Registered Nurse (Medications Management)

Bidvane; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Structured progression pathway

Preceptorship for newly qualified

Job summary

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced nurse to work within a prison healthcare team at HMP Ashfield. The role focuses on medications management, nurse-led primary care, and emergency response for detainees.

The post requires an RN with NMC registration and willingness to undergo National Security Vetting. Experience in secure settings is advantageous, with a structured progression pathway and preceptorship for newly qualified nurses.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification as a registered general nurse.
• NMC registration is required.
• Experience in setting, monitoring and evaluating standards of care.
• Experience in prison and offender healthcare is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Run medication hatches and deliver nurse-led primary care in a prison setting.
• Carry out reception screening and act as first responder to emergencies.
• Manage long-term conditions and run planned care clinics.
• Deliver health promotion activities and contribute to multidisciplinary team work.

Education

Registered General Nurse (NMC)

NMC registration

Job description

This Pharmacy team post at Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is based in a prison, where the trust runs the integrated healthcare service at HMP Ashfield. The core of the work is medications management, running medication hatches each day alongside primary care, clinics and emergency response for people in custody. The secure setting means successful applicants must accept National Security Vetting and carry prison keys and radios. Visa sponsorship is not available, and newly qualified nurses may be offered a preceptorship.

What the job involves

• Run medication hatches daily as the core of the role
• Deliver nurse-led primary care and specialist interventions for people in prison
• Carry out reception screening
• Act as first responder to medical emergencies until further help arrives
• Manage long-term conditions
• Run planned care clinics and administer medication
• Carry out enhanced assessment and diagnostic services
• Deliver health promotion activities
• Navigate the prison environment and its security arrangements
• Carry and use issued prison radio and security keys, keeping keys secure
• Report incidents, breaches of order and security threats, and contribute to risk assessment and management
• Contribute to service development and collaboration within the multidisciplinary team

Qualifications

• Professional qualification as a registered general nurse

Registration & licences

• NMC registration

Experience

• Experience of setting, monitoring and evaluating standards of care
• Working knowledge of, or a clear interest in, prison and offender healthcare

Skills & knowledge

• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing, presenting ideas clearly and persuasively
• Understanding of change management and new ways of working

Checks & eligibility

• Willingness to undergo National Security Vetting
• Right to work in the UK documentation
• Proof of identity including one photographic ID, and proof of address
• Five years' address history, with police or overseas certificates where required

Nice to have

• Experience of working in secure and prison settings
• Experience as a registered nurse

What’s offered

• Structured progression pathway
• Preceptorship position for newly qualified nurses