Nurse Prescriber in Chelmsford inChelmsford PUBLISHED WED 12 FEB 2025 Jump to job information section

Are you a skilled Nurse Prescriber looking for a rewarding role where you can make a real difference? Join our dedicated healthcare team atHMP Chelmsford, where we provide high-quality care to patients with both primary care and acute care needs in a unique prison setting.

As a Nurse Prescriber, you will work autonomously within your scope of competency, delivering exceptional care to patients in both the Healthcare Centres and on the Wings/House Blocks within the prison. You will be part of a multi-professional team, working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prescribing and delivering minor injury treatment and general healthcare to patients.
• Supporting and mentoring less experienced staff members.
• Collaborating effectively with the multidisciplinary team to ensure comprehensive patient care.
• Working within a secure and challenging environment, delivering quality care to diverse patient needs.

Join us in this fulfilling role where your skills and expertise will help improve the lives of patients in an environment that requires resilience and compassion. Apply now to be part of a team that is making a difference every day.

• 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 prisoners fitness for detention, release or transfer.
• 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, HCAs 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.
• Lead 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
• Carry out any other activity or action appropriate to the role of a Prison Registered General Nurse as required

About us

As Nurse Practitioner, youll be part of our valued team:

• Salary of 43,000-50,000
• Membership 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 you
• Group sick pay policy
• Life assurance
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online 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