• Job Description

  Req#: E0314-24-0487?language=en&page=1370&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  ADD TO LIFE. EVERY LIFE

  Treat more than just symptoms and develop more than just your nursing skills

  Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If youre looking for a role where you can develop your existing nursing skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the opportunity for you.

  As a Registered Nurse, you will work as part of the Early Days in Custody Team screening new arrivals to the prison. You will complete a detailed reception screen and assess risk on new patients. You will ascertain what needs that patient requires within those first 48 hours and make a referral to the EDIC referral Hub.

  Main duties of the job

  You will be NMC qualified and will have evidence of continued professional development throughout your clinical career thus far. Having an understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working, coupled with a non-judgmental and compassionate approach will enable you to succeed in this role, as well as a proactive approach to problem solving.

  Interested in professional development?

  We have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and your career, which include both internal and external options for development and learning and access to our apprenticeship schemes.

  How will we support you? Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course Competency framework Regional and national career development opportunities Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs Support from the wider team Youll receive an annual salary up to 50,400 per annum - depending on experience.

  It doesnt stop there we also offer:

  • Company pension scheme
  • 25 days annual leave increasing with service up to 28 days per year, plus public bank holidays
  • An extensive range of wellbeing and lifestyle benefits
  • Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
  • Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
  • Excellent long-term career prospects
  • 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

  About us

  HMP Belmarsh is a Category A mens prison with an operational capacity of over 910 inmates and is located in South East London. The site houses a High Security Unit (HSU) and is regarded as the most secure prison unit in the United Kingdom. HMP Belmarsh became operational in April 1991 and is adjacent to and adjoin to Woolwich Crown Court.

  The dedicated team in the Health in Justice division of Practice Plus Group make a real difference across over 45 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres.

  Were the UKs leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 people in these secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their history.

  Practice Plus Groups mission is Access to Excellence. Our core values are; we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated we act with integrity we embrace diversity we strive to do things better together Patients can only access excellence if we commit to living our values in everything we do when were at work.

  If you share these values and have transferable skills we want to meet you!

  Please note that offers of employment are subject to Practice Plus Group Terms & Conditions and receipt of satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS check and prison vetting. Practice Plus Group is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

  Date posted

  19 January 2024

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  Depending on experience Up to £50,400

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  5873_3

  Job locations

  HMP Belmarsh

  Western Way

  London

  SE28 0EB

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  As the Early Days in Custody Practitioner (Adult Nurse or Paramedic) your responsibilities will include ensuring patients have medical plans of care, assessing patients and carrying out relevant clinical investigations during their arrival, along with arranging follow-up appointments for them whilst offering advice and giving information. You must be able to clinically evaluate and ensure the safe transfer of patients to acute hospitals if needed, as well as ensuring that plans of care are understood by the patient and the prison as appropriate. You will be able to demonstrate critical thinking skills in clinical decision making. As part of your role you will support in undertaking audits and governance.

  You will provide healthcare to patients on site in the healthcare unit and locations across the prison. This will include some emergency care such as suturing, providing emergency response to undertaking dressings and performing a primary care function. There is a focus on health promotion and keeping the patients within the prison, safe and well by providing effective safe care. You will lead a team of healthcare practitioners some in specialist roles to deliver an effective safe medical service within the prison.

  You will contribute to our healthcare strategy and vision to;

  Provide outstanding evidence based care to our patients, seeking out, listening to and acting on their feedback, so that care is personalised and informed by what matters to them.

  Deliver non-judgemental care that makes a real difference, as defined throughout our bespoke Health in Justice Competency framework.

  Inspire excellence by forging strong links with our partners and stakeholders and providing a service that people can trust, feel safe within, and feel proud of.

  Promote best practice, clinical supervision, evidence based care and continuous quality improvement, embedding a culture of shared learning.

  Share knowledge, skills and expertise to ensure safe care, building strong multi-disciplinary teams and supporting each other to do a great job. Encourage a shared learning approach to teaching.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  As the Early Days in Custody Practitioner (Adult Nurse or Paramedic) your responsibilities will include ensuring patients have medical plans of care, assessing patients and carrying out relevant clinical investigations during their arrival, along with arranging follow-up appointments for them whilst offering advice and giving information. You must be able to clinically evaluate and ensure the safe transfer of patients to acute hospitals if needed, as well as ensuring that plans of care are understood by the patient and the prison as appropriate. You will be able to demonstrate critical thinking skills in clinical decision making. As part of your role you will support in undertaking audits and governance.

  You will provide healthcare to patients on site in the healthcare unit and locations across the prison. This will include some emergency care such as suturing, providing emergency response to undertaking dressings and performing a primary care function. There is a focus on health promotion and keeping the patients within the prison, safe and well by providing effective safe care. You will lead a team of healthcare practitioners some in specialist roles to deliver an effective safe medical service within the prison.

  You will contribute to our healthcare strategy and vision to;

  Provide outstanding evidence based care to our patients, seeking out, listening to and acting on their feedback, so that care is personalised and informed by what matters to them.

  Deliver non-judgemental care that makes a real difference, as defined throughout our bespoke Health in Justice Competency framework.

  Inspire excellence by forging strong links with our partners and stakeholders and providing a service that people can trust, feel safe within, and feel proud of.

  Promote best practice, clinical supervision, evidence based care and continuous quality improvement, embedding a culture of shared learning.

  Share knowledge, skills and expertise to ensure safe care, building strong multi-disciplinary teams and supporting each other to do a great job. Encourage a shared learning approach to teaching.

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  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).

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  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

  Practice Plus Group

  Address

  HMP Belmarsh

  Western Way

  London

  SE28 0EB

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Practice Plus Group

  Address

  HMP Belmarsh

  Western Way

  London

  SE28 0EB

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/ (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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