Senior Primary Care Nurse - HMP High Down

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. 

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.  

Utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence-based practice in individual work.  

Assist in audits as per the annual planner or when requested to do so in order to develop and improve service provision.  

Participate in regular clinical and managerial supervision in accordance with professional practice and CNWL guidelines.  

Attend appropriate business and clinical meetings, supervision and reflective practice groups  

Develop skills and competencies that assist in the delivery of current duties  

Contribute to and facilitate the training and support of all staff.  

Manage and provide supervision and training to nursing staff.  

Ensure all appraisals are up to date and each member of the team has a personal development plan.  

Develop nursing skills and systems which allow for effective triage, minor aliment management and appropriate referral to other healthcare services.  

Participate in the induction and training of new staff, peers, junior staff and students  

Assist in the design and implementation of service development projects within the service as required.  

Attend meetings in which service developments are planned and discussed.  

Input and maintain appropriate electronic clinical records and statistical data, providing this to the Service Lead/business and performance team when necessary. 

Duties and responsibilities of this post will be undertaken in accordance with the policies and procedures of CNWL / Health & Justice Service Directorate and with the NMC Code of Conduct and Guidance on Professional Practice. It is the post-holder’s responsibility to ensure that they keep up-to-date with these policies and other policy documents.  

Works in accordance with Health & Justice Service Directorate procedures, in particular security, health and safety.  

Applies equal opportunity principles at all times, participate in training activities and Individual Performance and Development Reviews.  

Contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programmes, in consultation with the postholder’s professional and operational manager(s).  

Maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing in accordance with professional codes of practice and Trust policies and procedures.  

Perform other duties of a similar kind appropriate to the grade, which may be required from time to time by their manager.