Primary Care Nurse

Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on shopping and leisure

Support for professional development

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Job summary

Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice in Wakefield is inviting applications for a Primary Care Nurse to join the team at HMP Wakefield, a Category A high security male prison. This role offers a challenging, rewarding environment with strong induction and progression opportunities.

You will work 37.5 hours across days and nights on a rota, with weekend work and a salary up to £41,659 per annum, depending on experience. The organisation supports development and secure practice.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with current NMC registration.
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD).
• Experience in primary care or healthcare in secure settings preferred.
• Ability to work in multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver nurse-led care within a multi-disciplinary team to prevent hospital admissions.
• Carry out medication rounds and attend emergency responses.
• Run nurse-led clinics and manage patient care pathways.
• Provide evidence-based, patient-centred care and act on feedback.
• Foster links with partners and maintain high standards of professional practice.
• Support learning and development within the team.

Skills

Registered nurse

NMC registration

CPD

Multi-disciplinary

Communication skills

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Primary Care Nurse to join our Primary Careteam at HMP Wakefield,a Category A, high security prison for males in Wakefield city centre.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in an everchanging, challenging environment, which is hugely rewarding!

Job summary

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 Careteam at HMP Wakefield,a Category A, high security prison for males in Wakefield city centre.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in an everchanging, challenging environment, which is hugely rewarding!

Strong Induction period when first joining, room for progression through the training, parking on site, on-site canteen

Hours

37.5 hours a week working across days and nights, 7.15am-7.15pm and 7.15pm-7.15am, worked on a rota basis. Will include weekend working, no set weekends, will be as per rota.

Salary

This position is full time,youll receive an annual salary up to £41,659per 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

As aPrimary Care Nurseyour 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 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 53 prisons, 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 embrace diversity
• 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:

• Registered nurse Adult
• Current professional qualification (NMC)
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development
• Ideally already working in primary care
• Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
• A non-judgmental and compassionate approach
• Excellent communication skills

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 description

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 Careteam at HMP Wakefield,a Category A, high security prison for males in Wakefield city centre.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in an everchanging, challenging environment, which is hugely rewarding!

Strong Induction period when first joining, room for progression through the training, parking on site, on-site canteen

Hours

37.5 hours a week working across days and nights, 7.15am-7.15pm and 7.15pm-7.15am, worked on a rota basis. Will include weekend working, no set weekends, will be as per rota.

Salary

This position is full time,youll receive an annual salary up to £41,659per 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.

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 - Health in Justice

Address

5 Love Ln

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF2 9AG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://practiceplushij.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

£34,428 to £41,659 a year£34,428 - £41,659 per annum