General Prison Nurse Primary Care Band 6
Job Title: Clinical Prison Team Leader Primary Care Band 6
Trust Location: Central North West London Prison Sites Surrey, Kent, Milton Keynes and Buckinghamshire
Main Duties of the Job
As a Clinical Team Leader working in a prison, you play a pivotal role in patients' rehabilitation back into the community. You will be integral to the care of our service users during their stay in prison, and this demanding and intense environment also gives our specialised nurses and healthcare assistants a huge sense of accomplishment and reward.
An open mind is key within this sector to enable you to establish the best possible ways to care for your service user and develop a robust and excellent relationship with patients to build trust and confidence.
About Us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression: Access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges.
Work-life Balance: Flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources, and built paid annual leave.
Opportunity & Access: Over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want.
Job Responsibilities
What you'll be responsible for:
1. Leading a team of nursing staff to ensure the delivery of an excellent standard of care.
2. Supporting, guiding, teaching, and mentoring others in line with the NMC Code, following its guidance at all times.
3. Triage patient needs in accordance with specific standard operating procedures and national policy e.g. NICE guidance.
4. Assess, plan, and implement care for patients within each care/treatment pathway in order to promote wellbeing.
5. Facilitate the use of evidence-based practice to ensure that clinical care is both effective and appropriate.
6. Support and make a professional contribution to the development of integrated healthcare.
7. Act as a preceptor/mentor in accordance with experience.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* A minimum of 6 months experience in Primary Care services as a band 6.
* Comply with NMC Professional Registration and keep up to date with current nursing practices.
* Undertake regular mandatory training.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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