Senior Primary Care Nurse

NHS; Leicester; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Nurse to join their Primary Care team at HMP Fosse Way, offering a salary of £43,609 – £49,175 annually. This full-time role involves leading a multi-disciplinary team, delivering evidence-based care, and ensuring patient needs are met in a secure environment. Candidates must have a valid UK nursing qualification and demonstrate strong communication and problem-solving skills. Benefits include professional development opportunities and various employee perks.

Benefits

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Free parking

Free lunches

Free gym membership

Support for professional development

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Adult qualification required.
• Current NMC qualification is essential.
• Must demonstrate evidence of ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a nurse-led service.
• Undertake medication rounds and assess patients.
• Provide outstanding, evidence-based care tailored to patient needs.

Skills

Registered Nurse Adult

Excellent communication skills

Proactive problem solving skills

Understanding of multi-disciplinary working

Education

Current professional qualification (NMC)

Evidence of Continued Professional Development

Job description

Job Summary

Unlock your best work life + Make a difference to every life. We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Nurse to join our Primary Care team at HMP Fosse Way, a Category C resettlement prison in Leicester. HMP Fosse Way opened in May 2023. Its state‑of‑the‑art design and facilities offer a secure environment to provide skills and qualifications to the men, enabling them to secure meaningful employment on release with the aim of reducing re‑offending rates.

Salary & Hours

Annual salary £43,609 – £49,175 per annum, depending on experience. Full‑time 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Sunday service. Shifts include both days and nights, including weekends on a rota basis.

How 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

Right to Work

Candidates are required to have a legal right to work in the UK on a permanent basis. Due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

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
• 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

• 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

Benefits

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

About Practice Plus Group

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We are 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: treat patients and each other with integrity, embrace diversity, and strive to do things better together.