Primary Care Sister

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Huntingdon is seeking an innovative band 6 nurse to join their team at HMP Littlehey. The role involves providing high-quality care to a diverse adult male population, managing chronic diseases, and supervising staff. Candidates must be passionate about nursing and possess strong clinical skills. Benefits include an extensive induction period, regular supervision, and opportunities for training and development. Competitive salary and built-in amenities like free parking and an onsite gym are also provided.

Benefits

Free parking

Staff restaurant

Onsite gymnasium

Regular supervision

Training opportunities

Qualifications

• Passionate about nursing with exceptional clinical skills.
• Ability to manage complaints and supervise staff.
• Experience in delivering care in a high-pressure environment.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking medication delivery and administration.
• Assessing new receptions.
• Chronic disease management.
• Palliative care.
• Emergency response.

Skills

Clinical skills

Teamwork

Medication administration

Chronic disease management

Job description

Overview

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides the contract to provide integrated health care services to HMP Littlehey. We are currently looking to recruit an innovative band 6 nurse to work within our existing team.

The primary focus of this post will be to deliver the highest standard of care required to meet the diverse and complex healthcare needs of an adult male population. We are looking for an enthusiastic, friendly team player who is passionate about all aspects of nursing and who has exceptional clinical skills. The post holder will lead by example, demonstrating consistent exemplary standards of care and professionalism, is innovative and keen to drive nursing forward.

HMP Littlehey is a large Category C prison located in the picturesque village of Perry near to Grafham Water near Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire with free parking, staff restaurant and an onsite gymnasium. Healthcare services are delivered from two modern well equipped healthcare centres by a multi-disciplinary team who have, in the past, won the prestigious WHO European Best Practice in Prisons Award. We are a warm and friendly team who pride ourselves on delivering a high standard of care. The successful candidates will benefit from an extensive supernumerary induction period, alongside regular supervision and appraisals and be encouraged to undertake training.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking medication delivery and administration.
• Assessing new receptions.
• Chronic disease management
• Palliative care
• Phlebotomy
• Emergency response
• Supervision of staff
• Management of complaints
• Adherence to prison/NHFT policies & procedures
• Robust record keeping

About NHFT

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.