Are you ready to
unlock
your potential within a challenging, creative and fast-paced work environment? Do you want to
escape
your current job role and work with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past? Now is the time to
break into
offender healthcare and develop your career. As part of the South West Prison Healthcare contract awarded to Oxleas NHS Trust in 2022, we are able to expand recruitment and are looking for
a compassionate, knowledgeable and motivated Senior Nurse
to join our friendly team at
HMP Erlestoke. Our healthcare team has a real impact on promoting health and well-being to those in prison, and we pride ourselves on using skills and strategies that instill hope for patients' future resettlement back into the community. We directly deliver Mental Health, Physical Health, Pharmacy, and Clinical Substance Misuse in an integrated healthcare delivery model to provide effective and responsive care to improve well-being and support better outcomes in the future. As part of our
primary care
team, you will enjoy all the benefits of NHS AfC employment (including pension) with the opportunity to work within a forward-thinking service, which encourages career and personal development for all staff to increase their clinical and interpersonal skills. Main duties of the job
As a senior nurse, you will provide high-quality primary care services and a range of specialist interventions for offenders. At HMP Erlestoke, we deliver a nurse-led integrated primary care service and operate a specialist practice-based clinical model of care. You will maintain an effective case management service to ensure care and continuity of treatment is maintained throughout a patient care pathway while detained in prison. You will be required to ensure all clinics and consultations are delivered in a clinically effective and timely way and implement strategies designed to promote and improve health and prevent disease while in prison. As a senior member of staff, you will be responsible for the day-to-day coordination of the Healthcare Team, supporting junior colleagues, and ensuring systems are in place for clinical supervision to junior team members. Job responsibilities
The post holder will exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy and have the ability to plan and reach complex and critical judgments and have decision-making skills. To deliver high-quality clinical care within the Integrated Healthcare Service for the prison. This will include acute & primary care, long-term conditions management, enhanced assessment and diagnostic intervention services, and health promotion activities in line with the NHS Plan, public health indicators, and National Service Frameworks. To demonstrate and provide robust expert clinical skills with a sound understanding of evidence-based nursing practice to provide a proactive approach to ensure quality and outcome-driven practice on a day-to-day basis. To support the development of evidence-based practice in the specialist field and to promote research as appropriate. To participate in managerial and professional clinical supervision programs, ensuring junior staff receive appropriate supervision, training, and annual appraisal, making it an integral part of team practice. To ensure the implementation of effective and appropriate patient-centered care planning tools, long-term condition registers, and consistent delivery throughout all the prisons within the service. The post holder will work collaboratively with the Clinical Lead, GPs, and other clinicians to meet and review service needs as required. To deputize for the Team Manager as required. To work positively and effectively in a difficult and often hostile environment. Be aware of environmental hazards in the working area; ensure staff are aware of relevant health & safety policies deriving from the Health & Safety at Work Act. To work in accordance with Trust policies and guidelines. To be familiar with Prison Standards, Standing Orders, Circular instructions, Notices to Staff, Health and Safety, and all other relevant material to function as an informed practitioner within a prison setting. Promote equality of opportunity and provide an environment in which the dignity of individuals is respected and free from workplace harassment and bullying. Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Professional Qualification (Registered General Nurse) Post Graduate Qualification or equivalent experience. Experience
Minimum of two years' experience at Band 5. Working knowledge of current issues/agendas facing prison/offender healthcare. Experience of multi-professional collaboration, including working in partnership with other statutory and voluntary organizations. Experience of setting, monitoring, and evaluating standards of care. Experience of working within secure & prison settings (desirable but not essential). Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, presenting ideas with clarity in a persuasive and influential style. Ability to demonstrate an understanding of change management and new ways of working. Ability to lead and empower people to make decisions and to plan ahead. Knowledge of current National Prison Health Quality & Performance Indicators. Good analytical and judgment skills. Effort and Environment
Ability to manage complex & challenging behavior. 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.
