Primary Care Nurse

NHS; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a compassionate Primary Care Nurse to join their dedicated team in a challenging yet rewarding environment. This role offers the chance to make a significant impact on patient care within a secure setting. As a Primary Care Nurse, you will lead clinics, manage medication, and respond to emergencies, all while working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team. The position promises a supportive environment with ample opportunities for professional growth and development, making it ideal for those passionate about healthcare and patient well-being.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

25 days annual leave

Wellbeing and lifestyle benefits

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Qualifications

• Candidates must have a legal right to work in the UK.
• Experience in primary care or emergency response is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding quality based care to all patients.
• Attend emergency response situations and deliver nurse led clinics.

Skills

Patient Care

Emergency Response

Medication Management

Clinical Assessment

Multi-disciplinary Teamwork

Education

UK Professional Nursing Registration

Job description

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE + MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE We have an exciting opportunity for a Primary Care Nurse to join our Primary Care Team at HMP Altcourse, a category B prison located in the Fazakerley area of Liverpool. Within this role, you'll be an integral part of the healthcare team. You could be involved in anything from developing and leading clinics, undertaking examinations and tests as well as answering emergency bells and potentially being the first person to attend an emergency. Within this role, you will work within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a nurse led service and prevent hospital admissions. Salary: This position is full time, you'll receive an annual salary up to £40,211 per annum - depending on experience. Hours: This is a full time role working 37.5 hours per week. You will work on a rota basis covering weekends on rotation, and nights as required to cover staff leave and sickness. 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 our new Primary Care Nurse, your responsibilities will vary. Some of your duties will include:

• Provide outstanding quality based care to all patients
• Deliver personalised, non-judgemental care, based on patient feedback
• Undertake medication rounds
• Dispense controlled medication
• Attend emergency response situations
• Deliver nurse led clinics to your patient group

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:

• Company pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave increasing with service up to 28 days per year, plus public bank holidays
• An extensive range of wellbeing and lifestyle benefits
• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• Excellent long-term career prospects
• 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.

Job summary

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.

Job responsibilities

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE + MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE We have an exciting opportunity for a Primary Care Nurse to join our Primary Care Team at HMP Altcourse, a category B prison located in the Fazakerley area of Liverpool. Within this role, you'll be an integral part of the healthcare team. You could be involved in anything from developing and leading clinics, undertaking examinations and tests as well as answering emergency bells and potentially being the first person to attend an emergency. Within this role, you will work within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a nurse led service and prevent hospital admissions. Salary: This position is full time, you'll receive an annual salary up to £40,211 per annum - depending on experience. Hours: This is a full time role working 37.5 hours per week. You will work on a rota basis covering weekends on rotation, and nights as required to cover staff leave and sickness. 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.

Person Specification

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Additional Criteria

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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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Practice Plus Group

Address

Brookfield Drive

Liverpool

L9 7LH

Employer's website

https://practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)

£33,232 to £40,211 a year up to £40,211 per annum depending on experience