Job Summary
We are looking for a highly motivated, autonomous individual to assist in the delivery of high quality nursing care to patients in HMP Standford Hill in support of a registered nurse. Is able to work unsupervised for significant periods. To undertake an extended role e.g. patient focused health promotion activities and programmes.
HMP Standford Hill is a category D open prison. Opening hours are 08.00 – 16.30 Monday to Friday and 08.00 – 12.00 on weekends. We are a Primary Care service with no in-patient facilities. The prison is seen as an individual community where you will work with a variety of people and provide urgent care, routine health screens like a GP practice and complex needs care to the patients.
Main duties of the job
Responsible to manage the following clinics: phlebotomy, wound care, NHS Checks, smoking cessation, foot care, vaccination clinics, ECG’s, hypertension and weight management.
To organise and run health promotion programmes, activities and events, empowering people to make positive choices by providing information and education.
To work autonomously supporting the registered nurse.
Providing physical care to patients according to a written care plan.
Being an effective communicator, observer and listener.Understanding the need for and maintaining patient confidentiality and security at all times.
Adhering to all organisational and prison policies, procedures and guidelines.
Ensuring good working relationships with patients, carers, relatives, other professionals and prison and healthcare staff.
Developing an understanding of and demonstrating use of clinical supervision to reflect upon and modify practice.
Behaving at all times in a professionally acceptable manner.
Demonstrate own activities to new or less experienced employees.
Undertake basic workplace assessments. Demonstrates tasks to less experienced or new staff.
Day-to-day supervision.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Care experience (Essential)
- NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience
- Able to effectively communicate in English both verbally and in writing. This will mean that you can take part in conversations with patients and colleagues, expressing yourself in fluent English and have no difficulty in making yourself understood.
- To meet the numeracy, literacy and clinical competency requirements of the role
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working autonomously under a senior member of staff and as part of an MDT.
- Experience of facilitating /planning /running clinics such as phlebotomy, wound care, NHS Checks, smoking cessation, foot care, vaccination clinics, ECG’s, hypertension and weight management.
- Understanding and practicing in accordance of NICE guidelines and working within set parameters.
Skills /Abilities /Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to assess risk and care plan effectively, whilst understanding the needs and rights of people.
- Participate in any audits, research projects.
- To take responsibility for clinical equipment /resources with which you are allocated as well as patient property and valuables.
- Ability to relate to patients who may be experiencing high levels of distress and emotional disturbance.
- Strong interpersonal skills and able to work under pressure.
- To act on own initiative when delivering patient care seeking support as required.
- Ability to identify poor practice and standards of care when you see it and ensure that your Manager /Modern matron is aware.
- Able to demonstrate a flexible approach to client intervention
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Closing Date: 24 November 2024
