Registered Primary Care Nurse - HMP Berwyn

Registered Primary Care Nurse - HMP Berwyn

HMP Berwyn is a category C local training prison with a remand function serving courts in North Wales with a capacity of 2000 men.

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) provides a dedicated health and wellbeing service supporting patients with often complex needs including physical, mental health and substance misuse issues.

Shift times can vary but day cover is from 07:00-19:30 and night cover is 19:00-07:30.

We very much welcome informal visits. Please get in touch to arrange these.

Please note if your application is successful and you are invited to interview, they will be held on site at HMP Berwyn to ensure candidates have an understanding of the environment. Requests for virtual interviews will not be accepted.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

• To provide leadership and support to a team of Primary Care staff within HMP Berwyn's healthcare team.
• Undertake and oversee the screening process and assessment for service users using recognised tools and professional knowledge to make appropriate referrals and decisions about immediate healthcare needs.
• Administer medication as prescribed according to NMC guidelines.
• As part of the team co ordinate and respond to emergency calls as necessary.
• Work in line with National and local protocols with the whole healthcare team to meet HMP Berwyn's health performance indicators, clinical governance standards and other national standards and targets.

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse
• Evidence of continued professional development in a relevant field
• Knowledge of the UK prison system

Experience

• Demonstrable experience at Band 5
• Proven experience in a supervisory or management role
• Assessment of patient health and well being and the supervision of other staff and systems
• Experience of planning, delivering and evaluation care plans in response to complex needs
• Nursing in a secure environment

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.