Primary Care Nurse

NHS; Leeds; On-site; GBP 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Primary Care Nurse for HMP Leeds in West Yorkshire. The role includes delivering nurse-led services, managing medication, and providing care in a multi-disciplinary team. Ideal candidates will demonstrate professional development and have experience in healthcare settings. The position offers full-time hours with an annual salary of up to £41,659, including training and career development opportunities.

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.
• Experience in a hospital, community, or prison environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver nurse-led services to prevent hospital admissions.
• Undertake medication rounds and assess patients.
• Provide personalised and evidence-based care.

Skills

Care delivery

Medication management

Multi-disciplinary collaboration

Patient assessment

Education

Evidence of Continued Professional Development

Experience in a healthcare setting

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Primary Care Nurse to join our Primary Care team at HMP Leeds, a category B men's Prison located in Gloucester Terrace in the Armley area of Leeds in West Yorkshire.

Working as part of a really diverse team, and this site are always very keen on up-skilling skills so further training and development is on offer. Parking on site.

Hours

This role is based on 37.5 hours per week - A combination of nights and weekends with some bank holidays. Working 2 weekends every month. Days - 0700-2030 - 3 days every week Nights 2000-0730 - 3 or 4 nights every week

This position is full time, you'll receive an annual salary up to £41659 per annum FTE - 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

As a Primary Care Nurse, your responsibilities will vary. You will

• 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

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 a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Qualifications required:

• 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.

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.