Job summary

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for an Inpatient Nurse to join our Inpatient team at HMP Wakefield, a category A Prison located in West Yorkshire.

The Inpatient unit has 14 beds and provides 24-hour care for patients with long term physical health, acute and palliative care needs.

In this role you'll be working within a multi-disciplinary team that will support you and help you succeed.

Hours

Shift time: 07:00 - 19:15

Rota: on a 4-week rolling rota,

Weeks: 1-3: 3 days per week

Week 4: 4 days per week

Including working 2 out of 4 weeks a month

Salary

This position is full time,youll receive an annual salary up to £41,659 per annum - depending on experience.

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

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

Main duties of the job

As an InpatientNurse, your responsibilities will vary. You will

Work within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a nurse led service and prevent hospital admissions. Undertake medication rounds, dispense controlled medication, attend emergency response situations, assess patients, and undertake reception screening. Use your skills and knowledge to deliver nurse led clinics to your patient group whilst being supported by a multi-disciplinary team. Contribute to our nursing 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 If you are interested incareer development,we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include bothinternal and external optionsfor development and learning.

It doesnt stop there we also offer:

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

About us

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. Were the UKs leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Groups purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

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 We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Registered nurse Adult Current professional qualification (NMC) Evidence of Continued Professional Development Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working A non-judgmental and compassionate approach Understanding of clinical governance, health and safety, QOF, EBP and national standards Although not essential ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.

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 healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.

Job description Job responsibilities

As the Inpatients Nurse you will be innovative, bringing fresh ideas and solutions to the challenges of providing healthcare in a prison setting; you will support patients throughout their time within our service.

Youll lead the development of individualised patients care plans, whilst collaboratively working alongside the inpatient team and championing clinical excellence.

You should have the ability to function autonomously and within your sphere of competency, working within a team of healthcare practitioners you must be able to prioritise and manage your own workload and be able to demonstrate the ability to problem solve.

You will have an adaptive communication style that enables effective communication with the senior management team, the prison staff and importantly the patients; as well as good communication links with external stakeholders importantly substance misuse and secondary mental health. You must be able to demonstrate critical thinking skills and decision making and ensure practice is evidence based.

As the Inpatients Nurse 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.

You will

You will be part of the Planned care team working under the integration and New Models of Care framework reporting to the Planned Care Clinical Lead. You will support patients on a daily basis to achieve their activities of daily living to ensure they have the best quality of life possible, ensuring collaborative delivery. - This will include supporting patients to live as independently as possible. This may include supporting them with social care and mobility needs, dietary requirements and reducing the risk of deterioration.

- This will include completing and updating care plans weekly.

- Completing daily observations and vital signs, and review of patients skin and pressure areas.

- Weekly weights.

- Monthly Waterlow, MUST, Falls assessments.

- Wound care

- Medication administration

- Electrocardiogram Capture

- Phlebotomy

You will ensure quality care planning and continuity of care is achieved through improving relationships and communication with partners and other services. You will ensure any patient who are referred or currently under specialist services and care are followed up and use every opportunity to promote continuity of care. You will promote integrated working to deliver care and to ensure appropriate care planning. You will participate in completing audit schedules and quality service improvement plans to support quality care and service delivery. You will attend and contribute into any MDT meetings regarding patient care. You will ensure documentation is accurate and correct templates are used in your practice and consultations. You will use the most up to date evidence to support and guide your practice and identify any skills or knowledge gaps which need further training and support. these will be escalated to your line manager. You will be willing to undertake any training that is required to support the success of your role.

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential