We are recruiting for a Band 6 Nurse in our Surrey Prisons.
Here at Forward Trust, we deliver a complex range of drug and alcohol services in the unique prison environment. Our support includes providing advice, health and wellbeing, motivational work, clinical services, and a wider range of group work and treatment programmes.
The Forward Trust services which are delivered within prison settings are commissioned by NHS England and are delivered in partnership with primary healthcare providers and HMPPS. Integration and partnership are integral to the work we do.
We believe that everyone can live a fulfilling life, whatever their past. Our work in prisons aims to support those affected by drug or alcohol issues to create lasting change and reduce dependency, homelessness, unemployment and re-offending.”
Role Responsibilities
To provide high-quality clinical assessment and treatment to substance dependant prisoners, working in partnership with HM Prison Service and all other stakeholders. You will ensure the delivery and monitoring of high standards of nursing care and relevant substance misuse interventions to all Service Users in accordance with the standards set out in the NMC Code of Conduct. As a Band 6 Nurse, you will demonstrate leadership and undertake managerial responsibilities if required.
All prison-based roles will require enhanced DBS and HMPPS security vetting. Please note this process can take up to 8-12 weeks. All offers are subject to receiving both HMPPS vetting and DBS clearances.
Checks will require you to provide information on the below:
- Yourself (personal information, financial information, police information, criminal history).
- Your family (parents, parents’ partners, siblings, partner(s), children).
- Co-residents.
- Associations that may cause a conflict of interest with your role or the prison service.
- Background checks across police information systems on you, your family and other associates.
- Credit reference checks.
- Social media and Open-Source checks (these are checks on content about you that's publicly available on the internet to ensure there's nothing linked to you that could undermine public trust and confidence in the prison service).
- Other government and overseas agency or police checks.
The Ideal Candidate
Please see a list of skills and experience needed below for this role;
- A Minimum of 2 years post-registration experience
- Evidence of personal development since entering the NMC register
- Knowledge of the safe storage and administration of medication
- Knowledge and ability to comply with the NMC Code of Conduct
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care and act accordingly if concerns present themselves
- Ability and knowledge to carry out risk assessments and management
- Strong IT Skills
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to maintain accurate patient records within the standards required locally, the Forward Trust and NMC
- Demonstrate the ability to work under pressure
- Understand the different roles within a multidisciplinary team and be able to work effectively within this
- Ability to provide and accept feedback, support and clinical supervision
- Knowledge and an awareness of health issues related to Substance Misuse
- Flexible approach to work
- Ability to travel to other sites
- Committed approach to continuous professional development and the revalidation process
- Dignified and holistic approach to care
- Leadership skills (motivating, use of initiative, change management)
- Ability to lead and facilitate decision-making processes
- Organisational skills