Prison Nurse

Practice Plus Group; Bicester, Arncott; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Job description

Arncott, Bicester, Oxfordshire, England
OX25

About The Role

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Prison Nurse to join our Primary Care team at HMP Bullingdon, a category B Prison located in Bicester, Oxford.
HMP Bullingdon is a male remand prison that has a capacity for 1,152 and offers 24 hours healthcare with an inpatient unit on-site.
Hours
37.5 hours - Day shifts will vary from 7.30-7.30, 10-10pm, 7.30-5.30pm. This will include working every other weekend, bank holidays, and night shifts. This can include working in all areas of the prison but mainly reception areas.

Salary
This position is full time, you'll receive an annual salary up to £52,507 per annum FTE - depending on experience.

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.

What you'll be doing

As a Prison Nurse, your responsibilities will vary. You will:

• Ensure patients have medical plans of care, assess patients, and carry out relevant clinical investigations during their arrival, along with arranging follow-up appointments for them whilst offering advice and giving information.
• Clinically evaluate and ensure the safe transfer of patients to acute hospitals if needed, as well as ensuring that plans of care are understood by the patient and the prison as appropriate. You will be able to demonstrate critical thinking skills in clinical decision making.
• Support in undertaking audits and governance.
• Provide healthcare to patients on site in the healthcare unit in the prison. This will include some emergency care such as suturing, providing emergency response to undertaking dressings and performing a primary care function.

What we'll look for in you

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

Qualifications required

• Registered nurse - Adult
• Current professional qualification (NMC or HCPC)
• Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
• Understanding of clinical governance, health and safety, QOF, EBP, and national standards
• Understanding of audit and Datix

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.