Job summary Come along to our Surrey Prisons Recruitment Day - Saturday 30th November 2024 at Leonardo Hotel London Croydon, Wellesley Road, Croydon, CR0 9XY Registration is at 10am prompt and closes at (please do not arrive after this time).
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust works in partnership to provide responsive & dependable primary care, mental health, intellectual disability & substance misuse services to the diverse & culturally rich communities we serve.
In our quest to deliver patient-focused quality care we are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative & enthusiastic Primary Care Staff Nurse to join our forward thinking, friendly & expanding Health & Justice team at HMP Bronzefield.
By joining our Prisons Health Care Team, you will not only look after the healthcare needs of our patients residing in secure environments, but who also have the opportunity to have a real impact on promoting health & well-being.
Our healthcare services work to a7 day week working model, to ensure our patient's healthcare is managed & maintained to the highest of standards at all times.
Our motto is "Caring NOT Judging" so by working in partnership with the criminal justice system & other agencies, we provide responsive, dependable & high-quality primary care & mental health services to those who may have offended & those at risk of offending in the communities we serve, to improve their health status & to encourage social inclusion.
Main duties of the job Staff working within Primary Care will: Provide an accessible individual patient assessment, treatment and referral service Monitor the ongoing health status of patients and address identified issues Work with patients to influence the impact on their health arising from current lifestyle patterns/choices Implement effective discharge plans for transfer or release locations Co-ordinate multi-disciplinary clinical practice to provide focused integrated care and treatment programmes/packages.
Work collaboratively with staff of other disciplines officers and governors to provide integrated and coordinated treatment plans.
We offer a great range of career pathways to support our nurses through their journey, see the list of endless opportunities under the working for your organisation.
About us Our Health & Justice healthcare services present unique & diverse learning, development & leadership opportunities for nurses, where you will have the potential to make a significant difference to the lives of adults, children & young people who often experience a wide range of health inequalities.
Our standard benefits such as: Monthly supervision Annual personal development plans/appraisals Preceptorship Programme Support & guidance with Revalidation Hidden Gem & annual award ceremonies A full range of internal & external training opportunities for our Band 5 & newly qualified Band 5 roles across our services.
We have also developed a clinical leadership career pathway to ensure you feel supported, valued & developed via our career pathway programme that facilitates lifelong learning.
Supporting you in your transition from Student nurse to newly qualified nurse to ensure you develop your clinical and leadership skills this includes: Induction programme 12-month preceptorship programme 12-month Band 5 development programme Rotational programme - where you can spend 6 months in 2-3 different health and justice settings to develop your knowledge & skills Career coaching Newly qualified nurse forums NHS Leadership Academy leadership course Bespoke health & justice clinical competencies Job description Job responsibilities Please see full job description and personal specification for full list of responsibilities': Triage patient needs in accordance with specific standard operating procedures and national policy NICE guidanceAssess, plan and implement care for patients within each care/treatment pathway in order to promote wellbeingFacilitate the use of evidence based practice to ensure that clinical care is both effective and appropriateCarry out general nursing dutiesMaintain contemporaneous recordsSupport and make a professional contribution to the development of integrated healthcareAct as a preceptor/mentor in accordance with experience Person Specification Education & Qualifications Essential Registered Nurse Adult Numeracy skills required for the safe administration of medicines Desirable Evidence of relevant Continuous Professional Development Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics Essential Caring for the patients who use our services, their families and carers, and other staff Respectful of others and genuinely treating them how you would want to be treated Able and willing to work with patients, family and carers, and staff in a way which empowers and supports others and makes them feel better about themselves Able and willing to work in partnership with patients, their friends and family as well as other health care professionals Other Essential The post holder must have the ability to understand and implement the equal opportunities policy at a level appropriate to the job.
Ability to promote anti-discriminatory and anti-racist practices.
Skills and knowledge Essential Able to communicate with the multi-disciplinary team, present cases, take note of actions, update others in the team and use handover effectively.
Maintaining accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronic and handwritten Able to maintain patient records Care planning: able to assess patients, develop, implement and evaluate a care plan Empowering and working in partnership Safeguarding and advocacy Understanding how the Mental Health Act impacts on their work and the patients they are working with Understanding their role in improving safety, clinical outcomes and the patient experience Infection control Medicines management and administration Communicating effectively Mentor, teach and support others in the team Supervise others in the team Contribute to a positive culture in the team, enabling it to be inclusive Desirable oWound care management oClinical triage oEar care oVenepuncture oChronic Disease Management oSmoking cessation oCervical screening Previous experience Essential Previous experience of working in Primary Care services either as a Band 5 Nurse or a Student Nurse