Job summary

Join our friendly team as a Registered General Nurse Team Leader at HMP Chelmsford.

You will play an integral role within our prison service, which aims to ensure primary care is at the heart of our everyday role. The RGN Team Leader will provide high quality care and minor injury treatment to patients with both primary care and acute care role works as part of a team delivering care to patients both within the Healthcare Centres and on the Wings / House blocks within the prison environment as well as establishing and maintaining relationships with staff at all levels, customers and other key stakeholders.

About our prisons service-

We operate round-the-clock, nurse-led healthcare including prisoner screening on arrival and all primary care such as minor surgery, in-patient units, and prescribing. We also coordinate a wide range of other service providers, such as GP practices, to provide seamless care.

The safety of our team and the people we look after, particularly the most vulnerable, is our priority and we work closely with prison management. We also maximise the amount of wing-based care given, which not only helps us to reduce risk posed by moving prisoners, but also helps improve waiting times and reduce the number of missed appointments.

Main duties of the job

• Provide support to RGNs and HCAs, who may require carrying out supervisions / appraisals on a regular basis.
• Complete the induction training for new starters from day one to the end of probation.
• Providing training to clinical and non-clinical staff where appropriate.
• Assess patients, plan their care, administer treatment and discharge or refer them as appropriate to other healthcare professionals or external agencies.
• Assess prisoners fitness for detention, release or transfer.
• Provide healthcare interventions to manage minor illness or injury and take appropriate actions and refer onwards for more serious conditions.
• Assess alcohol and drug intoxication and withdrawal with support and guidance from IDTS.
• Carry out first reception screening, which occurs when a person enters the prison. You must have the ability to make appropriate recommendations on prisoner care.
• Provide professional advice and support to Paramedics, HCAs and non-clinical staff to ensure effective health care in line with current best practice.
• Led and participate in primary clinics wound care.
• Provide written statements as required and to give oral testimony as required in any Court or Tribunal.
• Undertake all duties as required of a Healthcare Professional in HMP Chelmsford .
• To carry out any other activity or action appropriate to the role of a Prison Registered General Nurse Team Leader as required.

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values : we care, we think, we do.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

You will feel valued as a Registered General Nurse Team Leader with HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including-

Person Specification

Excellent communication and inter-personal skills Ability to build and develop relationships Strong leadership and management skills Strong customer service skills Must be confident and capable of autonomous practice

Experience / Qualifications

Registered Nurse with current NMC PIN Experience in either Accident and Emergency, or other assessment areas of Healthcare Experience in a Prison environment highly desirable Excellent clinical examination skills Experience of vene puncture Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team Must have current driving license

Person Specification

General Requirements

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