Lead Nurse - HMP Northumberland + £1500 welcome payment
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Are you a dedicated Registered Nurse looking for a new challenge within a secure setting focusing on substance misuse and primary care? Have you developed your leadership skills across integrated and multi-disciplinary services? Are you a motivated nurse committed to clinical quality and continuous improvement? Would you welcome the opportunity for further training and development? Do you want to combine your substance misuse, primary care, acute and emergency nursing skills all in one place and keep your NHS Pension? You must have post registration experience with excellent clinical nursing knowledge and eager to develop your managerial skills. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are crucial with the ability to work well as part of a multi-disciplinary team. If you are a motivated individual with a desire to enhance your clinical and leadership skills, we can offer a wide range of training and development opportunities such as clinical skills and non medical prescribing. The welcome payment is payable to new candidates joining Spectrum Community Health CIC. Main duties of the job
The post holder will take responsibility for the daily management, co-ordination and delivery of evidence-based care and provide strong clinical leadership to the nursing team. This includes being involved with shift planning, taking appropriate action to adjust staffing levels and to prioritise the workload in accordance with patient need, service demand and the availability and skills of staff. The post holder will be involved with providing and supervising the holistic care for the patients delivered by the team and working in collaboration with other professionals to ensure that the best care is optimised at all times. The role involves assessing, providing advice and administering evidence-based care as appropriate to patients within Health & Justice. This includes leading physical health services as part of a multi-disciplinary team to plan, provide and evaluate a range of health interventions to meet prisoner healthcare needs and contribute to the wider continuous development of integrated prison healthcare services. Demonstrate knowledge, skills and understanding of health issues and evidence-based treatment options to provide primary care physical health, clinical and operational guidance to all staff on matters relating to physical health and wellbeing within the prison setting. Working for our organisation
BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE Join our team We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team. Access to NHS Pension Annual leave on your Birthday Refer a friend scheme Training and Development opportunities Flexible Working Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes Up to 33 days annual leave Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people – our patients, service users, staff and partners. We have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them. We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to LGBTQIA+ Community, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. For an informal discussion please contact Deputy Head of Healthcare, Jennifer Hayes. Person specification
Qualifications
Registered General Nurse Level 1 Evidence of ongoing CPD and delivery of evidence based care Independent Nurse /Supplementary/ NonMedical Prescriber qualification or willingness to undertake Appropriate management qualification of equivalent experience RCGP Cert 1/2 Primary Care/LTC qualification Experience
Significant experience of working in a complex environment with multidisciplinary professionals demonstrating effective communication and leadership skills Be able to demonstrate experience of clinical governance used to improve patient care Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner Experience of leading a team and effectively using policy and procedures to improve clinical and professional standards Experience of multidisciplinary/multi agency working Understanding and application of confidentiality Experience of working within Health & Justice Experience of working in primary care/substance misuse/acute care Understanding of local and national key documents and their impact on health care delivery in a prison setting Research experience 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.
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NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Are you a dedicated Registered Nurse looking for a new challenge within a secure setting focusing on substance misuse and primary care? Have you developed your leadership skills across integrated and multi-disciplinary services? Are you a motivated nurse committed to clinical quality and continuous improvement? Would you welcome the opportunity for further training and development? Do you want to combine your substance misuse, primary care, acute and emergency nursing skills all in one place and keep your NHS Pension? You must have post registration experience with excellent clinical nursing knowledge and eager to develop your managerial skills. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are crucial with the ability to work well as part of a multi-disciplinary team. If you are a motivated individual with a desire to enhance your clinical and leadership skills, we can offer a wide range of training and development opportunities such as clinical skills and non medical prescribing. The welcome payment is payable to new candidates joining Spectrum Community Health CIC. Main duties of the job
The post holder will take responsibility for the daily management, co-ordination and delivery of evidence-based care and provide strong clinical leadership to the nursing team. This includes being involved with shift planning, taking appropriate action to adjust staffing levels and to prioritise the workload in accordance with patient need, service demand and the availability and skills of staff. The post holder will be involved with providing and supervising the holistic care for the patients delivered by the team and working in collaboration with other professionals to ensure that the best care is optimised at all times. The role involves assessing, providing advice and administering evidence-based care as appropriate to patients within Health & Justice. This includes leading physical health services as part of a multi-disciplinary team to plan, provide and evaluate a range of health interventions to meet prisoner healthcare needs and contribute to the wider continuous development of integrated prison healthcare services. Demonstrate knowledge, skills and understanding of health issues and evidence-based treatment options to provide primary care physical health, clinical and operational guidance to all staff on matters relating to physical health and wellbeing within the prison setting. Working for our organisation
BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE Join our team We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team. Access to NHS Pension Annual leave on your Birthday Refer a friend scheme Training and Development opportunities Flexible Working Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes Up to 33 days annual leave Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people – our patients, service users, staff and partners. We have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them. We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to LGBTQIA+ Community, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. For an informal discussion please contact Deputy Head of Healthcare, Jennifer Hayes. Person specification
Qualifications
Registered General Nurse Level 1 Evidence of ongoing CPD and delivery of evidence based care Independent Nurse /Supplementary/ NonMedical Prescriber qualification or willingness to undertake Appropriate management qualification of equivalent experience RCGP Cert 1/2 Primary Care/LTC qualification Experience
Significant experience of working in a complex environment with multidisciplinary professionals demonstrating effective communication and leadership skills Be able to demonstrate experience of clinical governance used to improve patient care Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner Experience of leading a team and effectively using policy and procedures to improve clinical and professional standards Experience of multidisciplinary/multi agency working Understanding and application of confidentiality Experience of working within Health & Justice Experience of working in primary care/substance misuse/acute care Understanding of local and national key documents and their impact on health care delivery in a prison setting Research experience 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.
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