• Job Description

  Req#: B0294-24-0031?language=en&page=1748&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Are you passionate about helping people and looking for a new challenge?

  Do you want to work for a company where you are valued and be a person who can make a difference?

  Main duties of the job

  You would be working as part of a wellbeing & recovery team with a mixture of psychosocial and clinical interventions to support the prison population. This unique environment houses a large and diverse population that need your nursing abilities. There are many opportunities to develop new skills and this role is ideal for nurses seeking to broaden their knowledge and understanding of caring for high risk adults often with complex needs.

  We emphasise good collaborative working across teams and regular cross functional meetings to encourage learning and development within the team.

  What we are looking for?

  Essential criteria for this role

  • Registered nurse
  • 1-year minimum post registration experience

  About us

  Who we are?

  For more than 30 years, Forward have been working with people building positive and productive lives, whatever their past. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.

  We believe and are committed to providing opportunities to all people including those with Lived Experience we encourage applications from all background including those in recovery from addiction, co-dependency or gambling, have experience of previous offending or homelessness.

  Date posted

  28 March 2024

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  £28,407 to £34,581 a year

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  B0294-24-0031

  Job locations

  Highdown Prison

  Highdown Lane

  Sutton

  Surrey

  SM2 5PJ

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  As a Band 5 Nurse you will provide high-quality clinical assessment and treatment to substance dependant prisoners, working in partnership with HM Prison Service and all other stakeholders.

  You will ensure the delivery and monitoring of high standards of nursing care and relevant substance misuse interventions to all service users in accordance with the standards set out in the NMC Code of Conduct.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  As a Band 5 Nurse you will provide high-quality clinical assessment and treatment to substance dependant prisoners, working in partnership with HM Prison Service and all other stakeholders.

  You will ensure the delivery and monitoring of high standards of nursing care and relevant substance misuse interventions to all service users in accordance with the standards set out in the NMC Code of Conduct.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Current Registered General Nurse, Mental Health Nurse or Learning
  • Disability Nurse

  Desirable

  • Mentorship Qualification

  Experience

  Essential

  • -Suitable experience for a newly qualified nurse
  • -Knowledge of the safe storage and administration of medication
  • -Knowledge and ability to comply with the NMC Code of Conduct
  • -Ability and knowledge to carry out risk assessments and management
  • -Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care and act
  • accordingly if concerns present themselves
  • -Strong IT Skills
  • -Good written and verbal communication skills
  • -Ability to maintain accurate patient records within the standards
  • required locally, the Forward Trust and NMC
  • -Demonstrate the ability to work under pressure

  Desirable

  • -Experience of working within a secure environment
  • -Evidence of personal development since entering the NMC register
  • -Audit process and an ability to use audit tools
  • -Conflict resolution skills

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Current Registered General Nurse, Mental Health Nurse or Learning
  • Disability Nurse

  Desirable

  • Mentorship Qualification

  Experience

  Essential

  • -Suitable experience for a newly qualified nurse
  • -Knowledge of the safe storage and administration of medication
  • -Knowledge and ability to comply with the NMC Code of Conduct
  • -Ability and knowledge to carry out risk assessments and management
  • -Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care and act
  • accordingly if concerns present themselves
  • -Strong IT Skills
  • -Good written and verbal communication skills
  • -Ability to maintain accurate patient records within the standards
  • required locally, the Forward Trust and NMC
  • -Demonstrate the ability to work under pressure

  Desirable

  • -Experience of working within a secure environment
  • -Evidence of personal development since entering the NMC register
  • -Audit process and an ability to use audit tools
  • -Conflict resolution skills

  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.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  The Forward Trust

  Address

  Highdown Prison

  Highdown Lane

  Sutton

  Surrey

  SM2 5PJ

  
  

  Employer's website

  http://www.forwardtrust.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  The Forward Trust

  Address

  Highdown Prison

  Highdown Lane

  Sutton

  Surrey

  SM2 5PJ

  
  

  Employer's website

  http://www.forwardtrust.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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