Senior Registered General Nurse/ Paramedic in Westminster

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Registered General Nurse/Paramedic to join our team at HMP Belmarsh, a category A and local remand prison located in London. HMP Belmarsh is a male, maximum security prison that has a capacity for 730 inmates. Healthcare at HMP Belmarsh includes Dentists, Primary Care, Mental Health, Substance Misuse, Pharmacy, Inpatient and Emergency response teams. A well-organised prison with a strong team and plenty of parking on-site, gym, canteen, and a PPG pathway which offers lots of development, training and an extensive induction period. Hours are 37.5 hours a week, working 3 weeks of days and one week of nights, with 1 weekend in 4. Day-time shifts – 0700 – 1900; Night shifts – 1900 – 0700.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a nurse-led service and prevent hospital admissions.
• Undertake medication rounds, dispense controlled medication, attend emergency response situations, assess patients, and undertake reception screening.
• Provide outstanding evidence-based care to our patients, seeking out, listening to and acting on their feedback, so that care is personalised and informed by what matters to them.
• Deliver non-judgemental care that makes a real difference.
• Inspire excellence by forging strong links with our partners and stakeholders and providing a service that people can trust, feel safe within, and feel proud of.
• Promote best practice, clinical supervision, evidence-based care and continuous quality improvement, embedding a culture of shared learning.
• Share knowledge, skills and expertise to ensure safe care, building strong multi-disciplinary teams and supporting each other to do a great job.

Benefits & Development

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities.
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development.
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it.
• Full-time position with an annual salary up to £55,086 per annum FTE, depending on experience.
• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course.
• Competency framework and regional and national career development opportunities.
• Bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs.
• Support from the wider team.

Qualifications

• Registered Adult Nurse with A&E experience or Urgent Care Centre.
• Experienced Paramedic – post registration experience is essential.
• Ideally, some leadership experience – as you will be leading a team.
• Current professional qualification (NMC).
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working.
• Experience in a hospital, community or prison environment (ideal but not essential).

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.

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We are 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. 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.