Registered General Nurse

DRPA Secure; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension salary scheme

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Access to perks at work

Job summary

DRPA Secure is recruiting a registered nurse to join the healthcare team at Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre. The role involves working within a secure setting to deliver evidence-based, person-centred care and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team.

You will provide nursing care, undertake triage, and manage long-term conditions, with potential night shifts. CPD and mentoring experience are valued, and candidates must have UK residency for 5 years per policy.

Qualifications

• Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD).
• Ability to participate in multi-professional teamwork.
• Willingness to work night shifts as part of rota.

Responsibilities

• Complete medication rounds and dispense controlled medication.
• Attend emergency response situations.
• Triage and assess patients.
• Management and care of minor illness and injuries.
• Assessment and care for long-term conditions.
• Undertake reception screening and health promotion.
• Be the named lead nurse for an area of healthcare.

Skills

Teamwork

Venepuncture

Clinical knowledge

Education

NMC registration

Job description

DrPA has been operating in secure environments since 2014 providing General Practitioner services and we are now growing to provide a complete healthcare service at Campsfield IRC by NHS England. This will be delivered directly or through a range of specialist partners who are experts in their field. We deliver our services based on our ethos of CARE:

Compassionate care that is trauma informed and supportive

Assurance that care is evidence-based & demonstrates high quality outcomes for our patients

Respectful of people’s cultural and religious beliefs

Empowerment We centre each resident by co-creating holistic care plans that treat their needs and equip them to self-manage their wellbeing.

Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre (IRC)

Campsfield IRC is a secure facility currently designed to accommodate up to 160 male residents in both single and dual occupancy rooms. The centre houses a combination of time-served foreign national offenders and immigration offenders while the Home Office arranges their removal from the UK.

Residents are not permitted to leave the centre or access the local area. Consequently, recreational, educational, healthcare, living, and faith-related facilities are provided entirely onsite.

The healthcare department provides a range of services including primary care, mental health, substance misuse, pharmacy, dental, optometry, physiotherapy, podiatry, and audiology delivered either by us or our specialist partners.

Join us at the beginning…Where possible, this role will be starting before the centre opens. During this period, you will be undertaking your company and centre induction, supporting setting up the department, helping where required, and generally supporting the service to go live as prepared as we can be.

Job Summary

Join a new service at Campsfield focused on providing a high-quality service to the residents.

The duties will vary depending on the needs of the department with the day’s priorities agreed with the Head of Healthcare and Senior Clinical Lead. You will work with the multi-disciplinary team to deliver an excellent healthcare service which is evidenced based, person-centred, and non-judgement care. You will share knowledge, skills and expertise to ensure an open, learning environment and encourage others in the team to continue their professional development

You will work closely with our partners and stakeholders striving for continuous quality improvement and ensuring healthcare records are maintained in accordance with governance policies.

Duties

• Complete medication rounds and dispense controlled medication
• Attend emergency response situations
• Triage and assess patients
• Management and care of minor illness and injuries
• Assessment, evaluation and implementation of care for long term conditions
• Undertake reception screening
• Complete health promotion
• Be the named lead nurse for an area of healthcare

Please note the role will include night shifts as part of the rota.

Criteria

• Current professional qualification (NMC) with no restrictions to practice
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development
• Ability to participate in multi professional teamwork.
• Ability to work without direct supervision
• Believe and work within Dr PA Secure’s values
• Experience of supervising and mentoring junior staff
• Up to date clinical knowledge of wound management, including complex wounds
• Knowledge in substance misuse
• Previous experience within a secure setting or primary health care setting
• Experience of patient assessment and triage
• Competent in venepuncture
• Management of long-term conditions

General Information

The post holder may be required to perform other relevant and appropriate duties as reasonably needed. This list of duties and responsibilities is not exhaustive. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.

Pension salary scheme available

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): confidential 24/7 support.

Access to perks at work

Disclosure and Barring Service Check & CTC Clearance

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.

This post will require the holder to undertake and successfully complete the Counter Terrorism Clearance (CTC) process.

Please note, in order to apply, all applicants need to have been living in the United Kingdom (with residency in the UK, such as UK/Irish/EU Passport, or an Indefinite Leave to Remain Visa) for the last 5 years with no more than a 28 day break being outside of the UK and no gaps in employment during this time.

Job Features

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