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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
About
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) is one of the largest trusts in the UK, caring for people with a wide range of physical and mental health needs. We have approximately 7,000 staff who provide healthcare to a third of London's population and across wider geographical areas, including Milton Keynes, Kent, Surrey and Hampshire.
As a Foundation Trust we involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run and our future development. If you are interested in becoming a member of our Foundation Trust please visit: www.cnwl.nhs.uk
(source: Central and North West London NHS Foundation NHS Trust website)
Primary Care Senior Staff Nurse - HMP Coldingley
Closed for applications on: 30-May-2024 00:02
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 30-May-2024 00:02
Key details
Location
- Site
- HMP Coldingley
- Town
- Bisley, Woking
- Postcode
- GU24 9EX
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
Salary
- Salary
- £37,162 - £44,629 per annum inc. Fringe HCAS (pro rata if P/T)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- Health & Justice Services
Job overview
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner and works in partnership to provide responsive and dependable primary care, mental health, intellectual disability and substance misuse services to the diverse and culturally rich communities we serve.
In our quest to deliver patient-focused quality care we are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic Primary Care Senior Staff Nurse to join our forward thinking, friendly and expanding Health & Justice team at HMP Coldingley. By joining our Prisons Health Care Team, you will not only look after the healthcare needs of our patients residing in secure environments, but who also have the opportunity to have a real impact on promoting health and well-being. Our healthcare services work to a 7 day week working model, to ensure our patient's healthcare is managed and maintained to the highest of standards at all times.
Our motto is “Caring NOT Judging” so by working in partnership with the criminal justice system and other agencies, we provide responsive, dependable and high-quality primary care and mental health services to those who may have offended and those at risk of offending in the communities we serve, to improve their health status and to encourage social inclusion.
Why not see what our staff say about working within our award winning teams: https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/health-and-justice/find-out-what-its-work-health-and-justice
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- Deliver an expert healthcare service to patients.
- Be confident in offering advice to clinicians, allied healthcare professionals and patients.
- Provide a comprehensive primary care health service as part of the integrated health service comprising Primary care, Substance misuse and Mental Health teams, supported by allied health professionals.
- Undertake physical health assessments, run clinics, provide and evaluate a range of health treatments and interventions, to meet the patient’s healthcare needs and contribute to the wider continuous development of healthcare services.
- Demonstrate knowledge, skills and understanding of health issues and treatment options in order to provide clinical guidance to staff on matters relating to physical health and wellbeing.
- Ensure high standards of primary care services are delivered in a changing healthcare environment, ensuring that the needs of the patients are at the centre of practice.
- Ensure that the Healthcare Team is integrated within the wider prison services and that there is excellent communication and working relationships with all stakeholders, both internal and external
- Continually promote high standards of service within the nursing team and contribute to development of a culture of professionalism within the team.
- Participate in a flexible working arrangement which will include weekends and unsocial hours when required.
Working for our organisation
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust offers its staff ongoing career progression through:
- Monthly supervision
- Annual personal development plans/appraisals
- Access to exciting internal and external training opportunities.
Excellent progression through various career pathway opportunities such as but not limited to:
- Preceptorship Programme
- Support and guidance with Revalidation
- Hidden Gem and annual award ceremonies
Excellent staff benefits, our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include:
- Health and wellbeing services
- Season ticket loans
- Cycle to work scheme
- Relocation package
The trust also values its staff and you are entitled to become a member of MyTrustBenefits. MyTrustBenefits is an online portal for all CNWL staff, as well as their family and friends. It offers over 1400 discounts at hundreds of retailers nationwide. Save money on your weekly food shops, toiletries, cosmetics, cinema, meals out, holidays, travel and entertainment. You can also access free online courses on a variety of topics, professional and personal, ranging from business management, languages, law and teaching.
All of our sites in Surrey offer free use of the onsite leisure facilities and free parking for staff.
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see main job description and person specification for full list of responsibilities:
- Plan, deliver and evaluate clinically appropriate interventions using evidenced based guidance and practice.
