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Job summary

Main area
Offender Health
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent: Full Time
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Opening Hours - Monday to Friday 07:15 - 18:15, Weekends and Bank Holidays 07:15 - 12:15)
Job ref
186-1356-24-FS
Employer
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
HMP North Sea Camp
Town
Boston
Salary
£29,970 - £36,483 per annum (pro-rata for part time)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
27/11/2024 23:59

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Practice Nurse - HMP North Sea Camp (Physical Health)

Band 5

Job overview

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 North Sea Camp.

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

To provide high quality nursing care to patients with physical healthcare needs in a prison setting.

Accountable for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the patients care.

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.

To provide support and supervision for junior staff and learners

This post also includes paid enhancements for unsocial hours working during night, weekends and bank holidays.

Working for our organisation

#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. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

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.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

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.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Offender Health Care Group is one of the largest and most successful providers of prison healthcare in the UK. The Care Group provide 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 also offer services within the Personality Disorder Pathway, including Therapeutic Communities (within prisons), Community and Prison Personality Disorder services and specialist Veteran Services.

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.  The Offender Health Team truly believes it can make a difference to the lives of offenders by offering consistent, high-quality care in primary, mental health and substance misuse services that are equivalent to health services delivered outside of Prison.

Person specification

Qualifications

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

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of assessing patient conditions, triaging services and providing appropriate clinical interventions.
  • Experience of working effectively within a MDT.
Desirable criteria
  • 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

Essential criteria
  • Awareness of other issues relevant to healthcare 2 Application within criminal justice, e.g. substance misuse
  • Local and National Offender Health Strategy
  • Assessment and triage skills
  • Equal opportunities

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Negotiation and mediation skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communicators 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
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to work without direct supervision
  • Evidence based therapeutic skills
  • Experience of training delivery

Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria
  • • 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. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Kez Harvey
Job title
Head of Healthcare
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01205 769311
Additional information

If you are interested then we would love to hear from you, if you have any questions, or would like to know more, then please contact us for an informal chat or to arrange a visit.

email:  [email protected]

Telephone:  01205 769311