Primary Care Senior Staff Nurse - HMP Send

Primary Care Senior Staff Nurse – HMP Send

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner that delivers responsive and dependable primary care, mental health, intellectual disability and substance misuse services to culturally diverse communities. We are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic Primary Care Senior Staff Nurse to join our forward‑thinking, friendly Health & Justice team at HMP Send.

As a member of the Prisons Health Care Team you will look after the healthcare needs of patients residing in secure environments, delivering care that is supported by a 7‑day week working model. Your impact will promote health and well‑being for those who may have offended and those at risk of offending, improving their health status and encouraging social inclusion.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, deliver and evaluate clinically appropriate interventions using evidence‑based guidance and practice.
• Set up processes and protocols for effective assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for patients with physical, mental health and substance misuse needs.
• Safeguard vulnerable patients in line with CNWL Trust safeguarding policies.
• Apply local risk assessment and management procedures.
• Make appropriate referrals to other services for long‑term or complex care management.
• Co‑ordinate multi‑disciplinary clinical practice to provide focused and integrated care treatment programmes/packages.
• Use highly skilled interventions to de‑escalate aggressive patient behaviours and apply relevant processes for managing such situations.
• Work collaboratively with staff of other disciplines (e.g. prison, education) to provide integrated and coordinated care.
• Operate within your own sphere of competency, ensuring training needs are communicated to the team.
• Participate in local and trust audits, clinical governance and research activities for audit, service development and research within the multi‑disciplinary area served.
• Liaise with other professional services (hospital staff, GPs, caseworkers) to share information.
• Work in a highly emotive environment with patients who may have a sexual offending history or mental health/substance misuse problems, communicating sensitive information professionally.
• Attend and contribute to prison meetings as required, presenting the view of the Healthcare Team on relevant clinical issues.
• Ensure pathways of care are created, including collateral information collection and appropriate referrals to the community upon discharge.
• Record and communicate risk information sensitively to colleagues.
• Maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping, including electronic data entry.
• Consider and incorporate issues of diversity (race, culture, identity, gender, sexuality) across all professional activities.

Research and Audits

• Utilise theory, evidence‑based literature and research to support evidence‑based practice.
• Assist in audits as per the annual planner or when requested to develop and improve service provision.

Teaching, Training and Supervision

• Participate in regular clinical and managerial supervision in accordance with professional practice and CNWL guidelines.
• Attend business and clinical meetings, supervision and reflective practice groups.
• Develop skills and competencies to assist in the delivery of current duties.
• Contribute to and facilitate the training and support of all staff.
• Manage and provide supervision and training to nursing staff.
• Ensure all appraisals are up to date and each team member has a personal development plan.
• Develop nursing skills and systems allowing effective triage, minor aliment management and appropriate referral to other healthcare services.
• Participate in induction and training of new staff, peers, junior staff and students.

Management, Recruitment and Service Development

• Assist in the design and implementation of service development projects within the service as required.
• Attend meetings in which service developments are planned and discussed.

IT Responsibilities

• Input and maintain appropriate electronic clinical records and statistical data, providing this to the Service Lead, business and performance team when necessary.

Policy and Procedures

• All duties are undertaken in accordance with CNWL / Health & Justice Service Directorate policies, the NMC Code of Conduct and guidance on professional practice.
• Work in accordance with Health & Justice Service Directorate procedures, particularly security and health protocols.
• Apply equal opportunity principles at all times, participating in training activities and personal performance and development.

General

• Contribute to the development and maintenance of highest professional standards through participation in CPD training and development programmes.
• Maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing in accordance with professional codes of practice and Trust policies.
• Perform other duties of a similar kind appropriate to the grade, which may be required from time to time by management.

Training and Support Provided

• Induction programme.
• Career coaching.
• Clinical supervision.
• Reflective practice sessions.
• Ongoing support from professional nurse advocates.
• NHS Leadership Academy leadership course.
• Bespoke health and justice clinical competencies.
• External training courses in enhanced and advanced practice.
• Free use of onsite leisure facilities and free parking for staff at all Surrey sites.