Primary Care Nurse

Practice Plus Group; Reading; On-site; GBP 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is looking for a Primary Care Nurse to join their team at HMP Thorn Cross in Warrington. In this role, you will be responsible for providing high-quality healthcare in a prison context, working collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team. You will need to be an NMC qualified Registered Nurse with a compassionate approach. This position offers an annual salary of up to £40,211 depending on experience, along with various professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Support for professional development

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with evidence of continuing professional development.
• Understanding of multidisciplinary and multi-agency working.
• Ability to follow policies and procedures unsupervised.

Responsibilities

• Provide healthcare in a prison setting.
• Develop and lead clinics, undertake examinations.
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a nurse-led service.

Skills

Registered Nurse (Adult)

Compassionate approach

Ability to work unsupervised

Education

NMC qualified

Job description

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Primary Care Nurse to join our Primary Care team at HMP Thorn Cross, a Category D prison based in Warrington.

In this role you will have the opportunity to provide the highest standards of healthcare to our patients, without compromising on efficiency and quality. This role is over 4 days. Hours: Monday to Friday 7am - 5pm or 7.30am - 5.30pm; Weekends and Bank Holidays 7.15am - 12noon.

This position is one day a week, you’ll receive an annual salary up to £40,211 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.

Main duties of the job

• Be an integral part of the healthcare team at Brinsford by bringing your clinical skills and passion for care.
• You could be involved in developing and leading clinics, undertaking examinations and tests, 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.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, including 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.

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

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

Qualifications and requirements

• You will be a Registered Nurse (Adult), NMC qualified with evidence of continuing professional development
• Understanding of the complexities of multidisciplinary and multi-agency working, with a non-judgmental and compassionate approach
• Ability to work unsupervised whilst following policy and procedures

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Practice Plus Group

Address: Hawker House, Napier Court, 5-6 Napier Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 8BW

Employer's website: https://practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/