- Set up processes/protocols for effective assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for those patients with physical, mental health and substance misuse problems.
- Safeguard vulnerable patients in line with CNWL Trust safeguarding policies.
- Apply local risk assessment and management protocols.
- Make appropriate referrals to other services for long term or complex care management.
- Co-ordinate multi-disciplinary clinical practice to provide focused and integrated care treatment programs/packages.
- Use highly skilled interventions to de-escalate aggressive patient behaviours and be aware of the appropriate processes for dealing with them.
- Work collaboratively with staff of other disciplines e.g. prison, education staff to provide integrated and coordinated care.
- Work within own sphere of competency and ensure that training needs are communicated to the team manager.
- Participate in local and trust audits and trust audits. Participate in clinical governance and utilise research skills for audit, service development and research within the area served by the multi-disciplinary team.
- Liaise with other professional services e.g. hospital staff, GPs and caseworkers, sharing information where appropriate.
- Work in a highly emotive environment with patients who may have a sexual offending history or mental health / substance misuse problems on a regular basis. Able to communicate sensitive and complex information whilst maintaining a high level of professionalism at all times.
- Attend and contribute to prison meetings as required, and present the view of Healthcare Team on relevant clinical issues. Ensure any actions taken from these meetings are communicated to the appropriate individual responsible for completing the action.
- Ensure that pathways of care are created for the patients, including collecting collateral information and making appropriate referrals into the community when they are approaching discharge.
- Work closely with colleagues to ensure information about risk is recorded and communicated sensitively and comprehensively.
- Maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping, including electronic data entry and recording.
- Ensure that within all aspects of professional activity e.g. communication with patients, relatives, colleagues and the assessment, development and delivery of interventions, issues of diversity such as race, culture, identity, gender and sexuality are sensitively considered and incorporated to reflect individual differences appropriately.
CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.
We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. See attached Staff Reward and Wellbeing Handbook detailing our benefits, discounts and wellbeing initiatives for staff.
Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.
If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Applicant requirements
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.
Person specification
Education / Qualification
Essential criteria
- Registered Adult Nurse
- Evidence of personal and professional development following registration.
Desirable criteria
- Post registration qualification appropriate to speciality
- Mentorship or practice assessor certification
- Chronic disease management or long term condition qualification
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE Paid/unpaid relevant to job
Essential criteria
- Practical experience of providing high quality care and exceeding expectations
- Experience of providing and receiving supervision
- Experience of running clinics
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within a secure environment / prison
- Experience of SystmOne patient information IT system
OTHER
Essential criteria
- Motivated to maintain the highest standards in a changing service
- Willingness to undertake further training relevant to clinical area
- Able to recognise signs of stress in self & others
- Ability to understand and implement the Equal Opportunities Policy at a level appropriate to the job
- Able to work to a 7 day week service
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of medication rounds and the safe storage and administration of drugs
- Knowledge of clinical audit process and an ability to use audit tools
- Ability to assess plans, implement and evaluate patient care & act accordingly if untoward changes occurred.
- Knowledge of risk assessment management and its implementation.
- Able to use computer software packages such as MS Word, Outlook and Excel
- Demonstrates the ability to manage work under pressure
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge of patient confidentiality
- Understand the different roles of the multi-disciplinary team and own role within it
- Ability to demonstrate evidence-based practice & understanding of clinical governance in maintaining quality of care
- Ability to provide and accept feedback, support, clinical/managerial supervision
- Knowledge of current developments in specialist clinical area.
- Committed to personal/professional development
- Flexible approach to work including both day and night shifts where night shifts occur
Desirable criteria
- Leadership skills
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rui Coutinho
- Job title
- Primary Care Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01483 344644
- Additional information
We are a friendly team and encourage any prospective candidate to contact us with any questions and/or to book an informal visit.
You can also find more information on our services and the work we do within the Health & Justice Directorate please do take a look at our new website https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/health-and-justice
Our healthcare services work to a 7-day week working model, to ensure our patient's healthcare is managed and maintained to the highest of standards at all times.
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