Job summary
- Main area
- Staff Nurse HMP Woodhill
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (part-time considered)
- Job ref
- 333-D-HJ-1649
- Employer
- Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- HMP Woodhill
- Town
- Milton Keynes
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum (pro rata P/T)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse HMP Woodhill
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
You will be a qualified Registered Nurse (Adult) with a real passion for delivering high quality clinical care. You will be self-motivated, flexible and work well within a team but be able to work autonomously. You do not need to have prison experience as we will provide you with a full induction and training.
Work within the Primary Care Team is varied and includes triaging, emergency care and treatment, health promotion, end of life/palliative care, effective care planning and liaising with the multidisciplinary team. It’s this variety that keeps things interesting and stimulating. Every day will bring new challenges and new experiences but you’ll have all the support you need to deliver the best care possible from both the healthcare team and the prison team.
HMP Woodhill is a Category A/B prison accommodating approximately 600 adult male prisoners.
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Main duties of the job
- To be part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering holistic health care to the prison population based on a primary care model.
- To assess, plan, implement and evaluate high quality evidence based care within the boundaries of role.
- To monitor long term conditions, deliver health promotion and screening and respond to medical emergencies.
Working for our organisation
There’s a place for you at CNWL
We’re passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient’s own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.
Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.
We’re always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we’re hoping to find our future leaders and we’ll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.
With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more – whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
**Please see full job description for further information**
CLINICAL
- Be proficient in undertaking the following procedures (training will be given):
- Vital observations and diagnostics (BP, pulse, SATS, temperature, respiration rate, blood glucose monitoring, peak flow)
- Wound care
- Immunisations
- ECG recording
- Venepuncture
- Near patient testing
- Administer medication (including second signatory) and adhere to statutory (NMC) and organisational Requirements and Guidelines relating to the Administration of Medicines
- Triage patients to determine clinical priorities and potential need to admit to the Inpatient Unit
- Undertake health screening using agreed templates
- Provide health promotion advice including sexual health and blood borne virus prevention and testing
- Assist with the activities of daily living and the development, review and update of care plans
Participate in the named-nurse scheme to the residential units within HMP Wood hill and work to raise
- the profile of healthcare services within that environment and ensure full integration between residential unit staff and healthcare services
- Respond appropriately and in a timely way to healthcare & medical emergencies within the prison
- Facilitate referrals to other agencies and clinical services
- Undertake assessment of suitability of patients to be transferred or released
- Respect patients’ individuality and maintain their privacy within the constraints of the custodial environment
- Support patients who are distressed and could be at risk of harm to themselves or others or who are at risk of suicide
- Initiate an ACCT where appropriate and attend review meetings
- Co-ordinate healthcare activity on a day-to-day basis, acting as shift leader in the absence of a more senior member of staff
- Assist with stock control and equipment checking (All clinical areas and emergency bags)
- Recognise and respond to the health needs of vulnerable, disabled and older prisoners
- Recognise signs and symptoms of drug and alcohol withdrawal and support individuals who have substance misuse problems
- Undertake expanding roles following relevant training
- Work within Infection Prevention and Control Guidance
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- First Level/ Registered General Nurse
- Evidence of personal development in previous employment
Desirable criteria
- Teaching and Mentorship qualification and experience
Personal disposition
Essential criteria
- Can demonstrate excellent communication, organisational and time management skills
- Understands own accountability
- Willingness to learn and develop; recognises the need for flexibility
- Demonstrate a commitment to supporting and empowering offenders to attain their best level of independence.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate a working knowledge of health promotion
- Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients
- Display an appreciation of the roles of the members of multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to communicate different levels with colleagues and patients
- Good working knowledge of IT and emails
- Display an understanding of the NHS agenda with regards to offender health.
- Display an appreciation of the roles of the members of multi-disciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the Healthcare setting
- Understanding of quality and change in a clinical setting
- Ability to work well within a multi-disciplinary team
Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to work independently
- Post registration experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within primary care or A&E setting
- Experience of working within a secure environment
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tracey Kingsley
- Job title
- Workforce Administration Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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