Primary Care Nurse

Job Summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Primary Care Nurse to join our Primary Care team at HMP Leeds, a Category B men’s prison, housing males aged 21+.

PPG pathway for additional learning and development opportunities.

37.5 hours per week. Shift patterns: 07:00-20:30 for day shifts, 20:00-07:30 for night shifts. Mixture of nights and days. Bank holidays and weekends. Working 2 weekends a month on average, but may vary depending on service needs.

Full time, annual salary up to £41,659 per annum FTE, depending on experience.

• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a legal right to work in the UK and, due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

• 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

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We are 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.

Practice Plus 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

• Registered nurse (Adult)
• Current professional qualification (NMC)
• Experience working in an acute setting (desirable)
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Understanding of the complexities of multi‑disciplinary and multi‑agency working
• A non‑judgemental and compassionate approach
• Experience in a hospital, community or prison environment (ideal but not essential)

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required to confirm no previous criminal convictions.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Practice Plus Group

2 Gloucester Terrace, Stanningley Rd, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS12 2TJ
, United Kingdom

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Pay range: £34,428 to £41,659 per annum.