Job Description

About The Role

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Practice Nurse to join our Primary Care team at HMP Hatfield and The Lakes, both category D Prison and Young Offenders Institution located in South Yorkshire.

Hours

28 hours per week working Monday to Sunday, 9 hour shifts, 7.30am-5pm, split across two sites weekly. One in 3 weekends. No nights.

Salary

This position is part time, you'll receive an annual salary up to 40211per 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 Practice Nurse, your responsibilities will vary. You will


Work together at each stage of the patient journey, supporting them as they arrive into prison (Early Days in Custody Team), delivering the care they need, promoting good health and supporting resettlement (Planned Care
Team) and responding to urgent and emergency needs (Unscheduled Care Team).
You will provide clinical leadership for the Primary care team and be a critical leader within the scheduled care Team. This multi-disciplinary team is made up of a variety of registered and non-registered professionals including; nurses, doctors and mental health/substance misuse practitioners. You will deliver face to face care and provide safe and effective health assessments and treatment of patients You will be accountable for your own practice, including the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and
discharge or referral of patients, independent of medical intervention.
This is to include senior leadership in complex wounds, long term conditions and QoF management.

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:


Discounts on shopping and leisure activities Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

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
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.

Qualifications required

Registered Nurse: Adult Nursing with current NMC registration Experience working autonomously as a clinical practitioner following best practice guidance and identifying risk to patients through sound use of clinical expertise Knowledge of clinical audit and research Knowledge of the statutory requirements for the safeguarding of adults and children Willing to be innovative and embrace learning through continued professional development and the practical application of new skills in the workplace You need expert clinical skills and demonstrate judgement in assessing and managing wide ranging and complex patient problems.

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