Join our dedicated healthcare team within the rewarding environment of HMP Chelmsford Prison. We are committed to providing high quality care and minor injury treatment to patients with both primary care and acute care needs in a prison setting. This role works as part of a team delivering care to patients both within the Healthcare Centres and on the Wings / House blocks within the prison environment.
The role requires autonomous function and within the scope of competency, whilst being a support and resource to less experienced members of staff. The individual must have the ability to work effectively as part of a multi professional team within a fast pace environment.
Package DescriptionAs “Nurse Practitioner”, you’ll be part of our valued team:
Salary of £43,000-£50,000
Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
Group sick pay policy
Life assurance
Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
Main Responsibilities
Ensure a high standard of clinical care for patients under your management.
Assess patients, plan their care, administer treatment and discharge or refer them as appropriate to other healthcare professionals or external agencies.
Assess prisoner’s fitness for detention, release or transfer.
Provide healthcare interventions to manage minor illness or injury and take appropriate actions and refer onwards for more serious conditions.
Assess alcohol and drug intoxication and withdrawal. With guidance from the IDTS team
Carry out first reception screening, which occurs when a person enters the prison. You must have the ability to make appropriate recommendations on prisoner care.
Provide professional advice and support to Paramedics, HCA’s and non-clinical staff to ensure effective health care in line with current best practice.
Make and maintain complete and accurate clinical records.
Be responsible for the Emergency response radios and attend all emergency calls on shift.
Lead and participate in primary clinics e.g. wound care.
Undertake and support in prison audits.
Provide written statements as required and to give oral testimony as required in any Court or Tribunal
Undertake all duties as required of a Healthcare Professional in HMP Chelmsford and to comply with the competencies, knowledge and skills framework of the Department of Health
Comply with all requirements and/or legislation of the post
Carry out any other activity or action appropriate to the role of a Prison Registered General Nurse as required
The tasks and responsibilities shown above are not exhaustive but should merely be regarded as a guide. The jobholder will be required to conduct any reasonable activities according to the business needs at that time. These will be subject to periodic review and may be amended to meet the changing needs of the service. The job holder will be required to participate in this process and the company would aim to reach agreement to changes.
The Ideal Candidate
B300 Prescribing Qualification is essential
Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
Ability to build and develop relationships
Strong customer service skills
Must be confident and capable of autonomous practice
Experience in either Accident and Emergency, or other assessment areas of Healthcare
Experience in a Prison environment highly desirable
Excellent clinical examination skills
Experience of venepuncture
Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Must have current driving license
About The CompanyWe change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance, so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and every-one who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
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