Primary Care Nurse

Practice Plus Group; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training opportunities

Onsite parking

Gym access

Job summary

Practice Plus Group is recruiting a Primary Care Nurse for HMP Garth in Lancashire to deliver nurse-led clinics and essential healthcare within a secure environment. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to prevent hospital admissions and provide high-quality care to the prison population.

The role offers bespoke induction, competency framework, and regional development opportunities, with a 37.5-hour week and a starting salary of £34,428 per year, subject to experience.

Qualifications

• NMC registered adult nurse with CPD evidence.
• Understanding of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working.
• Autonomous, compassionate care and strong communication.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a nurse-led service within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Undertake medication rounds and attend emergency responses.
• Provide nurse-led clinics and personalised, evidence-based care.

Skills

NMC registered

Education

Registered nurse – Adult, NMC

Continued Professional Development (CPD)

Multi-disciplinary working

Compassionate approach

Excellent communication

Job description

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Primary Care Nurse to join our Primary Care Team at HMP Garth.

About The Role

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Primary Care Nurse to join our Primary Care Team at HMP Garth

HMP Garth is a High Security has male prison with around 792 males and is a category B Prison located in Lancashire.

The Primary Care Team is based within the healthcare department but there is also wing work required.

We are happy happy to talk to Newley Qualified staff who ideally has done their placements in hospital environments

HMP Garth offers:

• Training development opportunities
• Onsite Parking
• Access to gym

Hours:

• Monday - Sunday service
• 37.5 hours per week
• Week 1,3,5 - Monday, Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday 7..30am - 7.45pm - Days
• Week 2,4,6: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday - 7.30am - 7.45pm - Days
• Week 7: Monday, Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday - 7.30pm - 7.45am - Nights
• Week 8: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday - 7.30pm - 7.45am - Nights

Salary

You will receive a starting salary of £34,428 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

What you'll be doing

• 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.
• 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
• Inspire excellence by forging strong links with our partners and stakeholders
• Promote best practice, clinical supervision, evidence based care and continuous quality improvement, embedding a culture of shared learning.
• Share knowledge, skills and expertise to ensure safe care, building strong multi-disciplinary teams.

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

What we’ll look for in you

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 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 a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Qualifications required

• Registered nurse – Adult- NMC
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development
• Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
• A non-judgemental and compassionate approach
• Excellent communication skills

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.