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These three Practice Development Nurse (PDN) posts in Prison Healthcare, one each for Primary Care, Mental Health and Addictions, are a new and exciting opportunity to create a Practice Development Team working across the three prisons within NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GG&C); HMP Barlinnie, HMP Low Moss and HMP Greenock.
As an integral member of the Practice Development Nurse Team you will be line managed and professionally accountable to the Professional Nurse Lead with responsibility for supporting the Professional Nursing Work Plan in Prison Healthcare. The Practice Development role operates across the three prison sites in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. The PDN’s therefore require to work alongside member of the diverse Multi-Disciplinary/Integrated Teams, to quality assure and support professional and nursing development in the three key areas of; Primary Care, Mental Health and Addictions. You will provide visible leadership, coaching and mentoring for Primary Care, Mental Health and Addictions nursing, contributing to the continuous quality improvement of care delivery in prison healthcare.
You will lead on specific areas of work as delegated and will frame your practice within the sub roles of;
Expert Practice
Professional Leadership
Education
Training and Development
Research
Audit and Evaluation
Change Management
Quality Person Centred Care
This will be delivered through a highly visible presence within the three prisons and will be underpinned by demonstrable values based approach to the delivery of compassionate, safe and effective care. It is essential that you are currently a registered nurse with the NMC and that you have evidence of CPD with direct relevance to the posts. You must have experience working within the speciality at a senior level. The shift pattern for this post is predominantly Monday–Friday, 8am-4pm but flexibility in hours and days of working is desirable for PHC.
This is a Fixed term post for 24 months.
Informal Contact: Grant Scott, PNA Prison Health Care and Police Custody Suites, Tel No: 01414278267