Registered Nursing Associate

We have an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nursing Associate to join our team at HMP Wakefield, a category A prison located in West Yorkshire. This high security prison for men has a capacity of around 750.

Hours

This is a part time role working 32 hours per week.

You'll receive an annual salary of £29,264 - £33,510 per annum FTE, depending on experience.

How 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 on a permanent basis. Due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

Main duties of the job

• Provide outstanding care to our patients, listening to and acting on their feedback so that care is personalised and informed by what matters to them.
• Contribute to and implement care packages, assist with health promotion, wellbeing and clinics, and assist patients with activities of daily living and personal care.
• Deliver non judgemental care involving anything from health promotion clinics and observations to supporting the nursing and pharmacy teams in primary care within healthcare centres and on wings and house blocks.
• Inspire excellence by forging strong links within our teams, partners and stakeholders and providing a service that people can trust, feel safe within and feel proud of.
• Promote best practice, evidence based care and continuous quality improvement, embedding a culture of shared learning. Promote patient wellbeing through our overarching Wellbeing Approach, demonstrating empathy and understanding to our patients.

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.

Benefits

• 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

About us

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across more than 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.

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 strive to do things better together

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

Qualifications required

• Qualified Nursing Associate
• Currently registered with the NMC
• Training to level 3 in the safeguarding of vulnerable people
• Demonstrated current/recent preceptorship pathway since joining the NMC register
• Evidence of post registration CPD in areas relating to current practice

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.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.