Primary Care Nurse - HMP Rye Hill Rugby, England
Job description
About The Role
Prisons are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work - if you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this is it!
As a Registered Nurse (RGN) you’ll be an integral part of the healthcare team at HMP Rye Hill by bringing you clinical skills and passion for care. You could be involved in anything from developing and leading clinics, undertaking examinations and tests as well as answering emergency bells and potentially being the first person to attend an emergency.
About You
Interested in clinical development?We offer opportunities to develop in to a specialist role of your interest which in turn benefits the service. Examples include ANP, BBV, sexual health, ILS (intermediate life support), health promotion, phlebotomy, vaccinations, suturing, wound care, RCGP, and long term condition courses.
How will we support you?- Bespoke induction
- Competency framework
- Preceptorship (newly qualified practitioners)
- Regular clinical supervision
- Supported development into specialties such as diabetes or asthma
- Regional and national career development opportunities
- Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
- Support from the wider team
You’ll receive an annual salary £32,960 per annum - depending on experience; free DBS check, free uniform, free mandatory training, indemnity cover, CPD and re-validation support. As well as a number of benefits including a company pension scheme, 25 days annual leave, increasing with service up to 28 days per year, plus 8 public bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time) plus other benefits including cycle to work scheme and clinical development opportunities.
About Us
HMP Rye Hill is a Category B men's sex offenders’ prison with an operational capacity of 664 prisoners. HMP Rye Hill is based next to HMP Onley and is located in the village of Barby, Northamptonshire.
HMP Rye Hill is situated just over 5 miles south of Rugby and 5 miles north of Daventry with good transport links from Coventry and Northampton.
Practice Plus Group were recently awarded the healthcare contract at HMP Rye Hill and will begin delivering services in October 2022. We are the Health in Justice Market leader, providing healthcare services to offenders across the country. Our model of care is our Wellbeing Approach – an integrated, comprehensive approach in recognition of the fact prisoners are a socially-excluded group with healthcare needs which are complex and often associated with poor outcomes. It adopts the premise no single health/wellbeing factor can be taken in isolation of other motivational issues which might impact a person’s care.
Please note that this role is subject to Practice Plus Group Terms & Conditions and offers of employment are subject to satisfactory receipt of references, enhanced DBS check and prison vetting.
At Practice Plus Group we actively promote diversity and equal opportunities and we are committed to this in both the running of our prison healthcare service and how we recruit our staff. We actively encourage applications from everyone with the essential requirements of the job, regardless of any protected characteristics.
