Senior Primary Care Nurse

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a Senior Primary Care Nurse for HMP Belmarsh in London. This full-time role involves leading a multi-disciplinary team, providing evidence-based care, and enhancing patient outcomes in a prison environment. Ideal candidates are registered nurses with proven communication skills and a commitment to continuous professional development. Salary up to £53,172 FTE based on experience.

Benefits

Bespoke induction training

Regional and national career development opportunities

Support from the wider team

Qualifications

• Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working.
• Motivated as an individual and when working in a team.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a nurse-led service and prevent hospital admissions.
• Provide outstanding evidence-based care to our patients.
• Promote best practice, clinical supervision, and continuous quality improvement.

Skills

Registered nurse Adult

Excellent communication skills

Proactive problem solving skills

Education

Current professional qualification (NMC)

Evidence of Continued Professional Development

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Primary Care Nurse to join our Primary Care team at HMP Belmarsh, a category A Prison located in Thameside, London. HMP Belmarsh is a male, maximum security prison with a capacity for 910 inmates. Healthcare at HMP Belmarsh includes Dentists, Primary Care, Mental Health, Substance abuse and Pharmacy. Hours: 7 days a week 0700 - 1900 and 1900 - 0700. Salary: This position is full time, with an annual salary up to £53,172 FTE depending on experience.

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How we will support you

• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider team
• Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

Main duties of the job

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a nurse led service and prevent hospital admissions
• Undertake medication rounds, dispense controlled medication, attend emergency response situations, assess patients, and undertake reception screening
• Provide outstanding evidence based care to our patients, seeking out, listening to and acting on their feedback, so that care is personalised and informed by what matters to them
• Deliver non-judgemental care that makes a real difference
• Inspire excellence by forging strong links with our partners and stakeholders and providing a service that people can trust, feel safe within, and feel proud of
• Promote best practice, clinical supervision, evidence based care and continuous quality improvement, embedding a culture of shared learning
• Share knowledge, skills and expertise to ensure safe care, building strong multi-disciplinary teams and supporting each other to do a great job

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered nurse Adult
• Current professional qualification (NMC)
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development
• Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
• Excellent communication skills
• Proactive problem solving skills
• Motivated as an individual and when working in a team

Desirable

• Experience in hospital, community or prison environment (not essential but ideal)

Additional Information

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website. Employer: Practice Plus Group. Address: HMP Belmarsh, Western Way, London, SE28 0EB. Employer's website: https://practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/