Job Description

Central & North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner & works in partnership to provide responsive & dependable primary care, mental health, intellectual disability & substance misuse services to the diverse & culturally rich communities we serve.



In our quest to deliver patient-focused quality care we are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative & enthusiastic Primary Care Staff Nurse (1.0WTE permanent & 1.0WTE fixed term/secondment) to join our forward thinking, friendly & expanding Health & Justice team at HMP Send.



By joining our Prisons Health Care Team, you will not only look after the healthcare needs of our patients residing in secure environments, but who also have the opportunity to have a real impact on promoting health & well-being. Our healthcare services work to a 7 day week working model , to ensure our patient's healthcare is managed & maintained to the highest of standards at all times.



We offer a great range of career pathways to support our nurses through their journey, see the list of endless opportunities under the working for your organisation tab.

Staff working within Primary Care will:

Provide an accessible individual patient assessment, treatment and referral service



Monitor the ongoing health status of patients and address identified issues



Work with patients to influence the impact on their health arising from current lifestyle patterns/choices



Implement effective discharge plans for transfer or release locations



Co-ordinate multi-disciplinary clinical practice to provide focused integrated care and treatment programmes/packages.



Work collaboratively with staff of other disciplines e.g. officers and governors to provide integrated and coordinated treatment plans.



We are also able to offer access to a full range of internal and external training opportunities for our Band 5 and newly qualified Band 5 roles across our services.



Our Health and Justice healthcare services present unique and diverse learning, development, and leadership opportunities for nurses, where you will have the potential to make a significant difference to the lives of adults, children and young people who often experience a wide range of health inequalities.



We have developed a clinical leadership career pathway to ensure you feel supported, valued, and developed via our career pathway programme that facilitates lifelong learning.



We will support you in your transition from Student nurse to newly qualified nurse to ensure you develop your clinical and leadership skills this includes:



Induction programme

12-month preceptorship programme

12-month Band 5 Development programme

Rotational programme - where you can spend 6 months in 2-3 different health and justice settings to develop your knowledge and skills

Career coaching

Clinical supervision

Newly qualified nurse forums

NHS Leadership Academy leadership course

Bespoke health and justice clinical competencies



All of our sites in Surrey offer free use of the onsite leisure facilities and free parking for staff.



Please see full job description and personal specification for full list of responsibilities':



Triage patient needs in accordance with specific standard operating procedures and national policy e.g. NICE guidance



Assess, plan and implement care for patients within each care/treatment pathway in order to promote wellbeing



Facilitate the use of evidence based practice to ensure that clinical care is both effective and appropriate



Carry out general nursing duties



Maintain contemporaneous records



Support and make a professional contribution to the development of integrated healthcare



Act as a preceptor/mentor in accordance with experience.