Primary Care Nurse

NHS; Lichfield; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Primary Care Nurse for a full-time position at HMP Swinfen Hall in Staffordshire. Responsibilities include delivering compassionate care, managing medication, and assessing patients. The ideal candidate will have a Registered Nurse qualification and experience in a healthcare setting. The role offers a salary of £34,428 to £41,659 depending on experience, along with opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Professional development support

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Qualifications

• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Understanding of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working.
• Non-judgemental and compassionate approach.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Compassionate care

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Medication management

Patient assessment

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Primary Care Nurse to join our Primary Care team at HMP Swinfen Hall, a category C men's Prison and Young Offenders Institution located in Staffordshire.

There are opportunities to develop in this role in different areas.

Hours

37.5 hours a week, working across 4 days, 1 x 07.30‑19.30 and 3 x 07.30‑17.30 with every other weekend, 07.30‑17.30. Working on a 6 week rolling rota.

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.

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 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 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.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£34,428 to £41,659 a year