Registered Nurse - HMP Haverigg +£1500 recruitment retention payment

Job overview

Do you want to be a part of a dynamic community here at HMP Haverigg?  Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge, we’ve got a role for you!

Working in HMP Haverigg presents unique challenges and opportunities for healthcare professionals due to the poor health of the patients who find themselves in custody.

We are recruiting to a position for a Registered Nurse. 

If you’re seeking a role that allows you to utilise your nursing, interpersonal and clinical skills to prevent patients returning to this environment whilst continuing to learn in a dynamic environment, please apply today!

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As a Registered Nurse, your role encompasses a wide range of responsibilities such as:

·         Supporting multi-disciplinary team’s such as:

o   Diabetic retinopathy screening

o   AAA screening

o   Ultrasounds and X-Rays

·         Medication rounds and dispensing

·         Emergency response situations

·         Patient assessments

·         Nurse-led clinics, such as:

o   NHS Health Checks

o   Immunisations and Vaccinations

o   NHS Bowel Screening

o   Phlebotomy clinics

o   Wound and Tissue Viability assessments.

·         Assessing new patients who have just arrived at the establishment for the first time.

·         Complete clinical assessments

·         Triaging the acutely unwell patients

Working for our organisation

The Health and Justice division of Spectrum Community Health plays a crucial role in positively impacting the lives of individuals within secure environments, sexual health services and short term holding facilities.

We offer an array of opportunities to enhance your skills and broaden your experience.

We have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them.

We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to LGBTQIA+ Community and are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and Asexual, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information on working here at HMP Haverigg, please see attached job description/person specification and recruitment pack.