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Full-time / part-time / secondment applicants are welcome.
This is an exciting opportunity to join The NHS Prison Healthcare Service which provides a full range of Health Care to patients within the prison population. We work alongside our colleagues in the Scottish Prison Service as well as many other partner agencies to improve the physical and mental health and wellbeing of prisoners.
The post holder is operationally responsible and professionally accountable to the Nurse Team Leader.
This post is peripatetic across all three prisons in Greater Glasgow & Clyde Health Board Area covering HMP Barlinnie, HMP Greenock and HMP Low . Although you will be assigned a base, you will be expected to cross cover sites to meet the exigencies of the service.
It is essential that you are a First Level Registered Nurse Adult educated to degree level or equivalent.
Post registration experience working within a relevant clinical setting.
Awareness of professional and clinical accountability, legal issues, role limitations and boundaries and balancing duty of care and public safety issues.
Literate in current IT techniques.
Ability to work on own initiative.
Ability to prioritise workload and meet tight deadlines.
Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.
Informal Contact: Claire Hill, Contact Number 0141 770 2055, Email Claire.hill2@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
In order to apply for this position you must have a Live PIN with the NMC.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.
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