This post is eligible for a Golden Hello payment of �2,750 for new starters who are external to the Trust. This is payable in 3 instalments over a 2 year period. This payment is only eligible to new starters who do not already hold a contract of employment with the Trust. This post also includes paid enhancements for unsocial hours working during night, weekends and bank holidays.

Looking for something new & exciting in the NHS? Ever considered Prison healthcare?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Primary Care Nurse to join the Offender Health Directorate working at HMP Fosse Way. HMP Fosse Way is a Category C Resettlement Prison.

HMP Fosse Way houses 1,715 prisoners and focus on the rehabilitation of offenders and their reintegration back into society. It consists of 7 House blocks across 4 floors. There is a dedicated healthcare suite located in the main building with also additional multi use rooms across the establishment including rooms for groups or 1-2-1's.

This role requires a Primary Care Nurse to work as part of a team delivering care to patients both within the Healthcare Centre's and on the Wings within the prison environment.

Main duties of the job

To provide high quality nursing care to patients with physical healthcare needs in a prison setting.

Accountable for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the patients care.

To provide basic leadership to junior staff by maintaining professional standards ensuring adherence to all relevant policies and procedures to ensure the delivery of high-quality care.

To provide support and supervision for junior staff and learners

About us

#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

Job description

Job 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.

The Directorate provides healthcare to 9 prisons and a short term holding facility. You are part of a large peer group of 400+ healthcare professionals with access to peer support, supervision and excellent opportunities for learning and development. We also offer services within the Personality Disorder Pathway, including Therapeutic Communities (within prisons), Community and Prison Personality Disorder services and specialist Veteran Services.

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• First level registered nurse / RN

Desirable

• Significant /Demonstrable experience within the substance misuse field with evidence of appropriate continued learning.
• Certificate/Diploma in Counselling

Experience

Essential

• Experience of assessing patient conditions, triaging services and providing appropriate clinical interventions.
• Experience of working effectively within a MDT.

Desirable

• Experience of working in criminal justice setting.
• Experience of close working relationships with a variety of statutory agencies and other external organisations.
• Experience of supervising and mentoring junior staff.

Knowledge

Essential

• Awareness of other issues relevant to healthcare 2 Application within criminal justice, e.g. substance misuse
• Local and National Offender Health Strategy
• Assessment and triage skills
• Equal opportunities

Skills

Essential

• Negotiation and mediation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communicators at all levels.
• Ability to engage with and develop a rapport with the client group.
• Ability to participate in and understand multi professional teamwork.
• Ability to establish therapeutic relationships with clients

Desirable

• Ability to work without direct supervision
• Evidence based therapeutic skills
• Experience of training delivery

Employer details

Employer name

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HMP Fosse Way

Tigers Road

Leicestershire

LE18 4TN



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