Primary Care Nurse - Band 5 - HMP Wandsworth
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OVERALL AIMS & OJECTIVES
To provide quality primary healthcare to offenders, working as part of multidisciplinary inpatient team. This may include Reception, First Night centres,
Prison wing liaison, long-term conditions management, 24hr emergency response and urgent care services.
To work in partnership with HMPS , contributing to reducing re-offending and improving the rehabilitation of offenders.
Overview of the Post
To work under the direction of senior staff to deliver and constantly
strive to improve primary care services
To provide health care based on the principles of timely,
comprehensive assessment and evidence based practice.
To reduce or mitigate the effects of unhealthy or high risk behaviours.
To promote effective links with health and related services in the
community to ensure continuity of care as appropriate.
