Night Nurse

NHS; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Night Nurse to join their Primary Care team at HMP Foston Hall in Derbyshire. This full-time role involves delivering patient care in a secure environment, with opportunities for additional training. Ideal candidates will have a nursing qualification and a compassionate approach. Salary ranges from £42,094 to £47,466 per annum, with a rota-based schedule including weekends.

Benefits

Training opportunities

Employee assistance helpline

Discounts on shopping and leisure

Qualifications

• Candidates must have a valid nursing qualification.
• Experience in a healthcare environment is preferred.
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Deliver nurse-led services to patients in a secure environment.
• Administer medications and respond to medical emergencies.
• Engage in patient assessments and provide personal care.

Skills

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Compassionate care

Medication administration

Patient assessment

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Night Nurse to join our Primary Care team at HMP Foston Hall, a closed category women's Prison and Young Offenders Institution, located in the village of Foston in Derbyshire, England.

Opportunities for additional training.

Hours

37.5 hours a week working on a rota basis, Monday to Friday 8.15pm-7.15am, working patterns are negotiable. Working every 3rd weekend.

This position is full time, you’ll receive an annual salary up to £47,466 per annum FTE - 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 a Night 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.
• 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 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.

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 doesnt 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 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.

• 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

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.

Job responsibilities

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Night Nurse to join our Primary Care team at HMP Foston Hall, a closed category women's Prison and Young Offenders Institution, located in the village of Foston in Derbyshire, England.

Opportunities for additional training.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Please view the job description and personal specification by applying.

Experience

• Please view the job description and personal specification by applying.

Additional Criteria

• Please view the job description and personal specification by applying.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such a submission for Disclosure will be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Salary: £42,094 to £47,466 a year