This one-month bank Practice Nurse post sits with Practice Plus Group's Health in Justice service at Gatwick Immigration Removal Centre, on ad hoc day or night shifts. The nurse assesses, diagnoses and treats patients independently of medical staff, across arrivals, planned and urgent care, and leads the primary care team clinically. Work alongside a wide range of healthcare professionals in a fast-paced immigration setting. Current NMC registration as an adult nurse is required, and offers are subject to vetting and security checks.
What the job involves
- Deliver face-to-face care, health assessments and treatment to patients in the establishment
- Assess, diagnose, treat and discharge or refer patients independently of medical intervention
- Provide clinical leadership for the primary care team and act as a critical leader within the scheduled care team
- Support patients through arrival, planned care, resettlement and unscheduled urgent or emergency care
- Apply expert clinical skills and judgement to wide-ranging and complex patient problems
- Lead on senior care of complex wounds, long-term conditions and QoF management
- Practise within your own scope of clinical competence and agreed limits of practice, accountable for your own practice
What’s required
Qualifications
- Registered nurse in adult nursing
Registration & licences
- Current NMC registration
Experience
- Experience working autonomously as a clinical practitioner, following best practice and identifying patient risk
Skills & knowledge
- Knowledge of clinical audit and its relationship to research
- Knowledge of statutory safeguarding requirements for adults and children
- Willingness to innovate and learn through continuing professional development and apply new skills at work
Checks & eligibility
- Legal right to work in the UK
- Additional vetting and security checks
Nice to have
- Experience in a hospital, community or prison environment
What’s offered
- Bespoke induction, including the Introducing Health in Justice training course
- Competency framework
- Regional and national career development opportunities
- Access to a bespoke Learning Management System
- Support from the wider team
- Parking on site
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
