Registered Nurse - HMP Northumberland

The Methodist Church in Britain; Morpeth; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Flexible working

Training and development opportunities

Welcome payment for some posts

Refer a friend scheme

Up to 33 days annual leave

Employee Assistance / wellbeing

Job summary

Spectrum Community Health CIC is seeking a Registered Nurse to join the primary care physical health team at HMP Northumberland in the prison setting.

You will undertake health assessments, administer medications, perform diagnostic tests and deliver evidence-based interventions within a multidisciplinary team to support prisoner health and wellbeing.

Qualifications

• NMC registration at Level 1 (adult, general or mental health).
• Experience managing deteriorating patients in a complex environment.
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary healthcare team.
• Maintains accurate clinical records and follows governance best practices.
• Confidential and professional in handling prisoner health information.

Responsibilities

• Undertake health assessments for prisoners with physical health needs.
• Administer medication and treatments.
• Perform diagnostic tests as appropriate.
• Provide and evaluate health interventions to meet prisoner health needs.
• Work flexibly across the service with clinical teams to deliver interventions.
• Contribute to and deliver a comprehensive primary health service with management and partners.
• Provide primary care within the prison to prevent transfers to outside hospitals.
• Work in line with the organisation's values: Working Together, Integrity, Respect and Recognition, Compassion and Innovation.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Autonomous working

Teamwork

Prioritising workload

Clinical governance

Phlebotomy

ECG monitoring

Microsoft Office

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

NMC Registration (Level 1)

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

This Registered Nurse post sits in the primary care physical health team at HMP Northumberland, run by Spectrum Community Health CIC. The work centres on health assessments, medication and treatments, diagnostic tests and health interventions for people in custody. It is based in a prison within a multidisciplinary team alongside physical and mental health clinicians, with flexible working across the service. NMC registration at Level 1 in adult, general or mental health is required.

What the job involves

• Undertake health assessments for prisoners with physical health needs
• Administer medication and treatments
• Perform diagnostic tests as appropriate
• Provide and evaluate a range of health interventions to meet prisoner health and social care needs
• Work flexibly across the service, alongside physical and mental health clinical teams, to provide responsive, evidence-based interventions
• Contribute to and deliver a comprehensive primary health service with the management team and key partners
• Provide primary care within the prison to prevent transfers to outside hospitals
• Work in line with the organisation's values: Working Together, Integrity, Respect and Recognition, Compassion and Innovation

What’s required

Registration & licences

• NMC registration at Level 1, adult, general or mental health

Experience

• Managing deteriorating patients in a complex environment
• Working within a multidisciplinary healthcare team

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent communication skills
• Working autonomously and as part of a team
• Prioritising and organising own workload and that of other staff
• Current healthcare knowledge, including clinical governance, audit, risk management and quality
• Competence in clinical practice, e.g. phlebotomy and ECG monitoring
• Maintaining contemporaneous clinical records; working knowledge of Microsoft Office

Other

• Professional attitude
• Positive working relationships as a team member
• Positive attitude to change
• Non-judgmental, courteous and respectful to all
• Understanding and application of confidentiality
• Working in a challenging and diverse environment

Nice to have

• Mentorship, supervision, teaching or assessing experience, or related training
• Experience of working in a Health & Justice environment

Health needs assessment or triage experience

Experience of working to Patient Group Directives

Experience of working in general practice

Management or minor injuries experience

Experience of SystmOne, or willingness to train on it

What’s offered

• Access to NHS Pension
• Additional day off
• Welcome payment for some posts
• Refer a friend scheme
• Training and development opportunities
• Flexible working
• Access to Employee Assistance and health and wellbeing programmes
• Up to 33 days annual leave