Job requirements
Essential
14 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Previous Experience
Ability to work independently
- Previous Experience
Post registration experience
- Personal disposition
Can demonstrate excellent communication, organisational and time management skills
- Personal disposition
Understands own accountability
- Personal disposition
Willingness to learn and develop; recognises the need for flexibility
- Personal disposition
Demonstrate a commitment to supporting and empowering offenders to attain their best level of independence.
- Skills and knowledge
Able to demonstrate a working knowledge of health promotion
- Skills and knowledge
Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients
- Skills and knowledge
Ability to communicate different levels with colleagues and patients.
- Skills and knowledge
Good working knowledge of IT and emails
- Skills and knowledge
Display an understanding of the NHS agenda with regards to offender health
- Skills and knowledge
Display an appreciation of the roles of the members of multi-disciplinary team
- Education and Qualifications
First Level/ Registered Nurse
- Education and Qualifications
Evidence of personal development in previous employment
Desirable
6 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Previous Experience
Experience of working within primary care or A&E setting
- Previous Experience
Experience of working within a secure environment
- Skills and knowledge
Understanding of quality and change in a clinical setting
- Skills and knowledge
Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the Healthcare setting
- Skills and knowledge
Ability to work well within a multi-disciplinary team
- Education and Qualifications
Teaching and Mentorship qualification and experience
Job overview
The post holder will contribute to the delivery of an expert integrated healthcare service to patients within HMP Aylesbury.
They will provide a comprehensive primary care physical health service and work primarily within primary care which is part of an integrated healthcare service which includes Primary care, wellbeing (which includes mental health and substance misuse).
Main duties of the job
The post holder will contribute to the delivery of an expert integrated healthcare service to patients within HMP Aylesbury. They will offer advice to clinicians, allied healthcare professionals.
To be part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering holistic health care to the prison population based on a primary care model.
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate high quality evidence-based care within the boundaries of the role.
To monitor long term conditions, deliver health promotion and screening and respond to medical emergencies.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Triage patient needs in accordance with specific standard operating procedures
- Assess, plan and implement care for patients, within each care/treatment pathway, in order to promote wellbeing
- Facilitate the use of evidence based practice to ensure that clinical care is both effective and appropriate
- Carry out general nursing duties
- Maintain contemporaneous records
- Support and make a professional contribution to the development of integrated healthcare
- Act as a preceptor/mentor in accordance with experience.
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.
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This advert is for Staff Nurse - HMP Aylesbury with Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust in Ashford, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Staff nurse role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 per annum (pro rata P/T). The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 28 Oct 2026.
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