About The Role
UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE
+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE
We have an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse / Primary Care Nurse to join the team at HMP Grendon & Springhill, a dual site in Grendon Underwood, a therapeutic site focussing on rehabilitation. Grendon is a Category B prison, and Springhill is Category D - both male prisons.
Within this role, you’ll be an integral part of the healthcare team. You could be involved in anything from developing and leading clinics, undertaking examinations and tests as well as answering emergency bells and potentially being the first person to attend an emergency. Within this role, you will work within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a nurse led service and prevent hospital admissions.
Salary:
This position is full time, you’ll receive an annual salary up to £41,461 per annum - depending on experience.
Hours:
You will work 37.5 hours per week, usually on a 2 week rotation - 1 in 2 weekends, and shifts are between 07:30 and 19:30.
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
What you'll be doing
As our new Primary Care Nurse, your responsibilities will vary. Some of your duties will include:
Provide outstanding quality based care to all patients
Deliver personalised, non judgemental care, based on patient feedback
Undertake medication rounds
Dispense controlled medication
Attend emergency response situations
Deliver nurse led clinics to your patient group
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:
Company pension scheme
25 days annual leave increasing with service up to 28 days per year, plus public bank holidays
An extensive range of wellbeing and lifestyle benefits
Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
Excellent long-term career prospects
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.
Our new Primary Care Nurse will:
Be a registered (adult) Nurse with a current NMC Pin
Have relevant post qualification experience
Be up to date with their Continued Professional Development (CPD)
Have a non judgemental and compassionate approach
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.
