About The Role
UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE
MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Primary Care Nurse to join our Primary Care Nurse Team at HMP Dovegate, a category B Prison located in Uttoxeter in Staffordshire.
HMP Dovegate is a private prison with a capacity of 1160 males.
The Senior Nurse/Team Leader will play a pivotal role in the day‑to‑day operational leadership of the Primary Care service, providing visible clinical leadership, overseeing patient flow, ensuring compliance with Practice Plus Group protocols and prison policies.
You will be based within the healthcare department and prison wing work will also be required.
Onsite Parking
Access to the gym
Staff Canteen
Carer development and training opportunities
Hours
Monday - Sunday service hours per week
Weekdays - 6.45am -6.15pm or 8.15pm
Weekends - 7.45am - 6.15pm or 7.45pm - 8.15pm (alternate weekends)
4 week rolling rota
Salary
You'll receive an annual salary between £43,609 - £49,174 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.
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What you'll be doing
As a Senior Primary Care Nurse, your responsibilities will vary. You will
Lead 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
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
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.
If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.
It Doesn't 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
What we'll look for in you
The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We're the UK's 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 Group's 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.
Qualifications Required
Registered nurse – Adult - NMC
Evidence of Continued Professional Development
Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
Excellent communication skills
Proactive problem solving skills
Motivated as an individual and when working in a team
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 you're 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.