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unlock
your potential within a challenging, creative and fast-paced work environment? Do you want to
escape
your current job role and work with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past? Now is the time to
break into
offender healthcare and develop your career. As part of the South West Prison Healthcare contract awarded to Oxleas NHS Trust in 2022, we are able to expand recruitment and are looking for
a compassionate, knowledgeable and motivated Senior Nurse
to join our friendly team at
HMP Erlestoke. Our healthcare team has a real impact on promoting health and well-being to those in prison, and we pride ourselves on using skills and strategies that instill hope for patients' future resettlement back into the community. We directly deliver Mental Health, Physical Health, Pharmacy, and Clinical Substance Misuse in an integrated healthcare delivery model to provide effective and responsive care to improve well-being and support better outcomes in the future. As part of our
primary care
team, you will enjoy all the benefits of NHS AfC employment (including pension) with the opportunity to work within a forward-thinking service, which encourages career and personal development for all staff to increase their clinical and interpersonal skills. Main duties of the job
As a senior nurse, you will provide high-quality primary care services and a range of specialist interventions for offenders. At HMP Erlestoke, we deliver a nurse-led integrated primary care service and operate a specialist practice-based clinical model of care. You will maintain an effective case management service to ensure care and continuity of treatment is maintained throughout a patient care pathway while detained in prison. You will be required to ensure all clinics and consultations are delivered in a clinically effective and timely way and implement strategies designed to promote and improve health and prevent disease while in prison. As a senior member of staff, you will be responsible for the day-to-day coordination of the Healthcare Team, supporting junior colleagues, and ensuring systems are in place for clinical supervision to junior team members. Job responsibilities
The post holder will exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy and have the ability to plan and reach complex and critical judgments and have decision-making skills. To deliver high-quality clinical care within the Integrated Healthcare Service for the prison. This will include acute & primary care, long-term conditions management, enhanced assessment and diagnostic intervention services, and health promotion activities in line with the NHS Plan, public health indicators, and National Service Frameworks. To demonstrate and provide robust expert clinical skills with a sound understanding of evidence-based nursing practice to provide a proactive approach to ensure quality and outcome-driven practice on a day-to-day basis. To support the development of evidence-based practice in the specialist field and to promote research as appropriate. To participate in managerial and professional clinical supervision programs, ensuring junior staff receive appropriate supervision, training, and annual appraisal, making it an integral part of team practice. To ensure the implementation of effective and appropriate patient-centered care planning tools, long-term condition registers, and consistent delivery throughout all the prisons within the service. The post holder will work collaboratively with the Clinical Lead, GPs, and other clinicians to meet and review service needs as required. To deputize for the Team Manager as required. To work positively and effectively in a difficult and often hostile environment. Be aware of environmental hazards in the working area; ensure staff are aware of relevant health & safety policies deriving from the Health & Safety at Work Act. To work in accordance with Trust policies and guidelines. To be familiar with Prison Standards, Standing Orders, Circular instructions, Notices to Staff, Health and Safety, and all other relevant material to function as an informed practitioner within a prison setting. Promote equality of opportunity and provide an environment in which the dignity of individuals is respected and free from workplace harassment and bullying. Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Professional Qualification (Registered General Nurse) Post Graduate Qualification or equivalent experience. Experience
Minimum of two years' experience at Band 5. Working knowledge of current issues/agendas facing prison/offender healthcare. Experience of multi-professional collaboration, including working in partnership with other statutory and voluntary organizations. Experience of setting, monitoring, and evaluating standards of care. Experience of working within secure & prison settings (desirable but not essential). Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, presenting ideas with clarity in a persuasive and influential style. Ability to demonstrate an understanding of change management and new ways of working. Ability to lead and empower people to make decisions and to plan ahead. Knowledge of current National Prison Health Quality & Performance Indicators. Good analytical and judgment skills. Effort and Environment
Ability to manage complex & challenging behavior. 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.
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