Night Nurse

Job Summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Night Nurse to join our Primary Care Nurse Team at HMP Dovegate, a category B Prison located in Uttoxeter in Staffordshire. HMP Dovegate is a private prison with a capacity of 1160 males. You will be based within the healthcare department and prison wing work will also be required. As a night nurse there will be a requirement to do a day shift on rotation for ongoing professional development and support.

• Monday - Sunday service - 37.5 hours per week - Nights Only
• Sunday - Thursday - 8pm - 7.15am
• Friday and Saturday - 8pm - 8.15am
• 7 days on, 7 days off

Main Duties of the Job

• Work within 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
• Use your skills and knowledge to deliver nurse led clinics to your patient group whilst being supported by a multi-disciplinary team.
• 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
• 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.

About Us

The Health in Justice team at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We're 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. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Group's purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our 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. We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Qualifications Required

• Registered nurse Adult - NMC
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development
• Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
• A non-judgmental and compassionate approach
• Excellent communication skills

Although not essential ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.

Additional Information

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. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer Details

Employer name: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Group
Address: HMP Dovegate, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire ST14 8XR
Employer's website: https://practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/
Contact: Amy Samra at [contact hidden] ([contact hidden])