salary of £34,428 per annum FTE - depending on experience.

Benefits

Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course

Up to 4% pension contribution

Up to 4 weeks occupation sick pay

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 Primary Care Nurse your responsibilities will vary. You will

• Work within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a nurse led service and prevent hospital admissions.
• Undertake medication rounds, dispense controlled medication, attend emergency response situations, assess patients, and undertake reception screening
• Use your skills and knowledge to deliver nurse led clinics to your patient group whilst being supported by a multi-disciplinary team
• 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
• 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
• Share knowledge, skills and expertise to ensure safe care, support team members

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 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. We’re the UK’s 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 Group’s 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.

Qualifications required:

• Registered nurse Adult
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development
• Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
• A non-judgmental and compassionate approach
• Excellent communication skills

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 you’re 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.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.