Bank Primary Care Nurse

NHS; Norwich; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Bank Primary Care Nurse to join our Primary Care team at HMP Bure, a category C Prison located in Norwich.

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 Bank Primary Care Nurse to join our Primary Care team at HMP Bure, a category C Prison located in Norwich.

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

Hours

The site currently offers shifts across Monday to Sunday including bank holidays.

Monday to Thurs: 8.00 - 17:00 or 8.00 - 19:00

Friday to Sunday: 8:00 - 17:30

Salary

You will receive a bank hourly rate of £23 (weekdays) & £24.79 (weekend & nights)

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

Requirements

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 Bank Primary Care Nurse your responsibilities will vary. You will:

• Work within 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.
• Promote best practice, clinical supervision, evidence-based care and continuous quality improvement, embedding a culture of shared learning.

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.

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.

Minimum Requirements

• NMC Registered nurse Adult
• Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
• A non-judgmental and compassionate approach
• Excellent communication skills

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

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a Primary Care Nurse you will work within 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 use your skills and knowledge to deliver nurse led clinics to your patient group whilst being supported by a multi-disciplinary team.

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 personalised and informed by what matters to them.

Deliver non-judgmental 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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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

Jaguar Drive

Badersfield

Norwich

Norfolk

NR10 5GB

Employer's website

https://practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)