Job summary
We have a new opportunity for the position of Prison Primary Care Staff Nurse.
As part of this role, you would have line manager responsibility for registered nurses, healthcare assistants and administration staff. you would be responsible for assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient's healthcare needs. Upon reception to custody, you would complete an assessment of patients' mental and physical wellbeing/needs.
Main duties of the job
- Use of statutory and organisational requirements and guidelines, relating to the administration of medicine.
- Respect patient's individuality and maintain their privacy, dignity and human rights within the constraints of the custodial environment.
- Support patients to address issues which effect their own health, behaviour and social welfare. Provide patients with support during healthcare activities.
- Support patients who are distressed who could be at risk of harm to themselves or others, or who are at risk of suicide.
- Take responsibility for clinical treatment or appropriate referral to doctors or outside agencies, also removal of risk factors in a situation where risk of self harm, or harm to others or suicide seems evident.
- Support patients and exercise positive relationships with professional boundaries as part of a purposeful caring regime.
About us
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse on general adult section of NMC register
- Current NMC registration
Experience
Essential
- Excellent clinical skills
- Experience of or interest in working in a custodial environment
- Experience of assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care
- Evidence of professional development
- Experience of working with a multi-disciplinary team
Other
Essential
- Must be able to meet travel requirements of post and work at either prison site as service needs dictate
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously on own initiative within the scope of professional practice
- Ability to participate in clinical supervision
- Ability to organise and assess junior staff and delegate appropriately
- Demonstrate ability to work to deadlines in a complex environment
- Ability to work as part of a team
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse on general adult section of NMC register
- Current NMC registration
Experience
Essential
- Excellent clinical skills
- Experience of or interest in working in a custodial environment
- Experience of assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care
- Evidence of professional development
- Experience of working with a multi-disciplinary team
Other
Essential
- Must be able to meet travel requirements of post and work at either prison site as service needs dictate
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously on own initiative within the scope of professional practice
- Ability to participate in clinical supervision
- Ability to organise and assess junior staff and delegate appropriately
- Demonstrate ability to work to deadlines in a complex environment
- Ability to work as part of a team
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
