Primary care, Nurse Team Leader

NHS; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Join NHS as a Registered General Nurse Team Leader at HMP Chelmsford. You will play a vital role in providing high-quality primary and acute care, lead a team of nurses, and ensure effective healthcare services within a prison setting, all while enjoying comprehensive benefits and support.

Benefits

25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays

Enhanced Maternity Package

Life Assurance

Company Policy Sick Pay

Access to My Reward Hub for discounts

Flexible wage access

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered General Nurse with relevant qualifications.
• Experience in a clinical leadership role is preferred.
• Ability to manage patient care and support less experienced staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and support to nursing staff.
• Assess and plan patient care effectively.
• Manage minor injuries and ensure quality of care.

Skills

High standard of clinical care

Team leadership

Patient assessment

Health care interventions

Professional advice

Education

Registered General Nurse qualification

Job description

Join our friendly team as a Registered General Nurse Team Leader at HMP Chelmsford.

You will play an integral role within our prison service, which aims to ensure primary care is at the heart of our everyday role. The RGN Team Leader will provide high quality care and minor injury treatment to patients with both primary care and acute care needs.This role works as part of a team delivering care to patients both within the Healthcare Centres and on the Wings / House blocks within the prison environment as well as establishing and maintaining relationships with staff at all levels, customers and other key stakeholders.

Hours: 8am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday.

About our prisons service:

We operate round-the-clock, nurse-led healthcare including prisoner screening on arrival and all primary care such as minor surgery, in-patient units, and prescribing. We also coordinate a wide range of other service providers, such as GP practices, to provide seamless care.

Main duties of the job

• Provide support to RGNs and HCAs, who may require carrying out supervisions/ appraisals on a regular basis.
• Complete the induction training for new starters from day one to the end of probation.
• Providing training to clinical and non-clinical staff where appropriate.
• Ensure a high standard of clinical care for patients under your management.
• Assess patients, plan their care, administer treatment and discharge or refer them as appropriate to other healthcare professionals or external agencies.
• Assess prisoners fitness for detention, release or transfer.
• Provide healthcare interventions to manage minor illness or injury and take appropriate actions and refer onwards for more serious conditions.
• Assess alcohol and drug intoxication and withdrawal with support and guidance from IDTS.
• Carry out first reception screening, which occurs when a person enters the prison. You must have the ability to make appropriate recommendations on prisoner care.
• Provide professional advice and support to Paramedics, HCAs and non-clinical staff to ensure effective health care in line with current best practice.

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

Job responsibilities

You will feel valued within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• 25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
• Company Policy Sick pay
• Enhanced Maternity Package
• Life Assurance
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates

Person Specification

General Requirements

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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.