Senior Practice Nurse

As a Senior Practice Nurse, your responsibilities will vary. You will

• Provide clinical leadership for the Primary care team and be a critical leader within the scheduled care Team. This multi-disciplinary team is made up of a variety of registered and non-registered professionals including; nurses, doctors and mental health/substance misuse practitioners.
• Act as a role model ensuring professional appearance and maintaining professional standards at all times.
• Deliver face to face care and provide safe and effective health assessments and treatment of patients within the establishment.
• Be accountable for your own practice, including the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and discharge or referral of patients, independent of medical intervention.
  
• You will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team in providing quality, evidence based health care to meet the immediate needs of the patient. 
• Clinical duties also to include senior leadership in complex wounds, long term conditions and QoF management.

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.

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

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.

Qualifications required: 

• NMC registration
• Working autonomously as a clinical practitioner following best practice guidance and identifying risk to patients through sound use of clinical expertise
  
• Knowledge of the safeguarding of adults and children
• Innovative and embrace learning through continued professional development
  

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.