Night Nurse

NHS; Redditch; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Night Nurse to join their Primary Care team at HMP Hewell in Redditch. This full-time role involves delivering nurse-led services to prevent hospital admissions in a multi-disciplinary environment. Candidates must have a valid UK nursing registration and demonstrate experience in health assessments. Competitive salary and professional development opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Support for professional development

Qualifications

• Must have a legal right to work in the UK.
• Must have current UK professional registration.
• Experience in an acute setting is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a nurse-led service and prevent hospital admissions.
• Undertake medication rounds and emergency response situations.
• Deliver personalized and informed non-judgmental care.

Skills

Registered nurse – Adult

Experience of health assessments and screening

Understanding of multi-disciplinary working

Evidence of continued professional development

Education

Current professional qualification (NMC)

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Night Nurse to join our Primary Care team at HMP Hewell, a category B Prison located in Redditch. Opportunities for prescribing and health assessment courses are on offer, if you are interested.

Hours

37.5 hours - 7.15pm to 8.15am, working either 7 days on/7 nights off, or 3 shifts a week. Working 1.5 weekends every 4 weeks.

Salary

This position is full time; you’ll receive an annual salary up to £40,211 per annum FTE, depending on experience.

Support and development

• 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:

• 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, seek and act on feedback, so that care is personalised and informed by what matters to patients
• Deliver non-judgemental care that makes a real difference, as defined throughout our Health in Justice competency framework

Career development

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

Benefits

• 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 more than 53 prisons, young offender institutions 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, 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 for all.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse – Adult
• Current professional qualification (NMC)
• Experience of health assessments and screening would be desirable or any experience in the acute setting
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
• Understanding of clinical governance, health and safety, QOF, EBP and national standards

Legal and compliance

This post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks where applicable and to Veterinary Domestic checks per policy; disclosure checks will be made as part of the recruitment process. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer: Practice Plus Group

Address: Hewell Ln, Redditch, Worcestershire, B97 6QS

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