Staff Nurse HMP Woodhill

Job overview

You will be a qualified Registered Nurse (Adult) with a real passion for delivering high quality clinical care. You will be self-motivated, flexible and work well within a team but be able to work autonomously. You do not need to have prison experience as we will provide you with a full induction and training.

Work within the Primary Care Team is varied and includes triaging, emergency care and treatment, health promotion, end of life/palliative care, effective care planning and liaising with the multidisciplinary team. It’s this variety that keeps things interesting and stimulating. Every day will bring new challenges and new experiences but you’ll have all the support you need to deliver the best care possible from both the healthcare team and the prison team.

HMP Woodhill is a Category A/B prison accommodating approximately 600 adult male prisoners.

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.

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

Main duties of the job

• 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 role.
• To monitor long term conditions, deliver health promotion and screening and respond to medical emergencies.
• Maintain clear and comprehensive, signed and contemporaneous records both written and electronic in accordance with NMC Guidance for record keeping and CNWL Policy.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• proficient in undertaking the following procedures (training will be given): Vital observations and diagnostics (BP, pulse, SATS, temperature, respiration rate, blood glucose monitoring, peak flow) Wound care Immunisations ECG recording Venepuncture Near patient testing Administer medication (including second signatory) and adhere to statutory (NMC) and organisational Requirements and Guidelines relating to the Administration of Medicines Triage patients to determine clinical priorities and potential need to admit to the Inpatient Unit Undertake health screening using agreed templates Provide health promotion advice including sexual health and blood borne virus prevention and testing Assist with the activities of daily living and the development, review and update of care plans Participate in the named-nurse scheme to the residential units within HMP Wood hill and work to raise the profile of healthcare services within that environment and ensure full integration between residential unit staff and healthcare services Respond appropriately and in a timely way to healthcare & medical emergencies within the prison Facilitate referrals to other agencies and clinical services Undertake assessment of suitability of patients to be transferred or released Respect patients’ individuality and maintain their privacy within the constraints of the custodial environment Support patients who are distressed and could be at risk of harm to themselves or others or who are at risk of suicide Initiate an ACCT where appropriate and attend review meetings Co-ordinate healthcare activity on a day-to-day basis, acting as shift leader in the absence of a more senior member of staff Assist with stock control and equipment checking (All clinical areas and emergency bags) Recognise and respond to the health needs of vulnerable, disabled and older prisoners Recognise signs and symptoms of drug and alcohol withdrawal and support individuals who have substance misuse problems Undertake expanding roles following relevant training Work within Infection Prevention and Control Guidance
• proficient in undertaking the following procedures (training will be given): Vital observations and diagnostics (BP, pulse, SATS, temperature, respiration rate, blood glucose monitoring, peak flow) Wound care Immunisations ECG recording Venepuncture Near patient testing
• Vital observations and diagnostics (BP, pulse, SATS, temperature, respiration rate, blood glucose monitoring, peak flow)
• Wound care
• Immunisations
• ECG recording
• Venepuncture
• Near patient testing
• Administer medication (including second signatory) and adhere to statutory (NMC) and organisational Requirements and Guidelines relating to the Administration of Medicines
• Triage patients to determine clinical priorities and potential need to admit to the Inpatient Unit
• Undertake health screening using agreed templates
• Provide health promotion advice including sexual health and blood borne virus prevention and testing
• Assist with the activities of daily living and the development, review and update of care plans
• the profile of healthcare services within that environment and ensure full integration between residential unit staff and healthcare services
• Respond appropriately and in a timely way to healthcare & medical emergencies within the prison
• Facilitate referrals to other agencies and clinical services
• Undertake assessment of suitability of patients to be transferred or released
• Respect patients’ individuality and maintain their privacy within the constraints of the custodial environment
• Support patients who are distressed and could be at risk of harm to themselves or others or who are at risk of suicide
• Initiate an ACCT where appropriate and attend review meetings
• Co-ordinate healthcare activity on a day-to-day basis, acting as shift leader in the absence of a more senior member of staff
• Assist with stock control and equipment checking (All clinical areas and emergency bags)
• Recognise and respond to the health needs of vulnerable, disabled and older prisoners
• Recognise signs and symptoms of drug and alcohol withdrawal and support individuals who have substance misuse problems
• Undertake expanding roles following relevant training
• Work within Infection Prevention and Control Guidance

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.