Job description

Job responsibilities

You will work alongside healthcare teams to identify learning and development needs, support newly appointed staff and assess clinical competencies. You will create positive learning environments, support students on placement and help colleagues develop through supervision, wellbeing support and career conversations. The role will provide specialist infection prevention and control advice to staff across different disciplines, monitor compliance with relevant standards and support services to implement improvements. You will liaise with the local Health Protection Team during outbreaks, maintain effective communication with infection prevention and control champions and contribute to regional reporting and governance arrangements. You will participate in clinical audits, patient safety initiatives, service development and research activity where appropriate. The post holder must maintain professional registration and clinical competence, work in accordance with Trust and prison security procedures, and promote safeguarding, continuous learning and the Oxleas values of Were Kind, Were Fair, We Listen and We Care. Applicants must hold current professional registration and a relevant Level 6 qualification, with substantial experience as a senior practitioner at Band 6 or above. You should have experience of supporting staff development, clinical supervision, emergency response, multidisciplinary working, practice development and infection prevention and control. A full driving licence and access to transport are required due to travel across the Dorset prison estate.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION, 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 photographic ID

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 soughtfrom: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

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant degree-level qualification & professional registration
• Infection prevention and control qualification, or willingness to undertake this
• Professional Nurse Advocate qualification, or willingness to complete the required training

Experience and knowledge

Essential

• Substantial experience as a senior practitioner at Band 6 or above in a relevant clinical setting
• Experience of clinical supervision, staff development, practice development and supporting junior colleagues
• Experience of emergency response, multidisciplinary working, infection prevention and control, clinical audit and report writing

Desirable

• Understanding of safeguarding and healthcare delivery within a secure or prison environment

Skills and personal requirements

Essential

• Excellent communication, leadership, teaching and organisational skills
• Full driving licence and access to transport to travel between prison sites

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).

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HMP Guys Marsh

Shaftesbury

SP7 0AH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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