Job summary

Under the supervision of, and in support of, a registered nurse the post holder will carry out delegated tasks for those prisoners requiring healthcare services within the prison environment.

The prisoners, by their nature, may be unpredictable, have complex needs or be vulnerable, and so can present with varying degrees of challenging behaviour, requiring excellent communication skills. Crises can present at any time and without warning - demanding the post holder to assist/manage in crisis situations.

Main duties of the job

• To assist qualified clinicians in appropriate clinics and to carry out assigned tasks involving direct patient care in accordance with their individual competency levels. These tasks will be delegated by a registered nurse.
• Promote the units philosophy of care.
• Assist the nurse in charge to utilise resources effectively.
• Maintain appropriate levels of confidentiality for prisoners, visitors and staff at all times.
• To follow the Trust Uniform Policy at all times.
• To receive, record and transmit information both orally and in writing.
• Adhere to the Trusts and departmental policies and procedures.
• To attend Trust mandatory training and attend development sessions as required.
• Participate in the staff annual review process for the team.

About us

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.