Job Title: Prison Nurse
Post requires candidate to be entitled for work: Yes
Salary Range: £66,422.64 to £71,038.46
Contract Type: Permanent
Full time/Part Time: Full Time
Term Time only post: No
Advert Closing Date: 29/03/2026
Job Overview
Working collaboratively with colleagues within the Prison setting as well as across other department to ensure the continuity in patient care, acting as a role model for colleuges, patients and relatives, the post holder will be a highly experienced practitioner within the multi-disciplinary team, contributing to the development of a clinical service through involvement in standard setting and the development and dissemination of expertise within both the clinical and education settings.
For an informal chat around this role please contact Moira Dick @M.Dick@health.gov.je
Job Purpose
The post holder will demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the guidelines of the NMC Code and apply these to maintain trust and credibility with patients, carers and colleagues. The post holder will make a significant contribution to a specialty service through developing effective clinical leadership skills, and will keep fully up to date in developments within own professional discipline, sharing clinical knowledge/experience in order to enhance nursing care.
The post holder will promote a culture of evidence based practice by contribution to developing and maintaining protocols, documentation, systems, standards, policies and guidelines in line with the Clinical Governance Framework
The post holder will work collaboratively as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, taking the lead role when appropriate and participate in building team commitment, coherence and spirit. The post holder will contribute to the overall aims of the service by developing the nursing staff and encouraging self-sufficiency and flexibility of working practices to provide the most cost-effective and efficient working practices.
The post holder will actively participate in the Education, Training and Development Programme and will assist junior staff to identify and meet their learning objectives. The post holder will disseminate clinical knowledge and expertise in specialty throughout organisation using the principles of teaching and learning in the education of patients, carers and colleagues.
The post holder will participate constructively in the Performance Review and Appraisal process, taking responsibility for lifelong learning
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Statutory Responsibilities
Active engagement, participation and compliance with any other statutory responsibilities applicable to the role, as amended from time to time.
Job Specific Outcomes 1 of 2
The post holder will make a significant contribution to a speciality service through developing effective clinical leadership skills, and will keep fully up to date in developments within own professional discipline, sharing clinical knowledge / experience in order to enhance nursing care.
The post holder will contribute to the overall aims of the service by developing the nursing staff and encouraging self-sufficiency and flexibility of working practices to provide the most cost-effective and efficient working practices.
Conduct comprehensive physical and mental health screening and assessments – identifying any immediate needs, chronic conditions or potential risk like substance withdrawal or suicidal ideation.
Health promotion on good physical and mental health wellbeing.
Management of medication administration, support concordance.
Acting as a first responder to medical emergencies, this can range from minor injuries / illness / self harm / cardiac / respiratory distress, escalating to hospital if necessary.
Working together with mental health professionals to screen and monitor for a wide range of mental health needs including primary and secondary care.
Maintaining accurate and timely documentation as per NMC code of conduct. Working closely with the multi-disciplinary team -GP’s drug and alcohol services, mental health services, endocrinology services, as well as other community health care provisions, prison officers. The post holder will paticipate in performance reviews and appraisal process, taking esponsability for lifelong learning.
Person specification
Appointees to this role will be required to adhere to and perform their duties in line with the standards identified in the States of Jersey tier 6 core accountabilities attributes and behaviour indicators.
TIER 4 Middle Manager and Skilled Specialist
Qualifications
1st Level Registered Nurse
Knowledge
Professional, clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree level
Technical Work Based Skills
Assessing, planning and implementation of provision of care for patients/clients
General skills / attributes
Excellent written and verbal communications skills
Experience
2 years post qualifying experience in specialty area
Personal Attributes
Appointees to this role will be required to adhere to and perform their duties in line with the standards identified in the States of Jersey tier 6 core accountabilities attributes and behaviour indicators.
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