About this role
Job summary
Central andNorth WestLondon NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner and works in partnership to provide responsive and dependable primary care, mental health,intellectualdisabilityand substance misuse services to the diverse and culturally rich communities we serve.
In our quest to deliver patient-focused quality care we are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic a Band 5 Primary Care Staff Nurseto join our forward thinking, friendly and expandingHealth & JusticeteamatHMP/YOI Bronzefield.
Byjoiningour Prisons Health Care Team,you willnot only look after the healthcare needs ofour patientsresidingin secure environments, but who alsocanhave a real impact on promoting health and well-being.Our healthcare services work to a7-dayweek working model, to ensure our patient's healthcare isalways managedandmaintainedto the highest of standards.
Our motto is"Caring NOT Judging"so by working in partnership with the criminal justice system and other agencies, we provide responsive, dependable and high-quality primary care and mental health services tothose who may have offendedand those at risk of offending in the communities we serve, to improve their health status and to encourage social inclusion.
We offera great rangeof career pathways to support our nurses through their journey, see the list of endless opportunities under the working for your organisation tab.
Main duties of the job
Provide an accessible individual patient assessment,treatmentand referral service
Monitor the ongoing health status of patients and addressidentifiedissues
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 e.g. officers and governors to provide integrated and coordinated treatment plans.
About us
Along with the fully established benefits such asMonthly supervision;Annual personal development plans/appraisals;Preceptorship Programme;Support & guidance with Revalidation;Hidden Gem and annual award ceremonies.
We are also abletoofferaccesstoa full range ofinternal and external training opportunities for ourBand 5 and newly qualified Band 5 roles across our services.
Our Health and Justice healthcare services present unique and diverse learning, development, and leadership opportunities for nurses, where you will have the potential to make a significant difference to the lives of adults, children and young people who often experience a wide range of health inequalities.
We have developed a clinical leadership career pathway to ensure you feel supported, valued, and developed via our career pathway programme thatfacilitateslifelong learning.
We will support 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 and skills
Career coaching
Clinical supervision
Newly qualified nurse forums
NHS Leadership Academy leadership course
Bespoke health and 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 e.g. NICE guidance Assess, plan and implement care for patients within each care/treatment pathway in order to promote wellbeing Facilitate the use of evidence based practice to ensure that clinical care is both effective and appropriate Carry out general nursing duties Maintain contemporaneous records Support and make a professional contribution to the development of integrated healthcare Act 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
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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 Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Address HMP Bronzefield
Woodthorpe Road
Ashford, Middx
TW15 3JZ
Employer's website https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)