Senior Primary Care Nurse

NHS; Newmarket; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Newmarket seeks a Senior Primary Care Nurse for its team at HMP Highpoint. The role involves leading a team, delivering high-quality care, and coordinating health services. Candidates should be registered nurses with excellent communication skills and experience in diverse environments. Competitive salary and professional support provided.

Benefits

Free parking

Free use of on-site gym

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse required with understanding of multi-agency complexities.
• Experience in community, hospital, or prison environment is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team to prevent hospital admissions.
• Deliver non-judgemental care that makes a difference.
• Undertake medication rounds and assess patients.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Non-judgemental and compassionate approach

Understanding of multi-disciplinary working

Evidence of Continued Professional Development

Education

Registered Nurse – Adult

Job description

Overview

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 Mental Health team at HMP Highpoint, a category C Prison located in the village of Stradishall in Suffolk. Highpoint is a male prison with a capacity of 1,370 inmates.

Highpoint Prison offers:

• Free parking
• Free use of an on-site large gym
• Career development / training opportunities

Hours

• Monday – Sunday service, 37.5 hours per week
• 7:45 am – 6:15 pm
• Every other weekend and bank holiday included as part of rota
• 4 week rolling rota
• Lower hours can be discussed

Salary

This position is full time. You will receive an annual salary up to £42,094 – £47,466 per annum FTE, depending on experience.

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. Due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

Job responsibilities

• 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
• Seek out, listen to and act on feedback so that care is personalised and informed by what matters to patients
• Deliver non-judgemental care that makes a real difference, as defined by our Health in Justice competency framework
• Inspire excellence by forging strong links with partners and stakeholders and providing a service that people can trust and feel safe within
• Evidence-based care and continuous quality improvement, embedding a culture of shared learning
• Build strong multi-disciplinary teams and support colleagues to perform well

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse – Adult
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development
• Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
• Non-judgemental and compassionate approach
• Excellent communication skills

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

About us

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offender institutions 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 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 driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for fair and inclusive healthcare access for all.

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a DBS disclosure.

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

Employer details: Practice Plus Group, Stradishall, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 9YG.
Website: https://practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/