Primary Care Nurse

Practice Plus Group; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in York is seeking a Primary Care Nurse to join their team at HMP Millsike. This permanent, full-time position offers an annual salary up to £40,211, depending on experience. Your role will include delivering nurse-led services and undertaking medication rounds. You must be an NMC Registered Nurse and possess excellent communication skills. This opportunity allows participation in shaping a new healthcare team in a newly built prison.

Benefits

Discounts on shopping and leisure

Ongoing professional development support

24/7 employee assistance and financial support

Qualifications

• Candidates must have a legal right to work in the UK.
• Experience in hospital, community, or prison environment is desirable but not essential.
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development is required.

Responsibilities

• Work within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a nurse-led service and prevent hospital admissions.
• Undertake medication rounds, dispense controlled medication, and assess patients.
• Deliver nurse-led clinics to your patient group with support from a multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

NMC Registered Nurse – Adult

Excellent communication skills

Non-judgmental and compassionate approach

Job description

Overview

Pay up to £40,211 per annum – depending on experience. Full time, permanent role as a Primary Care Nurse in the Primary Care team at HMP Millsike, a category C prison located in Full Sutton, East Yorkshire. HMP Millsike is a newly built prison with an operational capacity of 1500 places. This is a rare opportunity to be part of a new healthcare team from the inception of a brand new prison site.

You will work with a multi-disciplinary team to support you and help you succeed.

Hours

Weekdays: 07:00 – 19:15; Weekends: 08:15 – 18:00. Rolling 5-week shift pattern, working 1 weekend in 5.

Salary

Full-time position, annual salary up to £40,211 per annum depending on experience.

Support and development

Bespoke induction, including the Introducing Health in Justice training course; competency framework; regional and national career development opportunities; bespoke Learning Management System to address learning needs; support from the wider team.

Requirements and legal

Candidates are required to have a legal right to work in the UK. Offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks due to the nature of the role.

What you’ll be doing

As a Primary Care Nurse your 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.
• Deliver nurse-led clinics to your patient group with support from a multi-disciplinary team.
• Provide outstanding evidence-based care, seek out and act on feedback to ensure care is personalised and focused on what matters to patients.

Qualifications and experience

• NMC Registered Nurse – Adult
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development
• Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
• Non-judgmental and compassionate approach; excellent communication skills
• Experience in hospital, community, or prison environment is desirable but not essential

What we offer

We provide a range of development opportunities, including internal and external options. We also offer benefits such as discounts on shopping and leisure, ongoing professional development support, and 24/7 employee assistance and financial support where needed.

About Practice Plus Group

Practice Plus Group is the Health in Justice provider for prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres, delivering NHS services in secure environments. We are committed to unlocking your best work life and upholding our core values: treating patients and colleagues with respect, acting with integrity, embracing diversity, and working better together.

To apply or for more information, please ensure you are eligible to work in the UK and understand that the role requires vetting and security checks.