Practice Nurse - HMP Ranby (Physical Health)

NHS; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000

Job description

Practice Nurse - HMP Ranby (Physical Health)

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Looking for something new & exciting in the NHS? Ever considered Prison healthcare?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Physical Healthcare Nurse to join the Offender Health Care Group working at HMP Ranby.

This role requires a Primary Care Nurse to work as part of a team delivering care to patients both within the Healthcare Centre's and on the Units within the prison environment.

Main duties of the job

1. To provide high quality nursing care to patients with physical healthcare needs in a prison setting.
2. Accountable for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the patients care.
3. To provide basic leadership to junior staff by maintaining professional standards ensuring adherence to all relevant policies and procedures to ensure the delivery of high-quality care.
4. To provide support and supervision for junior staff and learners.

About us

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

Job responsibilities

The Offender Health Care Group is one of the largest and most successful providers of prison healthcare in the UK. The Care Group provides physical, mental health and substance misuse healthcare services in prisons across the East Midlands, Lincolnshire & Leicestershire.

The Care Group provides healthcare to 7 prisons and a short term holding facility. You are part of a large peer group of 400+ healthcare professionals with access to peer support, supervision and excellent opportunities for learning and development.

We are committed to working in partnership with prison services, national probation service, other healthcare providers and our criminal justice system partners to improve health, support justice to reduce re-offending behaviour.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• First level registered nurse / RN
• Significant /Demonstrable experience within the substance misuse field with evidence of appropriate continued learning.
• Certificate/Diploma in Counselling

Experience

• Experience of assessing patient conditions, triaging services and providing appropriate clinical interventions.
• Experience of working effectively within a MDT.
• Experience of working in criminal justice setting.
• Experience of close working relationships with a variety of statutory agencies and other external organisations.
• Experience of supervising and mentoring junior staff.

Knowledge

• Awareness of other issues relevant to healthcare Application within criminal justice, e.g. substance misuse.
• Local and National Offender Health Strategy.
• Assessment and triage skills.
• Equal opportunities.

Skills

• Negotiation and mediation skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills at all levels.
• Ability to engage with and develop a rapport with the client group.
• Ability to participate in and understand multi-professional teamwork.
• Ability to establish therapeutic relationships with clients.
• Ability to work without direct supervision.
• Evidence based therapeutic skills.
• Experience of training delivery.

Values and Behaviours

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion, Teamwork.
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role.

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.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£29,970 to £36,483 a year (pro-rata for part time)