Senior Unplanned Care Nurse / Paramedic

Practice Plus Group; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Liverpool is seeking an Unplanned Care Nurse/Paramedic to join their Primary Care Team at HMP Altcourse. This full-time role offers a salary of £47,466 per annum, working 37.5 hours a week, covering weekends and nights as required. Ideal candidates should be qualified paramedics with post-qualification experience and a commitment to professional development. Join our mission to provide compassionate care in a challenging yet rewarding environment.

Benefits

Bespoke induction training

Career development opportunities

Employee assistance helpline

Qualifications

• Qualified Paramedic and registered with the HCPC.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Experience in a hospital, community or prison environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding evidence-based care focusing on emergency and unplanned needs.
• Build therapeutic relationships and promote professional boundaries.
• Assist in assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care.

Skills

Qualified Paramedic

Post qualification experience

ILS training

Evidence of professional development

Job description

Overview

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE + MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE We have an exciting opportunity for an Unplanned Care Nurse/Paramedic to join our Primary Care Team at HMP Altcourse, a category B prison located in the Fazakerley area of Liverpool. Salary: This position is full time, you’ll receive a salary of £47,466 per annum. Hours: This is a full time role working 37.5 hours per week. You will work on a rota basis covering weekends on rotation, and nights as required to cover staff leave and sickness. 7am - 8pm, 8am - 9pm, 9am - 10pm, 8pm - 8am. 7 days a week including potential nights, will be expected to rotate into regular weekends potentially 1 in 2 weekends although more likely 1 in 3 weekends but subject to change as per contract.

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

• Provide outstanding evidence based care to our patients, listening to and acting on their feedback so that care is personalised and informed by what matters to them – focusing on emergency and unplanned care for patients with both primary care and acute care needs.
• Deliver non-judgemental care, build therapeutic relationships and promote professional boundaries.
• Play an active part in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the patient’s care following policies and procedures, always considering safeguarding.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, including 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 UKs 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 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.

Qualifications required

• Qualified Paramedic and registered with the HCPC with post qualification experience
• ILS training and certificates
• Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development activity to maintain up-to-date knowledge and ongoing competence in all aspects of the role
• Evidence of working autonomously and as part of a team

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

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

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.

Contact details and further information are provided in the job posting where applicable.