Job summary
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a staff nurse Band 6 RGN to join our highly skilled primary care team at HMP Manchester.

We are looking for a highly motivated and compassionate nurse who has an interest in providing equitable care to individuals detained in prison.

You will contribute to evidence based patient care and be an integral part of the MDT and wider prison multi agency team. You will have strong communication skills and the ability to make structured professional decisions.

The role requires strong emotional resilience, self awareness and continuous reflective practice. You will be supported by your peers and managers.

You must have been a UK resident for 3 years to be eligible to apply for this post. due to prison vetting requirements.

The role is subject to prison vetting (Counter Terrorism Clearance) which is a condition of employment and must be kept up to date for the duration of your employment.

**A valid in date registration PIN is required for this role.**

Main duties of the job
The successful applicants will assist in the overall delivery of care to patients within the Primary Care department of HMP Manchester. You will be responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. The post holder will at all times comply with the NMC Code of Conduct, relevant legislation policies and procedures.

Healthcare services operate 7 days a week, and the successful applicants would need to be flexible in their approach to meeting the demands of the service.

About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Job responsibilities
See attached detailed job description and person specification:

Staff benefits

• Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts

Person Specification
Education/ Qualification
Essential

• Professional registration as an RGN

Desirable

• Leadership or management in Health Care qualification
• Cleared to Counter Terrorist National Security Vetting level.

Experience
Essential

• Experience in, or relevant knowledge of, delivering the National Screening Programmes
• post qualification experience.

Desirable

• Experience of working as a manager or team leader, including management practice and service development.
• Experience of working within a secure environment
• Delivering training to a broad range of audiences.
• Service user and carer involvement in service development.
• Experience in using the "green book" to guide

Knowledge and Skills
Essential

• Excellent clinical assessment skills, including assessment and management of risk; in relation to Older People and Adults of Working Age
• In depth knowledge of the National Screening programmes.
• Ability to provide leadership and management skills to an integrated multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to organise, prioritise and monitor own and others work load.
• Supervisory skills including staff appraisal and supervision.
• Ability to contribute to staff training and development.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with service users, carers, other agencies and professionals.
• Ability to involve service users and carers in service delivery, service evaluation and service development
• Ability to manage change and contribute to the development of services.
• Ability to contribute to the development of service policies and strategies.
• Ability to ensure effective use of information technology.
• Prepared to work flexibility to meet the needs of the service.
• At times it may be required for the postholder to undertake clinical duties to support the team's operation.
• Able to travel to other prisons if required.

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.

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).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).