Learning and Disability Nurse (RMN/RMN/LD)
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
Learning and Disability Nurse (RMN/RMN/LD), Band 6
Our Kent Prisons healthcare services are underpinned using our 'health and wellbeing' model. It has evolved over the past 5 years, where it was originally implemented at the Greenwich cluster. First at HMP Belmarsh in 2017 which was a first for NHSE (London Region) and a model which other services built on, for us followed by HMP Isis 2018 and HMP Wandsworth 2019.
There are core principles, however, how these are achieved are bespoke to the local healthcare and prison team during the model implementation:
- Patient focused with health promotion at the heart of our care
- Designing services which meet the unique needs of the prison
- The right staff, right place, right time ensuring experienced professionals are on hand to lead and support patients when needed
- A no exclusions model that ensures everyone with mental health needs is managed within the step care model
- Being highly supportive of clinical and prison staff with training, support enabling the team to work smarter and as part of an effective multi-disciplinary team
The 6 prisons are located across 3 estates, Isle of Sheppey, Rochester & Maidstone, with the Sheppey prisons being with a few minutes' walk from each other and East Sutton Park approximately 7 miles from Maidstone.
Main duties of the job
Provide visible, high calibre nursing care and support to the Kent prisons healthcare teams within a multi-disciplinary framework for adults with learning disabilities and/or additional complex needs and/or learning difficulties.
The post holder will join an established nursing team and contribute to the development of good clinical practice promoting the clinical and professional development of staff to ensure they provide holistic and evidence-based care. The post holder will also provide deputy management duties within this unit and participate in the overall development of the Service.
About us
Oxleas - About Us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people living in South East London and Kent and to people in prison. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,000 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, children's centres, schools and people's homes. We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations across the London Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent and manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital in Woolwich as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are one of the largest providers of prison health services providing healthcare to prisoners across Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Date posted
16 June 2022
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£34,306 to £41,027 a year pa inc
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
277-4007182-KENT-D
Job locations
Kent Prisons
Kent
ME12 4DZ
Employer details
Employer name
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Kent Prisons
Kent
ME12 4DZ
Employer's website
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