Registered Nurse - HMP Low Newton + £1500 welcome payment

Spectrum Community Health CIC • Durham, NC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Spectrum Community Health CIC is recruiting a Band 5 Registered Nurse for its Primary Care team at HMP Low Newton. The nurse will help deliver a comprehensive prison health service in partnership with mental health services and other stakeholders, as part of a multidisciplinary team. The role supports vulnerable patients with complex and challenging health needs and involves providing responsive, evidence-based care across physical health, substance misuse and mental health services.

The post holder will undertake health assessments, administer medication and treatments, perform diagnostic tests, and provide and evaluate health interventions to meet prisoners’ health and social care needs. They will use knowledge of health issues and treatment options to provide primary care and help prevent hospital transfers where possible. The role requires flexibility, collaboration with a wide range of partners, and completion of safeguarding training appropriate to the role, in line with relevant policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse; the position is identified as Band 5.
• Confidence in all aspects of primary care delivery, including health assessments and diagnostic tests.
• Ability to work flexibly to meet service needs.
• Energy and an enthusiastic, can-do attitude.
• Ability to work closely with mental health and substance misuse services and build working relationships with a wide range of partners.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to and deliver a comprehensive health service in partnership with the management team, mental health services and key stakeholders.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team in the prison setting.
• Undertake health assessments.
• Administer medication and treatments.
• Perform diagnostic tests as appropriate.
• Provide and evaluate health interventions to meet prisoners’ health and social care needs.
• Work flexibly across the service to provide responsive, evidence-based interventions alongside physical health, substance misuse and mental health clinical teams.
• Provide primary care using knowledge of health issues and treatment options, preventing transfer to outside hospital where possible.
• Undertake role-appropriate safeguarding training and follow relevant policies and procedures.

Benefits

• Access to the NHS Pension.
• An additional day off.
• Welcome payment for some posts; the advert specifies a £1,500 welcome payment for this role, payable to new candidates joining Spectrum Community Health CIC.
• Refer-a-friend scheme.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Flexible working.
• Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes.
• Up to 33 days’ annual leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed