Bank Primary Care Nurse

Practice Plus Group; Lewes; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Bank Primary Care Nurse to join their team at a men's prison. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of patients in a secure environment. You will work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team, delivering compassionate, evidence-based care while promoting best practices and continuous improvement. The organization values integrity, diversity, and teamwork, providing a supportive environment for professional growth. If you're passionate about making a difference in healthcare access and quality, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Free Parking

Bespoke Induction Training

Career Development Opportunities

Support from the Wider Team

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC qualification and strong communication skills.
• Experience in multi-disciplinary settings and compassionate care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver nurse-led services to prevent hospital admissions and assess patients.
• Promote best practices and continuous quality improvement in care.

Skills

Communication Skills

Compassionate Care

Clinical Governance Understanding

Multi-disciplinary Teamwork

IT Literacy

Education

Registered Nurse - Adult

Current Professional Qualification (NMC)

Evidence of Continued Professional Development

Job description

About The Role

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Bank Primary Care Nurse to join our Primary Care team at HMP Lewes, a category B men's prison. Free parking and a very welcoming team!

Hours

Monday to Sunday, 2 shifts per week.
Salary

You'll receive a bank hourly rate of £23.00 per hour.

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.

What you'll be doing

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 while being supported by a multi-disciplinary team.
• Contribute to our nursing 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 personalized and informed by what matters to them.
• Deliver non-judgmental 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.

What we'll look for in you

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 fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Qualifications required

• Registered nurse - Adult
• Current professional qualification (NMC)
• 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
• Understanding of clinical governance, health and safety, QOF, EBP, and national standards
• Good IT skills and IT literacy
• Knowledge of healthcare policies and best practice

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