Senior Primary Care Nurse

NHS; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 53,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Primary Care Nurse to join their dedicated team at a category C prison in Hertfordshire. This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on patient care within a multi-disciplinary environment. You will be responsible for delivering high-quality, evidence-based care, managing medication, and responding to emergencies. With a focus on professional development, the organization provides comprehensive support and training to help you excel in your career. Join a team that values compassion, integrity, and excellence in healthcare delivery.

Benefits

Bespoke induction training

Competency framework

Career development opportunities

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Financial assistance

Qualifications

• Essential to have current UK professional registration.
• Strong clinical skills and experience in primary care.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team to deliver nurse-led services.
• Undertake medication rounds and emergency response situations.
• Assess patients and manage reception screening.

Skills

Clinical Skills

Assessment and Examination

Emergency Response

Medication Management

Education

Current UK Professional Registration

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Primary Care Nurse to join our Primary Care team at HMP The Mount, a category C Prison located in Hertfordshire.

In this role you'll be working with a multi-disciplinary team that will support you and help you succeed.

Job summary

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 team at HMP The Mount, a category C Prison located in Hertfordshire.

In this role you'll be working with a multi-disciplinary team that will support you and help you succeed.

Hours: Monday - Friday: 07:45 - 18:30, Saturday - Sunday: 08:30 - 18:00. There is an expectation to work 1 weekend in 4. Salary: This position is full time, you'll receive an annual salary up to £52,507 per annum - depending on experience.

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 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

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

• Be an integral part of the multi-disciplinary healthcare team by bringing your top-notch clinical skills and passion for care.
• Undertake a wide variety of tasks including screening, assessments, examinations, and tests as well as answering emergency bells and potentially being the first person to attend an emergency.
• Develop and apply new skills to maintain and enhance clinical service delivery.

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

About us

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 we 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 fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Job responsibilities

As a Senior Nurse, you will lead a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a nurse-led service and prevent hospital admissions. You will undertake medication rounds, dispense controlled medication, attend emergency response situations, assess patients, and undertake reception screening.

You will contribute to our nursing strategy and vision to:

• Provide outstanding evidence-based care to our patients, seeking out, listening to and acting on their feedback, so that care is personalized and informed by what matters to them.
• Deliver non-judgemental care that makes a real difference, as defined throughout our bespoke Health in Justice competency framework.
• 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

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Desirable

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Experience

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Additional Criteria

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Desirable

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Practice Plus Group

Address

Bovingdon

Hemel Hempstead

Hertfordshire

HP3 0NZ

Employer's website

Practice Plus Group Careers