Senior Nurse or Paramedic

Senior Nurse or Paramedic Band 6 Job overview Are you ready to unlock your potential within a challenging, creative and fast‑paced work environment? Do you want to work with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past? This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Registered Nurse or Paramedic to join our diverse team of healthcare professionals to deliver care that is efficient and deeply centred on the patient.

Our healthcare team has a real impact on promoting health and well‑being to those in prison and we pride ourselves on using skills and strategies that instil hope for patients' future resettlement back into the community. We directly deliver mental health, physical health, pharmacy and clinical substance misuse in an integrated healthcare delivery model to provide effective and responsive care to improve wellbeing and support better outcomes. This position isn't just a job; it's a chance to blend your clinical knowledge, personal skills and a commitment to delivering the highest standards of care in an environment that is rewarding as well as challenging.

Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post. Main duties of the job As a senior registered nurse or paramedic, you will provide high quality primary care services and a range of specialist interventions for our patients. At HMP Ashfield, we deliver a nurse‑led integrated primary care service and operate a specialist practice‑based clinical model of care.

You will be delivering high quality clinical care within the Integrated Healthcare Service for the prison, demonstrating robust expert clinical skills and providing evidence‑based clinical practice to those in prison. Our senior registered staff carry out a range of duties including reception screening, emergency response, long‑term conditions management, planned care (e.g. running clinics), enhanced assessment and diagnostic intervention services and health promotion activities. As a senior member of our team, you will hold a complex caseload and support more junior colleagues with any help or advice they may require.

You will also be responsible for the day‑to‑day coordination of the healthcare team and provide clinical supervision to junior team members including Band 5 healthcare professionals, healthcare assistants and students. Working for our organisation Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities The post holder will exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy and have the ability to plan and reach complex and critical judgments and have decision‑making skills. To deliver high quality clinical care within the Integrated Healthcare Service, including acute & primary care, long‑term conditions management, enhanced assessment and diagnostic intervention services and health promotion activities. To demonstrate and provide robust expert clinical skills with a sound understanding of evidence‑based nursing practice to provide a proactive approach to ensure quality and outcome‑driven practice.

To support the development of evidence‑based practice in the specialist field and to promote research as appropriate. To participate in managerial and professional clinical supervision programme, to ensure junior staff receive appropriate supervision, training and annual appraisal and to ensure that it becomes an integral part of team practice. Important Information, PLEASE READ: All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting.

This will be completed as part of the pre‑employment checks. Person specification Education/Qualifications Professional Qualification – NMC or HCPC Post‑Graduate Qualification or equivalent experience. Experience Minimum of two years’ experience at Band 5 Working knowledge or clear interest in prison/offender healthcare Experience of multi‑professional collaboration including working in partnership with other statutory and voluntary organisations.

Experience of setting, monitoring and evaluating standards of care. Skills/Abilities/Knowledge Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, presenting ideas with clarity in a persuasive and influential style. Ability to lead and empower people to make decisions and to plan ahead.

Equality and inclusion We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. If you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme. Employer certification / accreditation badges 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 disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. #J-18808-Ljbffr