Registered Nurse - HMP Liverpool + £1500 welcome payment

Spectrum Community Health CIC; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic healthcare team at HMP Liverpool, where you can make a real difference in the lives of individuals in custody. This role as a Registered Nurse offers you the chance to utilize your clinical and interpersonal skills in a challenging yet rewarding environment. Collaborate with mental health teams and recovery staff to provide comprehensive care, ensuring the health and well-being of patients. With a focus on personal development and inclusivity, this position is perfect for those looking to grow their career in healthcare while positively impacting the community. Don't miss the opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking organization that values diversity and lived experiences.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with Level 1 qualification in Adult/General/Mental Health.
• Experience in mentorship, clinical governance, and triaging patients.

Responsibilities

• Support multi-disciplinary teams and conduct medication rounds.
• Assess new patients and manage emergency response situations.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Clinical Skills

Phlebotomy

ECG Monitoring

Triage

Education

Registered Nurse Level 1 – Adult / General/Mental Health

Mentorship / supervision/teaching / assessing experience

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

Registered Nurse - HMP Liverpool + £1500 welcome payment

NHS AfC: Band 5

Job overview

Do you want to be a part of a dynamic community here at HMP Liverpool? Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge, we’ve got a role for you!

Working in HMP Liverpool presents unique challenges and opportunities for healthcare professionals due to the poor health of the patients who find themselves in custody.

We are recruiting to positions for both Registered Nurses and also those with a keen interest in Substance Misuse.

If you’re seeking a role that allows you to utilise your nursing, interpersonal and clinical skills to prevent patients returning to this environment whilst continuing to learn in a dynamic environment, please apply today!

You will work collaboratively with Merseycare Mental Health Team, Change Grow Live (recovery staff), and HMPPS staff to ensure the best possible care is provided to the patients.

Main duties of the job

As a Registered Nurse, your role encompasses a wide range of responsibilities such as:

1. Supporting multi-disciplinary teams such as:

• Diabetic retinopathy screening
• AAA screening
• Ultrasounds and X-Rays

Medication rounds and dispensing

Emergency response situations

Nurse-led clinics, such as:

• NHS Health Checks
• Immunisations and Vaccinations
• NHS Bowel Screening
• Wound and Tissue Viability assessments

Assessing new patients who have just arrived at the establishment for the first time

Completing clinical assessments

Triaging the acutely unwell patients

Working for our organisation

The Health and Justice division of Spectrum Community Health plays a crucial role in positively impacting the lives of individuals within secure environments, sexual health services and short term holding facilities.

We offer an array of opportunities to enhance your skills and broaden your experience.

We have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them.

We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to the LGBTQIA+ Community, and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information on working here at HMP Liverpool, please see the attached job description/person specification and recruitment pack.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Level 1 – Adult / General/Mental Health
• Mentorship / supervision/teaching / assessing experience/ training

Knowledge and Experience

• Knowledge of current healthcare issues
• Knowledge of clinical governance audit, risk management and quality agenda
• Competent in clinical practice e.g., phlebotomy, ECG monitoring
• Worked in a complex environment managing deteriorating patients
• Understanding and application of confidentiality
• Experience of working within a Health & Justice environment
• Experience of health needs assessment/Triage
• Management / Minor Injuries
• Experience of using SystmOne or willing to undertake training

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.