Senior Staff Nurse Primary Care- HMP Aylesbury

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To plan, deliver and evaluate interventions for treatment as clinically appropriate using evidence based models
• To set up processes/protocols for effective assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for those patients with physical and mental health and substance misuse
• To safeguard vulnerable patients in line with Trust safeguarding
• To apply local Risk Assessment and management
• To make appropriate referral to other available services for longer term
• Co-ordinate multi-disciplinary clinical practice to provide focused and integrated care and treatment programmes/packages.
• To be aware of the appropriate handling of aggressive patients and the appropriate procedures for dealing with
• Work collaboratively with staff of other disciplines e.g. supervisors and directors to provide integrated and coordinated
• To work within own competency and ensure that any training needs are communicated to the team
• To participate in local audits and trust audits to enhance quality of care. To participate in clinical governance and utilise research skills for audit, service development and research within the area served by the multi-disciplinary
• To liaise with other professional services (hospital staff, GP's, caseworkers, sharing information where
• To work in a highly emotive atmosphere with clients with offending histories and / or mental health problems on a regular basis, and be able to communicate sensitive and complex information, whilst maintaining a high degree of professionalism at all times.
• To attend and contribute to centre meetings as required, and to present the view of Healthcare Team for relevant clinical issues. To ensure any actions taken from these meetings are met or that the appropriate individual to carry out the action is
• To ensure that efficient pathways of care are being created for the trainees, including collecting collateral information for new trainees and making appropriate referrals into the community when they are approaching
• To work closely with colleagues to ensure information in relation to risk is collected and communicated sensitively and
• To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping, including electronic data entry and
• To ensure that with all aspects of professional activity (e.g. communication with patients, relatives, colleagues as well as in the assessment, development/delivery of interventions) issues of diversity such as race, culture, identity, gender and sexuality are sensitively considered and incorporated to reflect individual differences appropriately.

Person specification

Education / Qualification

Essential criteria

• Registered General Nurse or Registered Paramedic with substantial post qualification experience

Desirable criteria

• Mentoring (e.g. ENB 998 or MSPP)

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Understanding of clinical governance issues in primary care and secure settings
• Knowledge of PGDs and associated policies

Desirable criteria

• Understanding of health promotion and its delivery

Experience

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience of working within a secure setting
• Previous experience of working at a Band 6 level
• Previous experience of working within a primary care setting
• Previous experience of leading a team

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Clinical skills in primary care nursing and/or pre hospital settings
• Change management skills
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to provide teaching, mentorship and supervision
• IT skills

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. See attached Staff Reward and Wellbeing Handbook detailing our benefits, discounts and wellbeing initiatives for staff.

Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.

If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

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 submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description and Person Spec. (PDF, 800.5KB)
• CNWL Staff Networks (PDF, 320.0KB)
• CNWL Values (PDF, 182.9KB)
• CNWL Reward and Wellbeing Handbook 2020 (PDF, 1.1MB)
• CNWL Staff Charter (PDF, 684.7KB)
• CNWL Culture SCARF Behaviour Framework (PDF, 710.2KB)