Job overview
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner and works in partnership to provide responsive and dependable primary care, mental health, intellectual disabilityand 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 Band 5 Primary Care Staff Nurseto join our forward thinking, friendly and expanding Health & Justiceteam at HMP Send.
By joining our Prisons Health Care Team, you will not only look after the healthcare needs of our patients residing in secure environments, but who also can have a real impact on promoting health and well-being.Our healthcare services work to a 7-day week working model, to ensure our patient's healthcare is always managed and maintained to 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 to those who may have offended and those at risk of offending in the communities we serve, to improve their health status and to encourage social inclusion.
Why not see what our staff say about working within our award-winning teams:
Main duties of the job
Staff working within Primary Care will:
1. Provide an accessible individual patient assessment, treatment and referral service
2. Monitor the ongoing health status of patients and address identified issues
3. Work with patients to influence the impact on their health arising from current lifestyle patterns/choices
4. Implement effective discharge plans for transfer or release locations
5. Co-ordinate multi-disciplinary clinical practice to provide focused integrated care and treatment programmes/packages.
6. Work collaboratively with staff of other disciplines e.g. officers and governors to provide integrated and coordinated treatment plans.
We offer a great range of career pathways to support our nurses through their journey, see the list of endless opportunities under the working for your organisation.
Working for our organisation
Our Health & Justice healthcare services present unique & diverse learning, development & leadership opportunities for nurses, where you will have the potential to make a significant difference to the lives of adults, children & young people who often experience a wide range of health inequalities.
Our standard benefits such as:
7. Monthly supervision
8. Annual personal development plans/appraisals
9. Preceptorship Programme
10. Support & guidance with Revalidation
11. Hidden Gem & annual award ceremonies
12. A full range of internal & external training opportunities for our Band 5 & newly qualified Band 5 roles across our services.
We have also developed a clinical leadership career pathway to ensure you feel supported, valued & developed via our career pathway programme that facilitates lifelong learning.
Supporting you in your transition from Student nurse to newly qualified nurse to ensure you develop your clinical and leadership skills this includes:
13. Induction programme
14. 12-month preceptorship programme
15. 12-month Band 5 development programme
16. Rotational programme – where you can spend 6 months in 2-3 different health and justice settings to develop your knowledge & skills
17. Career coaching
18. Newly qualified nurse forums
19. NHS Leadership Academy leadership course
20. Bespoke health & justice clinical competencies
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see full job description and personal specification for full list of responsibilities':
21. Triage patient needs in accordance with specific standard operating procedures and national policy e.g. NICE guidance
22. Assess, plan and implement care for patients within each care/treatment pathway in order to promote wellbeing
23. Facilitate the use of evidence based practice to ensure that clinical care is both effective and appropriate
24. Carry out general nursing duties
25. Maintain contemporaneous records
26. Support and make a professional contribution to the development of integrated healthcare
27. Act as a preceptor/mentor in accordance with experience
HMP Send is situated within an acute rural area, candidates will require their own transport to access, there is no direct public transport links to and from the establishment.
We are a friendly team and encourage any prospective candidate to contact us with any questions and/or to book an informal visit.
You can also find more information on our services and the work we do within the Health & Justice Directorate please do take a look at our new website
Our healthcare services work to a 7-day week working model, to ensure our patient's healthcare is managed and maintained to the highest of standards at all times.
All of our HMPPS sites offer free use of the onsite leisure facilities and free parking for staff.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
AI can be used as a support tool, not a replacement for the applicant’s own work. Applications must remain personal, accurate, and reflective of the candidate’s real experience. AI-generated content must not misrepresent skills, qualifications, or experience. Over reliance on AI-generated content is discouraged and may diminish the applicant's chances of success.
We monitor applications for any behaviour that could create an unfair advantage, and we check all references carefully. You are likely to be tested on your experience at interview, so be honest and make sure all the information in your application is correct. Please note that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is prohibited during the interview process.
Vaccination
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
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29. Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the
30. Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.