Job summary
UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE
+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE
We have an exciting opportunity for an Inpatient Nurse to join our Primary Care team at HMP Wormwood Scrubs, a category B Prison located in London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, West London.
The Inpatient unit provides 24-hour care to patients with mixture of mental and physical health needs.
In this role you will have the opportunity to provide the highest standards of healthcare to our patients, without having to compromise on efficiency and quality.
Hours
Monday to Friday - 07:30 - 16:30
Salary
This position is full time, youll receive an annual salary up to £53,172 per annum - 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.
Main duties of the job
As an Inpatient Nurse, your responsibilities will vary. You will
- Work within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a nurse led service and prevent hospital admissions.
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Lead the development of individualised patients care plans, whilst collaboratively working alongside the inpatient team and championing clinical excellence.
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Support patients on a daily basis to achieve their activities of daily living to ensure they have the best quality of life possible, ensuring collaborative delivery.
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Ensure quality care planning and continuity of care is achieved through improving relationships and communication with partners and other services.
- Deliver non-judgemental care that makes a real difference, as defined throughout our bespoke Health in Justice competency framework
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 doesnt 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
About us
The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. Were the UKs 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 Groups 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.
Requirements - NMC registered nurse Adult
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development
- Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
- A non-judgmental and compassionate approach
- Understanding of clinical governance, health and safety, QOF, EBP and national standards
Although not essential ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.
Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If youre looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As the Inpatients Nurse you will be innovative, bringing fresh ideas and solutions to the challenges of providing healthcare in a prison setting; you will support patients throughout their time within our service.
Youll lead the development of individualised patients care plans, whilst collaboratively working alongside the inpatient team and championing clinical excellence.
You should have the ability to function autonomously and within your sphere of competency, working within a team of healthcare practitioners you must be able to prioritise and manage your own workload and be able to demonstrate the ability to problem solve.
You will have an adaptive communication style that enables effective communication with the senior management team, the prison staff and importantly the patients; as well as good communication links with external stakeholders importantly substance misuse and secondary mental health. You must be able to demonstrate critical thinking skills and decision making and ensure practice is evidence based.
As the Inpatients Nurse you will contribute to our healthcare strategy and vision to;
Provide outstanding evidence-based care to our patients, seeking out, listening to and acting on their feedback, so that care is personalised and informed by what matters to them.
Deliver non-judgemental care that makes a real difference, as defined throughout our bespoke Health in Justice Competency framework.
Inspire excellence by forging strong links with our partners and stakeholders and providing a service that people can trust, feel safe within, and feel proud of.
Promote best practice, clinical supervision, evidence-based care and continuous quality improvement, embedding a culture of shared learning.
Share knowledge, skills and expertise to ensure safe care, building strong multi-disciplinary teams and supporting each other to do a great job. Encourage a shared learning approach to teaching.
You will
- You will be part of the Planned care team working under the integration and New Models of Care framework reporting to the Planned Care Clinical Lead.
- You will support patients on a daily basis to achieve their activities of daily living to ensure they have the best quality of life possible, ensuring collaborative delivery.
- This will include supporting patients to live as independently as possible. This may include supporting them with social care and mobility needs, dietary requirements and reducing the risk of deterioration.
- This will include completing and updating care plans weekly.
- Completing daily observations and vital signs, and review of patients skin and pressure areas.
- Weekly weights.
- Monthly Waterlow, MUST, Falls assessments.
- Wound care
- Medication administration
- Electrocardiogram Capture
- Phlebotomy
- You will ensure quality care planning and continuity of care is achieved through improving relationships and communication with partners and other services.
- You will ensure any patient who are referred or currently under specialist services and care are followed up and use every opportunity to promote continuity of care.
- You will promote integrated working to deliver care and to ensure appropriate care planning.
- You will participate in completing audit schedules and quality service improvement plans to support quality care and service delivery.
- You will attend and contribute into any MDT meetings regarding patient care.
- You will ensure documentation is accurate and correct templates are used in your practice and consultations.
- You will use the most up to date evidence to support and guide your practice and identify any skills or knowledge gaps which need further training and support. these will be escalated to your line manager.
- You will be willing to undertake any training that is required to support the success of your role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As the Inpatients Nurse you will be innovative, bringing fresh ideas and solutions to the challenges of providing healthcare in a prison setting; you will support patients throughout their time within our service.
Youll lead the development of individualised patients care plans, whilst collaboratively working alongside the inpatient team and championing clinical excellence.
You should have the ability to function autonomously and within your sphere of competency, working within a team of healthcare practitioners you must be able to prioritise and manage your own workload and be able to demonstrate the ability to problem solve.
You will have an adaptive communication style that enables effective communication with the senior management team, the prison staff and importantly the patients; as well as good communication links with external stakeholders importantly substance misuse and secondary mental health. You must be able to demonstrate critical thinking skills and decision making and ensure practice is evidence based.
As the Inpatients Nurse you will contribute to our healthcare strategy and vision to;
Provide outstanding evidence-based care to our patients, seeking out, listening to and acting on their feedback, so that care is personalised and informed by what matters to them.
Deliver non-judgemental care that makes a real difference, as defined throughout our bespoke Health in Justice Competency framework.
Inspire excellence by forging strong links with our partners and stakeholders and providing a service that people can trust, feel safe within, and feel proud of.
Promote best practice, clinical supervision, evidence-based care and continuous quality improvement, embedding a culture of shared learning.
Share knowledge, skills and expertise to ensure safe care, building strong multi-disciplinary teams and supporting each other to do a great job. Encourage a shared learning approach to teaching.
You will
- You will be part of the Planned care team working under the integration and New Models of Care framework reporting to the Planned Care Clinical Lead.
- You will support patients on a daily basis to achieve their activities of daily living to ensure they have the best quality of life possible, ensuring collaborative delivery.
- This will include supporting patients to live as independently as possible. This may include supporting them with social care and mobility needs, dietary requirements and reducing the risk of deterioration.
- This will include completing and updating care plans weekly.
- Completing daily observations and vital signs, and review of patients skin and pressure areas.
- Weekly weights.
- Monthly Waterlow, MUST, Falls assessments.
- Wound care
- Medication administration
- Electrocardiogram Capture
- Phlebotomy
- You will ensure quality care planning and continuity of care is achieved through improving relationships and communication with partners and other services.
- You will ensure any patient who are referred or currently under specialist services and care are followed up and use every opportunity to promote continuity of care.
- You will promote integrated working to deliver care and to ensure appropriate care planning.
- You will participate in completing audit schedules and quality service improvement plans to support quality care and service delivery.
- You will attend and contribute into any MDT meetings regarding patient care.
- You will ensure documentation is accurate and correct templates are used in your practice and consultations.
- You will use the most up to date evidence to support and guide your practice and identify any skills or knowledge gaps which need further training and support. these will be escalated to your line manager.
- You will be willing to undertake any training that is required to support the success of your role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
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Experience
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Person Specification
Qualifications
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Desirable
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Experience
Essential
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Desirable
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Additional Criteria
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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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
