Public Health Nurse

We have an exciting opportunity for a Public Health Nurse to join our team at HMP Altcourse, a category B prison located in the Fazakerley area of Liverpool.

This is a rotational RGN role within a busy remand prison. You will be expected to cover medication administration, triage, and emergency care alongside your role as Public Health Nurse. This is a crucial role within the team, with exposure to various different areas of healthcare.

Job summary

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

This role is offered on a full time basis, 37.5 hours per week. Shifts are on a rotational basis, including weekends, nights and bank holidays. Example shifts are: 07:00 - 20:00, 08:00 - 21:00, 09:00 - 22:00, 19:45 - 07:30.

Salary: This position is full time, you will receive an annual salary up to £40,211 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.

Main duties of the job

As our new Public Health Nurse, you will have varying responsibilities. Some of your duties will include:

• Working within Public Health, Triage, and Meds - this is a very varied role!
• Lead on prevention, promotion and protection of our prison communities.
• Lead health promotion activities, delivering proactive clinics and awareness campaigns, provide health promotion and disease prevention advice.
• Conduct IPC audits and training on site.
• Ensure the effective and consistent delivery of national screening programmes, health checks, screening and recording public health activity.

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.

It doesn't stop there we also offer:

• Company pension scheme.
• 25 days annual leave increasing with service up to 28 days per year, plus public bank holidays.
• An extensive range of wellbeing and lifestyle benefits.
• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities.
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development.
• Excellent long-term career prospects.
• 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 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 a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Person Specification

Our new Public Health Nurse will:

• Be a First Level Registered Nurse with NMC Registration.
• Have a passion for working in public health.
• Although not essential, UKPHR registration would be beneficial, as would any Public Health Qualification, or an Infection Prevention and Control Qualification.
• Have knowledge of Public Health issues, and infection prevention and control measures.
• A flexible approach to shifts and duties.

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.

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.

Employer details

Employer name: Practice Plus Group

Address: Brookfield Drive, Liverpool, L9 7LH

Employer's website: Practice Plus Group Careers

Salary: £33,232 to £40,211 a year, Up to £40,211 Depending on Experience