Inpatient Nurse

Practice Plus Group; Reading; On-site; GBP 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a compassionate Adult Nurse for the Primary Care team at HMP Wakefield. This full-time role involves delivering a nurse-led service, developing patient care plans, and ensuring quality control. Candidates should be NMC registered nurses with a commitment to continuous development. The position offers competitive pay, career development opportunities, and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Bespoke induction and training

Career development opportunities

Employee assistance helpline

Qualifications

• Understanding of clinical governance, health and safety, QOF, EBP and national standards.
• Desirable experience in a hospital, community, or prison environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a nurse-led service and prevent hospital admissions.
• Develop individualised patient care plans.
• Support patients with daily activities.

Skills

NMC registered nurse – Adult

Compassionate approach

Multi-disciplinary working

Education

Evidence of Continued Professional Development

Job description

Overview

Inpatient Nurse opportunity on the Primary Care team at HMP Wakefield, a category A Prison located in West Yorkshire.

Hours

Long days and nights. 0715-1900 days; 1900-0715 nights. Potential weekend and bank holiday cover.

This full-time role offers an annual salary up to £40,211 per annum FTE, depending on experience.

How we will support you

• Bespoke induction, including the 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

• Work within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a nurse-led service and prevent hospital admissions.
• Lead the development of individualised patient care plans, while collaboratively working with the inpatient team and championing clinical excellence.
• Support patients daily to achieve activities of daily living to ensure the best possible quality of life.
• Ensure quality care planning and continuity of care through improving relationships and communication with partners and other services.
• Deliver non-judgemental care that makes a real difference, as defined through the Health in Justice competency framework.

If you are interested in career development, there are a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, including internal and external options for development and learning.

• 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 are the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of background.

Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to unlock your best work life, guided by our core values:

• We treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
• We act with integrity
• We strive to do things better together
• We embrace diversity

We are looking for caring, compassionate but driven professionals who can help us drive a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Job summary

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE — MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

Qualifications

• NMC registered nurse – Adult
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development
• Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
• A non-judgemental and compassionate approach
• Understanding of clinical governance, health and safety, QOF, EBP and national standards

Experience in a hospital, community or prison environment is desirable but not essential.

Disclosure and other checks

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a Disclosure to the DBS to check for any previous convictions. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. See NHS Careers for details.

Employer details

Practice Plus Group

Address: Hawker House, Napier Court, 5-6 Napier Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 8BW

Employer's website: practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/