Night Nurse

Practice Plus Group; Evesham; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Night Nurse to join its Primary Care team at a category A prison. This role involves assessing patients, managing medication, and delivering compassionate care in a multi-disciplinary environment. The position offers a full-time contract with an annual salary between £34,428 and £41,659. We support career development opportunities and provide a training course upon induction, promoting a work culture that values compassion and integrity.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Employee assistance helpline

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Qualifications

• Registered with NMC or HCPC.
• Experience in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Understanding of clinical governance and health standards.

Responsibilities

• Undertake medication rounds and assess patients.
• Attend emergency response situations.
• Deliver nurse-led clinics and evidence-based care.

Skills

Medication administration

Life Support training

Patient assessment

Compassionate care

Team collaboration

Education

NMC registered Adult Nurse / HCPC Paramedic qualification

Evidence of continued professional development

Job description

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Night Nurse to join our Primary Care team at HMP Long Lartin, a category A Prison located in Littleton.

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

The candidate can be a qualified nurse or paramedic. HMP Long Lartin is a male prison serving life sentences with a capacity for 690 inmates. The role is not well situated so you would need to drive. You will get paid for all 12.5 hours of your night shift as due to the prison security you will be unable to leave the site (apart from emergencies after 2200).

Hours — 37.5 hours per week, 12.5 hour night shifts 19:30 pm – 08:00 am.

Salary — This position is full time; you’ll receive an annual salary between £34,428 and £41,659 per annum depending on experience.

How 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. 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 include:

• Undertake medication rounds, dispense controlled medication, attend emergency response situations, assess patients and undertake reception screening.
• Attend emergency response situations and will be trained to an Immediate Life Support (ILS) standard.
• 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.
• Complete all the Night Duties Tasks as detailed in the Task Booklet.

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 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 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.

Requirements

• NMC registered Adult Nurse / HCPC Paramedic qualification
• 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.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Practice Plus Group

HMP Long Lartin
Evesham
Worcestershire
WR11 8TZ

Website: https://practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/