Night Nurse

Practice Plus Group; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Night Nurse for a full-time position at HMP Foston Hall, providing essential care within a multi-disciplinary team. Responsibilities include managing medication, conducting assessments, and ensuring evidence-based care. Salary ranges from £43,609 to £49,175 depending on experience, with opportunities for career development and training.

Benefits

Opportunities for additional training

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Qualifications

• Candidates must have a legal right to work in the UK.
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development is essential.
• A non-judgemental and compassionate approach is required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a nurse-led service to prevent hospital admissions.
• Dispense controlled medication and attend emergency situations.
• Conduct reception screening and patient assessments.

Skills

Compassionate care

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Medication management

Patient assessment

Continued Professional Development

Job description

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 8:15 pm–7:15 am. Working patterns are negotiable. Working every 3rd weekend.

This position is full time; you’ll receive an annual salary up to £49,175 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.

• 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 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.

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.

Salary: £43,609 to £49,175 per year.