Primary Care Nurse

Practice Plus Group; Wells; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car parking

Gym access

Career development

Shopping discounts

Development opportunities

24/7 support helpline

Job summary

Practice Plus Group's Primary Care Team at HMP Five Wells in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, is recruiting a Primary Care Nurse to deliver nurse-led services across blocks, clinics and reception.

You will handle emergencies, chronic disease management and triage, supporting a wide range of healthcare services within a secure establishment. Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, shifts include days and nights, with a rolling 8-week rota.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse – Adult NMC with current registration.
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD).
• Understanding of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working.
• Non-judgemental and compassionate approach with excellent communication.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a nurse-led service across blocks, triage rooms and healthcare departments.
• Undertake medication rounds, attend emergencies, and conduct reception screening.
• Provide nurse-led clinics and manage long-term conditions with the team.
• Deliver patient-centred care and act on feedback to improve services.
• Collaborate with partners to maintain safe, high-quality care.

Skills

Non-judgemental

Excellent communication

Team player

Empathy

Education

Registered nurse – Adult NMC

Job description

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Primary Care Nurse to join our Primary Care Team at HMP Five Wells, a

C Prison located in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.

HMP Five Wells has a capacity of 1800 males.

About The Role

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 Five Wells, a category C Prison located in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.

HMP Five Wells has a capacity of 1800 males.

As a Primary Care Nurse, you will work across house blocks, triage rooms, wing based and the healthcare department. You will also provide cover for reception and support a range of healthcare services, including emergency care, clinics and the management of long-term conditions.

HMP Five Wells offers:

• Onsite car parking
• Access to gym
• Career and Development opportunities

Hours:

• Monday - Sunday service
• 37.5 hours per week
• Weekdays & Weekends 7am - 8pm
• Nights 7.30pm - 7.30am
• 8 week rolling rota

Salary:

This position is full time, you’ll receive an annual salary between £34,428 - £41,659 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

What you'll be doing

• 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 doesn’t stop there

• 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

What we’ll look for in you

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 they 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 NMC
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development
• Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
• A non-judgemental 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 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.