Primary Care Nurse

NHS; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is looking for a Primary Care Nurse to join their team in a category A prison in Wakefield. In this full-time role, you will undertake medication rounds, attend emergency situations, and support the care for patients. The position offers a salary of up to £37,796 per year, depending on experience, along with significant support for career development and training opportunities.

Benefits

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Support to grow in your role

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse required to work in a challenging healthcare environment.
• IT literacy required for managing patient records and related tasks.
• Experience in hospital, community, or prison environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Undertake medication rounds and dispense controlled medication.
• Attend emergency response situations and assess patients.
• Support the registered nurse in implementing care plans.

Skills

Good IT skills and IT literacy

Ability to work within a busy environment

Ability to work unsupervised while following policy and procedures

Education

Registered Nurse

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Primary Care Nurse to join our Primary Care team at HMP Wakefield, acategory A Prison located in West Yorkshire.

Hours

The site currently offers a 24-hour service and shift patterns- 4 days over a 7 day rota.

Monday to Friday Either 7.30am-7.15pm or 7.45am-4.15pm

Saturday and Sunday- 8.45am to 17.15pm

This position is full time, youll receive an annual salary up to £37,796 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

• undertake medication rounds, dispense controlled medication, attend emergency response situations, assess patients, and undertake reception screening.
• support the registered nurse in implementing an agreed plan of care in association with the patient and in accordance with instructions and training received
• develop and apply new skills to maintain and enhance clinical service delivery.

If you are interested incareer development,we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include bothinternal and external optionsfor development and learning.

It doesnt 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 53prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. Were the UKs 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 Groups 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 (copy from JD)

• Registered Nurse
• Good IT skills and IT literacy
• Ability to work within a busy environment
• Ability to work unsupervised whilst following policy and procedures

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 youre 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 Wakefield, acategory A Prison located in West Yorkshire.

Hours

The site currently offers a 24-hour service and shift patterns- 4 days over a 7 day rota.

Monday to Friday Either 7.30am-7.15pm or 7.45am-4.15pm

Saturday and Sunday- 8.45am to 17.15pm

This position is full time, youll receive an annual salary up to £37,796 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

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Experience

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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.

Depending on experienceUP to £37,796 depending on experience