Join our friendly team as a Registered General Nurse Team Leader at HMP Chelmsford.You will play an integral role within our prison service, which aims to ensure primary care is at the heart of our everyday role. The RGN Team Leader will provide high quality care and minor injury treatment to patients with both primary care and acute care needs. This role works as part of a team delivering care to patients both within the Healthcare Centres and on the Wings / House blocks within the prison environment as well as establishing and maintaining relationships with staff at all levels, customers and other key stakeholders.Hours: 8am to 4.30pm, Monday to FridayAbout our prisons service:We operate round-the-clock, nurse-led healthcare including prisoner screening on arrival and all primary care such as minor surgery, in-patient units, and prescribing. We also coordinate a wide range of other service providers, such as GP practices, to provide seamless care.The safety of our team and the people we look after, particularly the most vulnerable, is our priority and we work closely with prison management. We also maximise the amount of ‘wing-based’ care given, which not only helps us to reduce risk posed by moving prisoners, but also helps improve waiting times and reduce the number of missed appointments.Our motivated teams are driven by our belief that if you are a prisoner, you should receive same level of healthcare that you would in the community. We know that improving prisoners’ short and long-term health reduces their likelihood of reoffending.Package DescriptionYou will feel valued as the Head of Mental Health within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including: 25 Days Annual Leave + Bank HolidaysCompany Policy Sick payEnhanced Maternity PackageLife AssuranceMembership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to youAccess to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest ratesOnline and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each yearMain ResponsibilitiesProvide support to RGN’s and HCA’s, who may require carrying out supervisions/ appraisals on a regular basis.Complete the induction training for new starters from day one to the end of probation.Providing training to clinical and non-clinical staff where appropriate.Ensure a high standard of clinical care for patients under your management.Assess patients, plan their care, administer treatment and discharge or refer them as appropriate to other healthcare professionals or external agencies.Assess prisoner’s fitness for detention, release or transfer.Provide healthcare interventions to manage minor illness or injury and take appropriate actions and refer onwards for more serious conditions.Assess alcohol and drug intoxication and withdrawal with support and guidance from IDTS.Carry out first reception screening, which occurs when a person enters the prison. You must have the ability to make appropriate recommendations on prisoner care.Provide professional advice and support to Paramedics, HCA’s and non-clinical staff to ensure effective health care in line with current best practice.Make and maintain complete and accurate clinical records.Be responsible for the Emergency response radios and attend all emergency calls on shift.Led and participate in primary clinics e.g. wound care.Undertake and support in prison audits.Provide written statements as required and to give oral testimony as required in any Court or Tribunal.Undertake all duties as required of a Healthcare Professional in HMP Chelmsford and to comply with the competencies, knowledge and skills framework of the Department of Health.Comply with all requirements and/or legislation of the post.To carry out any other activity or action appropriate to the role of a Prison Registered General Nurse Team Leader as required.The Ideal CandidatePerson Specification Excellent communication and inter-personal skillsAbility to build and develop relationshipsStrong leadership and management skillsStrong customer service skillsMust be confident and capable of autonomous practiceExperience / QualificationsRegistered Nurse with current NMC PINExperience in either Accident and Emergency, or other assessment areas of HealthcareExperience in a Prison environment highly desirableExcellent clinical examination skillsExperience of venepunctureExperience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary teamMust have current driving licenseAbout The CompanyWe change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.Finally, we need to let you know that the company you’ll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we’ll need to process and hold information about you. 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