Registered General Nurse (Band 5)

HCRG Care Group; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group pension

Weekend/night shift enhancement

Life Assurance

My Reward Hub discounts

Wellbeing support

Job summary

HCRG Care Group is seeking a Band 5 Registered General Nurse to join the healthcare team at HMP Chelmsford. You will deliver safe, patient-centered nursing care within a secure environment, working 40 hours per week with 12.5-hour shifts.

You will be part of a multidisciplinary team, carrying out assessments, care planning and treatment, with a focus on safeguarding and high standards of care for detainees. Training and development opportunities are provided.

Qualifications

• RGN with current NMC PIN is required.
• Experience in prison healthcare or secure environments is essential.
• Experience in A&E or other clinical assessment areas is preferred.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential.
• A valid driving licence is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care in a secure setting at HMP Chelmsford.
• Assess, plan and document patient care; administer treatment and discharge or refer as appropriate.
• Carry out first reception screening and rapid clinical decisions during shifts.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and participate in clinical audits.
• Work within an MDT, supporting less experienced staff and ensuring patient safety.

Skills

NMC PIN

Clinical assessment

Venepuncture

Multi-disciplinary team

Autonomous practice

Communication skills

Driving licence

Education

NMC PIN/Registration

Job description

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As a “Prison Nurse”, you’ll be part of our valued team:

• Band 5 Salary depending on experience £32,648.00 to £39,177.60 with group pension
• Receive a competitive salary enhancement for working weekend and night shift patterns
• 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 life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year

Job Introduction

We are looking for a committed and compassionate Band 5 Registered General Nurse to join our healthcare team at HMP Chelmsford. This is an exciting opportunity to provide essential nursing care in a secure setting, making a real impact on the health and wellbeing of people in our care.

Working within a supportive multidisciplinary team, you will deliver safe, effective, and person-centred care to a diverse patient group, helping to improve health outcomes in a unique environment.

Location: HMP Chelmsford, Essex
Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week

• Shifts: 07:00 – 19:30 (12.5 hour shifts with hour break)
• To provide primary care services including the assessment of self-harming and serious injury. Some of those patients will also be suffering with mental health and substance misuse issues
• This role works as part of a team delivering care to patients both within the Healthcare Centre and on the Wings / House blocks within the prison environment.
• The role requires autonomous function and within the scope of competency, whilst being a support and resource to less experienced members of staff.
• Assess patients, plan their care, administer treatment and discharge or refer them as appropriate to other healthcare professionals or external agencies.
• Assess prisoner’s fitness for detention, release or transfer.
• Assess and refer to the correct team for alcohol and drug intoxication and withdrawal.
• Carry out first reception screening which is a clinical assessment when a person enters the prison. You must have the confidence to make appropriate recommendations on prisoner care and ensure appropriate referrals are made to keep the men safe.
• Make and maintain complete and accurate clinical records.
• Be responsible for the Emergency response radios and when allocated, attend all emergency calls on shift and be able to make rapid clinical decisions
• To partake in clinical consultations within the enhanced care unit
• Undertake and support in clinical audits
• Remain professional and unbiased to all in your care.

The Ideal Candidate

• Registered RGN with current NMC PIN
• Clinical examination skills
• Experience of venepuncture
• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Must have current driving license
• Experience in either Accident and Emergency, or other assessment areas of Healthcare
• Experience in a Prison environment
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
• Ability to build and develop relationships
• Must be confident and capable of autonomous practice

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's 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 .

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

As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

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