BANK Nursing Associate

HMP Chelmsford are seeking a compassionate and motivated Bank Nursing Associate to join our healthcare team. As a Nursing Associate within the prison service, you will work as an effective member of the Pharmacy team in providing healthcare services, including medication administration to the patients. You will assist in the delivery of a high-quality pharmacy service, providing medicines management services to assist in tackling identified inequalities within the prison. In return, you will be part of a wider team that provides all aspects of care to men in a custodial setting. You will have support from all associated teams and have the chance to broaden your skills and knowledge especially in the field of medications and conditions associated.

Main Responsibilities:

• Administer Medication in accordance with the local SOPs.
• Assist with the implementation and development of pharmacy support to all the residential wings in the prison which includes, where appropriate, advising patients on the correct use of medication.
• Maintain clear and comprehensive, signed and contemporaneous records both written and electronic.
• Regularly monitor and update medication charts, removing out of date prescriptions and ensure prescription renewals from prescribers are ordered timely.
• Reconcile medicines on a daily basis for all prisoners who are admitted to the prison directly from the Courts or via internal transfer from another prison.
• Undertake risk assessments of prisoners relating to ‘In-Possession’ medication.
• Collect orders from suppliers from the Main Gate and arrange collection of returns.
• Participate in dispensing of prescriptions.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills.
• Ability to build and develop relationships.
• Must be confident and capable of autonomous practice.
• Registered Nursing associate or awaiting PIN membership or about to qualify.
• Experience in a Prison environment highly desirable but not essential.
• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Package Description:

As a Bank Nursing Associate, you’ll be working as part of the HCRG Care Group Team in our Chelmsford Prison Pharmacy service. You will benefit from:

• Self-booking and access to all bank shifts.
• Request a Duty – Staff can make shifts or Day Off requests prior to the creation of a roster up to six weeks in advance.
• Access to Wagestream - which lets you track your pay throughout the month and stream your earned wages into your bank account if you need them.
• Opportunities to work in different areas and various different services to gain new knowledge and experience.
• Access to our Strive for Better networks, a national support and professional network made up of NHS professionals.
• Access to our free well-being service available 24/7/365 online and by telephone.
• Free statutory and mandatory training, as well as access to a range of courses and e-learning.
• Innovative forward-thinking culture with the opportunity to put forward your ideas.
• Rewarding and supportive teams, with opportunities to recognise others.
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards.

We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do. We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team.

As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices.