Primary Care Nurse (RGN)

Are you looking for a challenge?

‘Are you newly qualified or nearing the end of your nurse training?

Have you thought about a career in prison nursing?

As a newly qualified nurse at HMP Thameside we are able to offer a supportive learning and development environment and facilitate your preceptorship program. Please call us for further information.’

We have a number of exciting and challenging new posts in the Offender Healthcare Service at HMP Thameside. This is a unique opportunity to be part of Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and to work at one of the largest prisons in the UK. You will assist us to provide excellent primary care and substance misuse services for our population.

Offenders are a challenging population group to work with and they often have complex healthcare needs. Offenders often have chaotic lives in the community and a history of poor engagement with community healthcare services. With high rates of substance misuse and mental health problems, this is a real chance to make a difference. Primary Care services including First Night in Custody screening, secondary screening, nurse clinics, long term condition management, health promotion; Inpatient Unit; Emergency Response and Substance Misuse. You will be supported by our friendly team of healthcare staff in an environment where no two days are the same.

• To provide quality primary healthcare to offenders, working as part of multi-disciplinary team. This may include Reception, First Night centres, Prison wing liaison, long-term conditions management, 24hr emergency response and urgent care services.
• To work in partnership with HMPS , contributing to reducing re-offending and improving the rehabilitation of offenders.
• To work under the direction of senior staff to deliver and constantly strive to improve primary care services
• To provide health care based on the principles of timely, comprehensive assessment and evidence based practice.
• To reduce or mitigate the effects of unhealthy or high risk behaviours.
• To promote effective links with health and related services in the community to ensure continuity of care as appropriate.

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people living in South East London and Kent and to people in prison. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,000 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes. We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations across the London Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent and manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital in Woolwich as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are one of the largest providers of prison health services providing healthcare to prisoners across Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people

This Is Strengthened By Our New Values

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families.

• We’re Kind
• We’re Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Adeola Balogun Job title: Primary Care Manager Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 02083179777

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