About this role
Job summary
Do you want to be a part of a dynamic community here at HMP Buckley Hall? Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge, we've got a role for you!
Working in HMP Buckley Hall presents unique challenges and opportunities for healthcare professionals due to the poor health of the patients who find themselves in custody.
If you're seeking a role that allows you to utilise your nursing, interpersonal and clinical skills to prevent patients returning to this environment whilst continuing to learn in a dynamic environment, please apply today!
Main duties of the job
As a Lead Nurse, your role encompasses a wide range of responsibilities and leadership such as:
Shift coordination - overseeing staffing levels and production of rotas.
Participating in audits
Management of junior members of staff
Supporting multi-disciplinary team's such as:
o Diabetic retinopathy screening
o AAA screening
o Ultrasounds and X-Rays
Medication rounds and dispensing
Emergency response situations
Patient assessments
Nurse-led clinics, such as:
o NHS Health Checks
o Immunisations and Vaccinations
o NHS Bowel Screening
o Phlebotomy clinics
o Wound and Tissue Viability assessments.
Assessing new patients who have just arrived at the establishment for the first time.
Complete clinical assessments
Triaging the acutely unwell patients
About us
The Health and Justice division of Spectrum Community Health plays a crucial role in positively impacting the lives of individuals within secure environments, sexual health services and short-term holding facilities.
We offer an array of opportunities to enhance your skills and broaden your experience.
We have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them.
We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to LGBTQIA+ Community and are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and Asexual, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.
Job description Job responsibilities
For more information on working here at HMP Buckley Hall, please see attached job description/person specification and recruitment pack.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered General Nurse Level 1 Evidence of ongoing CPD and delivery of evidence based care Independent Nurse /Supplementary/ NonMedical Prescriber qualification or willingness to undertake Appropriate management qualification of equivalent experience
Desirable
RCGP Cert 1/2 Primary Care/LTC qualification
Experience Essential
Post registration experience Significant experience of working in a complex environment with multidisciplinary professionals demonstrating effective communication and leadership skills Be able to demonstrate experience of clinical governance used to improve patient care Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner Change management experience Experience of leading a team and effectively using policy and procedures to improve clinical and professional standards Experience of multidisciplinary/multi agency working Understanding and application of confidentiality
Desirable
Experience of working within Health & Justice Experience of working in primary care/substance misuse/acute care Understanding of local and national key documents and their impact on health care delivery in a prison setting Research experience
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).
Employer details Employer name Spectrum Community Health CIC
Address HMP Buckley Hall
Buckley Farm Ln
Rochdale
OL12 9DW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://spectrum-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)