Primary Care Nurse

Practice Plus Group; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a compassionate Primary Care Nurse to join their team at HMP Foston Hall. This full-time role involves delivering outstanding nurse-led care and requires candidates to have a compassionate approach and the ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team. Opportunities for career development and support are available. The ideal candidate will demonstrate evidence of continued professional development and understanding of multi-disciplinary working.

Benefits

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Financial assistance when needed

Qualifications

• Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working.
• Experience in a hospital, community or prison environment is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Work within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a nurse-led service.
• Undertake medication rounds and assess patients.
• Deliver nurse-led clinics with support from a multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

Compassionate approach

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Medication management

Education

Evidence of Continued Professional Development

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Primary Care 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.

Hours

37.5 hours a week, working 3 days a week from 7.30am-8.30pm and working nights once every 3 weeks from 8.15pm-7.15am. Working 1 in 3 weekends.

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

How we will 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

• 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
• Deliver nurse-led clinics to your patient group with support from a multi-disciplinary team
• Provide outstanding evidence-based care, listening to and acting on patient feedback to personalise care
• Deliver non-judgemental care that makes a real difference
• Inspire excellence by forging strong links with partners and stakeholders
• Promote best practice, clinical supervision, evidence-based care and continuous quality improvement
• Share knowledge and skills to ensure safe care and build strong multi-disciplinary teams

If you are interested in career development, we offer a wide range of opportunities, including internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesn’t stop there we 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 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 driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for fair and inclusive healthcare access for all.

Qualifications

• Evidence of Continued Professional Development
• Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
• A non-judgemental and compassionate approach

Although not essential, ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.

Job responsibilities

• UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE
• MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

Secure environments are challenging yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role to develop your healthcare skills and learn something new daily in an environment that never stands still, this could be the right opportunity for you.