Senior Primary Care Nurse

Practice Plus Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on shopping and leisure

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Support for professional development

Induction and training (Introducing Ht

Job summary

Practice Plus Group is recruiting a Senior Primary Care Nurse for the Primary Care and Mental Health team at HMP Belmarsh in South East London. The role offers onsite parking, a canteen, gym access, and training across long-term conditions, wound care, and vaccination.

The successful candidate will lead a nurse-led, multi-disciplinary team, manage medications and screening, and deliver high-quality, evidence-based care in a secure environment. Excellent communication and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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 including patients with mental health issues
• 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.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Motivation

Problem solving

Education

Registered nurse – Adult

NMC registration

Continued Professional Development (CPD)

Job description

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

o join our Primary Care and Mental Health team at HMP Belmarsh, a category A Prison located in South East London

We offer convenient onsite parking, a welcoming canteen, and access to a gym to help you stay active and healthy. You’ll also have the opportunity to build a broad range of clinical skills through varied and rewarding training, including long-term health conditions, wound care, vaccination training, and much more.

Hours

About The Role

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Primary Care Nurse to join our Primary Care and Mental Health team at HMP Belmarsh, a category A Prison located in South East London

We offer convenient onsite parking, a welcoming canteen, and access to a gym to help you stay active and healthy. You’ll also have the opportunity to build a broad range of clinical skills through varied and rewarding training, including long-term health conditions, wound care, vaccination training, and much more.

Hours

37.5 hrs

Mon - Fri 8am - 4pm

Salary

This position is full time, you’ll receive an annual salary up to £55,086per annum

How will we 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 on a permanent basis and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

What you’ll be doing

As a Senior Primary Care Nurse, your responsibilities will vary. You will

• 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 including patients with mental health issues
• 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.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesn’t stop there we also offer:

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

What we’ll look for in you

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We’re the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• we treat patients and each other as they would like to be treated
• we act with integrity
• we embrace diversity
• we strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Qualifications required

• 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

Although not essential ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.