Night Nurse

NHS; Uttoxeter; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Night Nurse to join their team at HMP Dovegate in Staffordshire. This full-time role involves managing medication, assessing patients, and delivering care within a multi-disciplinary team. Candidates are expected to have NMC registration and a compassionate approach. Competitive salary up to £41,659 per annum is offered along with opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Qualifications

• NMC registration required for Adult Nurse.
• Experience in a hospital, community, or prison environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Undertake medication rounds and dispense medications.
• Deliver nurse led clinics supported by a multi-disciplinary team.
• Assess patients and undertake reception screening.

Skills

NMC registered Adult Nurse

Understanding of clinical governance

Compassionate approach

Education

Evidence of Continued Professional Development

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Night Nurse to join our Healthcare team at HMP Dovegate, a category B Prison located near Uttoxeter in Staffordshire.

In this role you’ll be working with a multi-disciplinary team that will support you and help you succeed.

Hours

Sunday to Thursday: 20:00-07:00
Friday & Sat: 20:00-08:00
7 nights on and 7 nights off.

This position is full time, you’ll receive an annual salary up to £41,659 per annum – 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

• Undertake medication rounds, dispense controlled medication, attend emergency response situations, assess patients, and undertake reception screening.
• 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.

Career development

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.

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 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.

Requirements

• NMC registered Adult Nurse
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development
• Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
• A non-judgmental 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.

Job description

As a Primary Care Nurse you will work within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a nurse led service and prevent hospital admissions. You will undertake medication rounds, dispense controlled medication, attend emergency response situations, assess patients, and undertake reception screening. You will use your skills and knowledge to deliver nurse led clinics to your patient group whilst being supported by a multi-disciplinary team.