Priory Hospital Enfield
Salary - £24.96 per hour
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Priory Hospital Enfield has an opportunity for a Physical Healthcare Nurse to join our team.
Priory Hospital Enfield, Edmonton, North London is an acute and secure mental health service for adult males and females, including medium secure, low secure and acute wards. It provides specialist assessment, treatment and care for individuals with severe mental illness and complex needs. It is accessible by public transport, with local bus services and Edmonton Green Overground station nearby. It is approximately 2 miles from central London, with the A10 and M25 also within easy reach.
As part of the role you will:
- Provide high-quality physical healthcare assessment, treatment and care, ensuring patients’ needs are identified, planned and reviewed.
- Provide specialist advice, training and support to nursing and MDT colleagues on physical healthcare needs, including chronic conditions, observations and screening.
- Lead on Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), ensuring audits, training and procedures are completed in line with policy and best practice.
- Work collaboratively with medical, nursing and primary care teams to deliver services including ECGs, phlebotomy, wound care and health screening.
- Support health promotion and education initiatives across the site, while maintaining professional standards and adhering to Priory Group policies and the NMC Code.
You can find additional information in the attached job description.
Essential for the role
Qualified Registered General Nurse (RGN) with a minimum of 2 years’ post-registration experience, active NMC registration and a completed preceptorship programme. Consideration will be given to Nurses registered in Mental Health (MH) or Learning Disability (LD) services who can demonstrate competence in the role's requirements.
The following experience would be beneficial
Registered Non-Medical Prescriber (NMP).
We want you to succeed at Priory and thrive in your role. You will be well supported with regular career conversations. We also offer full training and numerous pathways into leadership and qualified clinical positions to help you shape your career with us.
- Pension enrolment
- Access to development opportunities
- Refer a friend bonus
- DBS paid for
Shortlisting may begin upon receipt of applications, and the Recruiting Manager may close the vacancy early if enough suitable candidates are identified.
Priory is the UK’s leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 12,000 colleagues and a network of 270 services, we support over 24,000 people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions – including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and children’s mental health – and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with a learning disability, Prader–Willi Syndrome, brain injuries and older people.
We are an equal opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process. Learn more about the accessibility support we offer here.
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All roles are subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.
