Job summary
- Main area
- Offender Health
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (A mixture of shifts covering days and nights.)
- Job ref
- 186-1560-24-FS
- Employer
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Swinderby Residential Short-Term Holding Facility
- Town
- Lincoln
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Primary Care Nurse: Swinderby
Band 6
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity to be a part of a new service delivering healthcare services to a small group of men within the Immigration estate.
The Swinderby Residential Short-Term Holding Facility will hold up to 39 adult men for a period of up to 5 days. As part of a small team, you will offer a holistic package of care to a vulnerable group of men ensuring any immediate healthcare concerns are managed, prescribed medications are continued, and a safe discharge is facilitated. An important part of your role will be to offer emotional support to this group of men at an uncertain time in their lives.
The service provision will be seven days a week 24 hours a day and you will work in partnership with other providers to achieve high quality outcomes for the service user group. We aim to provide healthcare to those detained that is equivalent to those in the community.
Main duties of the job
To work as part of the Healthcare Centre team leading in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient needs and appropriate care and treatment.
Ensure the implementation of the National Service Frameworks and ensure maintenance of high standards of care to the prison population.
To coordinate and lead the team as operational daily nurse in charge.
To provide leadership, support for and supervision of the team.
Maintain professional standards, ensuring adherence to all relevant policies and procedures to ensure the delivery of high-quality care.
Working for our organisation
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Offender Health Directorate is one of the largest and most successful providers of prison healthcare in the UK. The Directorate provide physical, mental health and substance misuse healthcare services in prisons across the East Midlands, Lincolnshire & Leicestershire.
We are committed to working in partnership with prison services, national probation service other healthcare providers and our criminal justice system partners to improve health, support justice to reduce re-offending behaviour. The Offender Health Team truly believes it can make a difference to the lives of offenders by offering consistent, high-quality care in primary, mental health and substance misuse services that are equivalent to health services delivered outside of Prison.
To lead effective healthcare services for patients which deliver against required standards, e.g. Key Performance Indicators, Prison Health Performance Quality Indicators , CQC and HMIP..
To demonstrate innovative practice whilst maintaining clinical efficacy, enabling the service to compete as provider of choice to local commissioners.
You will need to have a valid RGN Qualification and be registered with the NMC. You should also be flexible, adaptable and have good IT skills.
Ideally you will have prior experience of working within a range of healthcare environments.
The successful applicant will need to pass a Counter Terrorist Check (CTC). The checks included are :
- identity
- employment history (past 3 years)
- national and immigration (right to work) status
- unspent criminal record.
Additionally, individuals are required to give a reasonable account of 5 years of addresses with the last 3 years have to be in UK. If there is not 3 years UK footprint, you will have to submit a business case.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- First level registered nurse, RGN
- Evidence of continuing professional development in relevant area e.g. Tissue Viability, Continence Promotion
- HLS training up to date
Desirable criteria
- Mentor and Assessor
- Independent non medical prescriber
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of Health Education and Promotion.
- Experience of triaging of patients with a range of clinical conditions
- Experience of Chronic Disease management.
- Experience of supervising and appraising staff.
- Experience of working with other organisations.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in criminal justice setting
- Experience of close working relationships with a variety of statutory agencies and other external organisations
Skills
Essential criteria
- Teaching and assessing students.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills.
- I.T skills including Word, Excel and electronic patient record systems
- Effective problem solving and decision making skills.
Desirable criteria
- Presentation Skills
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- All staff should be able to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion as identified within the Trust’s Equality and Diversity Policy and associated Equality, Diversity and Human Rights legislation
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
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
- [email protected]
- Job title
- Interim Service Manager & Lead Pharmacy Technician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
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