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Job overview

Do you want to be a part of a dynamic community here at HMP Liverpool?Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge, we’ve got a role for you!

Working in HMP Liverpool presents unique challenges and opportunities for healthcare professionals due to the poor health of the patients who find themselves in custody.

If you’re seeking a role that allows you to utilise your nursing, interpersonal and clinical skills to prevent patients returning to this environment whilst continuing to learn in a dynamic environment, please apply today!

You will work collaboratively with Merseycare Mental Health Team, Change Grow Live (recovery staff), and HMPPS staff to ensure the best possible care is provided to the patients.

Please note, the £1500 Welcome Payment is payable to new staff joining Spectrum only. 

Main duties of the job

As a Lead Nurse, your role encompasses a wide range of responsibilities and leadership such as:

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Shift coordination – overseeing staffing levels and production of rotas.

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Participating in audits

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Management of junior members of staff

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Supporting multi-disciplinary team’s such as:

oÌýÌý Diabetic retinopathy screening

oÌýÌý AAA screening

oÌýÌý Ultrasounds and X-Rays

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Medication rounds and dispensing

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Emergency response situations

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Patient assessments

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Nurse-led clinics, such as:

oÌýÌý NHS Health Checks

oÌýÌý Immunisations and Vaccinations

oÌýÌý NHS Bowel Screening

oÌýÌý Phlebotomy clinics

oÌýÌý Wound and Tissue Viability assessments.

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Assessing new patients who have just arrived at the establishment for the first time.

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Complete clinical assessments

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Triaging the acutely unwell patients

Working for our organisation

The Health and Justice division of Spectrum Community Health plays a crucial role in positively impacting the lives of individuals within secure environments, sexual health services and short-term holding facilities.

We offer an array of opportunities to enhance your skills and broaden your experience.

We have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them.

We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to LGBTQIA+ Community and are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and Asexual, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.