Main area: Prison Nursing
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Permanent - 37.5 hours per week (Flexible over 7 days - to include nights.)
Job ref: 847-RM-25-V527
Employer: Spectrum Community Health CIC
Employer type: Public (Non NHS)
Site: HMP Styal
Town: Wilmslow
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 06/03/2025 23:59
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Are you a dedicated Registered Nurse looking for a new challenge within a secure setting focusing on substance misuse and primary care? Have you developed your leadership skills across integrated and multi-disciplinary services? Are you a motivated nurse committed to clinical quality and continuous improvement? Would you welcome the opportunity for further training and development? Do you want to combine your substance misuse, primary care, acute, and emergency nursing skills all in one place and keep your NHS Pension?
You must have significant post-registration experience with excellent clinical nursing knowledge and a desire to develop your managerial skills. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are crucial with the ability to work well as part of a multi-disciplinary team. If you are a motivated individual with a desire to enhance your clinical and leadership skills, we can offer a wide range of training and development opportunities.
The welcome payment is payable to new candidates joining Spectrum Community Health CIC.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will take responsibility for the daily management, co-ordination, and delivery of evidence-based care and provide strong clinical leadership to the nursing team. This includes being involved with shift planning, taking appropriate action to adjust staffing levels, and prioritising the workload in accordance with patient need, service demand, and the availability and skills of staff.
The post holder will provide and supervise holistic care for patients delivered by the team and work in collaboration with other professionals to ensure that optimal care is provided at all times. The role involves assessing, providing advice, and administering evidence-based care as appropriate to patients within Health & Justice. This includes leading physical health services as part of a multi-disciplinary team to plan, provide, and evaluate a range of health interventions to meet prisoner healthcare needs and contribute to the continuous development of integrated prison healthcare services. Demonstrating knowledge, skills, and understanding of health issues and evidence-based treatment options to provide primary care physical health, clinical, and operational guidance to all staff on matters relating to physical health and wellbeing within the prison setting.
Working for our organisation
BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE
Join our team
We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team.
Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge, we’ve got a role for you!
* Access to NHS Pension
* Annual leave on your Birthday
* Refer a friend scheme
* Training and Development opportunities
* Flexible Working
* Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
* Up to 33 days annual leave
Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company, our focus is centred on people – our patients, service users, staff, and partners.
We are building on our ambition to deliver the best in health and wellbeing on a values-driven ethos and to maintain the highest standards of patient care and service. We are an expanding organisation, but we aim to grow without compromising on quality and social value.
Our Mission: Holistic interventions delivered with compassion for the stigmatised and marginalised in our communities.
Our Vision: Quality healthcare that makes a difference to people’s lives, regardless of circumstances.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. For an informal discussion, please contact Paula Fowler at paula.fowler@spectrum-cic.nhs.uk or 01625 55 3180 or Vicki-Lea Bell at vicki-lea@spectrum-cic.nhs.uk or 01625 55 3180.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered General Nurse Level 1
* Evidence of ongoing CPD and delivery of evidence-based care
* Independent Nurse/Supplementary/Non-Medical Prescriber qualification or willingness to undertake
* Appropriate management qualification or equivalent experience
* RCGP Cert 1/2 Primary Care/LTC qualification
Experience
* Significant experience of working in a complex environment with multidisciplinary professionals demonstrating effective communication and leadership skills
* Experience of clinical governance used to improve patient care
* Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner
* Experience of leading a team and effectively using policy and procedures to improve clinical and professional standards
* Experience of multidisciplinary/multi-agency working
* Understanding and application of confidentiality
* Experience of working within Health & Justice
* Experience of working in primary care/substance misuse/acute care
* Understanding of local and national key documents and their impact on healthcare delivery in a prison setting
* Research experience
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020, and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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