Job description

Job responsibilities

• Responding to the needs of patients in an honest, non judgemental and open manner, which respects the rights of individuals and groups.
• Actively engaging with patients in the provision of holistic, needs-led care which takes into account the physical, psychological, emotional, social and spiritual needs of individuals and groups.
• Demonstrates a commitment to equal opportunities for all people.
• Demonstrates a knowledge of the term professional boundaries and how to applying this to working with patients, offenders and others.
• Responding to the needs of people sensitively with regard for age, culture, race, gender, ethnicity, religion and disability, especially regarding patient privacy and dignity.
• Understanding the need for promoting health & well-being and the delivery of health promotion activities and programmes (including patient self-help programmes) in support of a registered nurse.
• Understanding the need for and assisting patients to attain optimal physical health and assisting with physical procedures in support of a registered nurse.
• Demonstrating good verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
• Contributing appropriately to risk assessment and individualised care planning.

IMPORTANT PLEASE READ:

All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.

You will need to provide:

Proof of right to work documentation

Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicID

Proof of address documentation

Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.

Address History:

5 years address history will be needed.

Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.

Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited .

In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website ( http://www.fco.gov.uk/en ).

Job responsibilities

• Responding to the needs of patients in an honest, non judgemental and open manner, which respects the rights of individuals and groups.
• Actively engaging with patients in the provision of holistic, needs-led care which takes into account the physical, psychological, emotional, social and spiritual needs of individuals and groups.
• Demonstrates a commitment to equal opportunities for all people.
• Demonstrates a knowledge of the term professional boundaries and how to applying this to working with patients, offenders and others.
• Responding to the needs of people sensitively with regard for age, culture, race, gender, ethnicity, religion and disability, especially regarding patient privacy and dignity.
• Understanding the need for promoting health & well-being and the delivery of health promotion activities and programmes (including patient self-help programmes) in support of a registered nurse.
• Understanding the need for and assisting patients to attain optimal physical health and assisting with physical procedures in support of a registered nurse.
• Demonstrating good verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
• Contributing appropriately to risk assessment and individualised care planning.

IMPORTANT PLEASE READ:

All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.

You will need to provide:

Proof of right to work documentation

Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicID

Proof of address documentation

Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.

Address History:

5 years address history will be needed.

Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.

Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited .

In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website ( http://www.fco.gov.uk/en ).

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Care experience (essential)
• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience
• Able to effectively communicate in English both verbally and in writing. This will mean that you can take part in conversations with patients and colleagues, expressing yourself in fluent English and have no difficulty in making yourself understood.

Desirable

• oAssociate nurse Practitioner qualification (desirable)

Experience

Essential

• oExperience of facilitating /planning /supporting groups in a healthcare setting i.e., health improvement/ smoking cessation/ activities.
• oPhysical skills to support working in a prison setting i.e., providing patient care, carrying out tests/observations.
• oExperience of being able to work within policy frameworks in a regulated patient care setting

Skills /Abilities /Knowledge

Essential

• oAbility to assess risk and care plan effectively, whilst understanding the needs and rights of people.
• oParticipate in any audits, research projects
• oTo take responsibility for clinical equipment /resources with which you are allocated as well as patient property and valuables.
• oAbility to relate to patients who may be experiencing high levels of distress and emotional disturbance.
• oStrong interpersonal skills and able to work under pressure.
• oTo act on own initiative when delivering patient care seeking support as required.
• oAbility to identify poor practice and standards of care when you see it and ensure that your Manager /Modern matron is aware.
• oAble to demonstrate a flexible approach to client intervention

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Care experience (essential)
• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience
• Able to effectively communicate in English both verbally and in writing. This will mean that you can take part in conversations with patients and colleagues, expressing yourself in fluent English and have no difficulty in making yourself understood.

Desirable

• oAssociate nurse Practitioner qualification (desirable)

Experience

Essential

• oExperience of facilitating /planning /supporting groups in a healthcare setting i.e., health improvement/ smoking cessation/ activities.
• oPhysical skills to support working in a prison setting i.e., providing patient care, carrying out tests/observations.
• oExperience of being able to work within policy frameworks in a regulated patient care setting

Skills /Abilities /Knowledge

Essential

• oAbility to assess risk and care plan effectively, whilst understanding the needs and rights of people.
• oParticipate in any audits, research projects
• oTo take responsibility for clinical equipment /resources with which you are allocated as well as patient property and valuables.
• oAbility to relate to patients who may be experiencing high levels of distress and emotional disturbance.
• oStrong interpersonal skills and able to work under pressure.
• oTo act on own initiative when delivering patient care seeking support as required.
• oAbility to identify poor practice and standards of care when you see it and ensure that your Manager /Modern matron is aware.
• oAble to demonstrate a flexible approach to client intervention

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HMP Cookham Wood

Sir Evelyn Road

Rochester, Kent

ME1 3LU

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)