Band 5 Prison Nurse
Job overview
***This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested***
Are you looking for an exciting challenge and an opportunity to gain experience in the prison within our busy and friendly Community Healthcare Trust? If so, you will be interested in an exciting opportunity to work in one of the largest community healthcare trusts in the country right here in Birmingham.
Join our friendly teams within the Urgent Care Services and as a welcome to our team we will;- Pay the NMC for your next professional registration fee
- Pay for your Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate and DBS Update Service annual subscription whilst you are employed with the Trust.
- Pay any Newly Qualified nurses as a Band 4 Transition Practitioner until you receive your professional registration.
- Offer free onsite parking at most of our bases
- An environmental allowance is paid for working in the prison, which is £1,542, pro rate .
Main duties of the job
The postholder will work as part of an integrated team under the supervision of the specialist practioner. He/she will be accountable for the delivery of care to the population of the prison and will also rotate onto the inpatient wing.
Working for our organisation
Be Part of Our Team...
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities.We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry.
We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
IMPORTANT- Please ensure you check your Trac account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process
- Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address
- To work within HMP Birmingham across the health care service providing 24 hour patient care
- To develop and maintain evidenced based practice in health needs.
- Provide support and advice to patients.
- Participate in the promotion of healthy living and the prevention of ill health and disability through diagnostic screening, education and promotion of independence and self management as a priority of care.
Person specification
Qualifications / training
Essential criteria- Registration nurse (Adult Level 1 / RN1)
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience
Essential criteria- Evidence of collaborative working within a multi-professional enviroment
- Ability to relate experience to a prison setting
- Evidence of multi-agency working
Skills/knowledge
Essential criteria- Ability to demonstrate a knowledge of standards and audit processes and evidence based practice
- Ability to demonstrate responsibility for self and others in respect of health & safety
- Ability to learn & apply knowledge appropriately
- Evidence of assessment skills and using evidence based practise
- Ability to demonstrate sound knowledge and application of NMC Code of Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of current legislative changes effecting the NHS and Social Services particularly those affecting Primary care
Personal qualities
Essential criteria- Abiltiy to work flexibly
Other job requirements
Essential criteria- HM Prison Security / Vetting Clearance required
Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme
BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate who is Disabled, Neurodiverse, has a hidden or long term health condition as recognised under the Equality Act 2010, providing they meet the essential criteria of the job role, as set out in the person specification.We encourage applicants to submit their applications and to request any reasonable adjustments where required.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Birmingham is a fantastic place to live and we serve a wide range of people and communities. BCHC are an advocate of diversity and strive to mirror the community we serve as much possible.
We are committed to and actively promote equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals from all areas of the community who meet the specific criteria are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage/civil partnerships.
Promoting Workforce Equality
In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics.As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.
The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.
Flexible Working
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible.This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working.
In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a ‘Great Place to Work’. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!
Benefits of working for us:
- Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements
- Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
- Discounts for local and national retailers
- Dedicated well-being services for all employees
- Flexible working where possible