Senior Early Days in Custody Nurse

Practice Plus Group; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent healthcare provider in Liverpool is looking for a Senior Early Days in Custody Nurse to join the Primary Care Team at HMP Altcourse. This full-time role offers a salary up to £49,175 per annum and involves leading clinical leadership, managing healthcare delivery for prisoners, and collaborating with various agencies. Ideal candidates will be registered nurses with a passion for compassionate care and problem-solving. Career development support and various employee benefits are included.

Benefits

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Financial assistance when needed

Qualifications

• Registered nurse qualification and evidence of continued professional development.
• Leadership experience and understanding of multi-disciplinary working.
• Excellent communication and proactive problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead senior clinical leadership and coordinate releases and transfers.
• Manage assessment and delivery of healthcare for prisoners.
• Administer medication and respond to emergencies.

Skills

Caring and compassionate

Proactive problem-solving skills

Excellent communication skills

Motivated individual and team player

Education

Registered nurse – Adult

Current professional qualification (NMC)

Leadership experience

Evidence of Continued Professional Development

Job description

About The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Early Days in Custody Nurse to join our Primary Care Team at HMP Altcourse, a category B prison located in the Fazakerley area of Liverpool.

Hours

7 days a week cover including weekends – approx 1 in 3, and nights.

Shift times

• 7am – 8pm
• 8am – 9pm
• 9am – 10pm
• 7.45pm – 7.15am

Salary

This position is full time; you’ll receive an annual salary up to £49,175 per annum, depending on experience.

How will we support you?

• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a legal right to work in the UK and, due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

What you’ll be doing

As a Senior Early Days in Custody, your responsibilities will vary. You will be part of the senior clinical leadership, lead and coordinate release and transfers, support L&D strategies, manage the assessment of health needs, planning, delivery and evaluation of care for the prison population, including clinical risk assessment, provide care and planning for adult male prisoners from the point of reception until the day of release or transfer to another establishment, work collaboratively with the patient and any other agencies to support a safe transition back into the community or other establishment, administer medication, provide planned and unplanned care and respond to emergencies.

• Be part of the senior clinical leadership
• Lead and coordinate release and transfers
• Support L&D strategies
• Manage the assessment of health needs, planning, delivery and evaluation of care, for the prison population, including clinical risk assessment
• Provide care and planning for adult male prisoners from the point of reception until the day of release or transfer to another establishment
• Work collaboratively with the patient and any other agencies to support a safe transition back into the community / other establishment
• Administer medication
• Provide planned and unplanned care and respond to emergencies

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesn’t stop there… we also offer

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We’re the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

What we’ll look for in you

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• We treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
• We act with integrity
• We embrace diversity
• We strive to do things better together

Qualifications required

• Registered nurse – Adult
• Current professional qualification (NMC)
• Leadership experience
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development
• Understanding of the complexities of multi‑disciplinary and multi‑agency working
• Excellent communication skills
• Proactive problem solving skills
• Motivated as an individual and when working in a team

Although not essential, ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.