About this role
Job summary
Do you want to be a part of a dynamic community here at HMP Haverigg?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 Haverigg presents unique challenges and opportunities for healthcare professionals due to the poor health of the patients who find themselves in custody.
We are recruiting to a position for a Registered Nurse.
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 Registered Nurse, your role encompasses a wide range of responsibilities such as:
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 Haverigg, please see attached job description/person specification and recruitment pack.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse Level 1 - Adult / General/Mental Health
Desirable
Mentorship / supervision/teaching / assessing experience/ training
Knowledge and Experience Essential
Knowledge of current healthcare issues Knowledge of clinical governance audit, risk management and quality agenda Competent in clinical practice e.g., phlebotomy, ECG monitoring Worked in a complex environment managing deteriorating patients Understanding and application of confidentiality
Desirable
Experience of working within a Health & Justice environment. Experience of health needs assessment/Triage Experience in working in general practice Management / Minor Injuries Experience of using SystmOne or willing to undertake training
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 Haverigg
Haverigg
LA18 4NA
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://spectrum-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)