On the hunt for correctional/ prison RN/nurse agency work? The UK’s best healthcare recruitment and employment agency, Proximity Healthcare, is hiring for England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Collectively, we have more than 30 years of experience advocating and negotiating for handsome pay, flexible schedules, work-life balance, and career growth on RNs’ behalf with our wide range of public and private healthcare institutions.
Our team are REC-certified experts in the compliance and recruitment process. We’ve helped hundreds of nurses find their perfect healthcare job in some of the best places in the UK. Proximity Healthcare alerts nurses to new shifts as soon as they become available– there’s no need to scrounge around online job boards for shifts yourself ever again.
Why Correctional/Prison RN Agency Work?
As a society, we sometimes forget that prisoners need to access healthcare, too. They have numerous needs that are sometimes exacerbated in prison settings, particularly mental health, chronic illnesses, and wound care. You’ll conduct routine health assessments, monitor vital signs, and administer medications. Prison nurses also provide care for common ailments like colds, cases of flu, and minor injuries, as well as chronic diseases like diabetes, hypertension, and mental health conditions.
While prison nursing is often cited as a lower acuity and stress environment, you might still need to respond to emergencies, like cardiac arrests and overdoses. You’ll need to communicate with outside healthcare professionals for complex care cases and ensuring compliance with medical protocols. Lastly, you’ll educate inmates on nutrition, drug use, disease prevention, mental health, and hygiene.
Prison nurses often report that working in correctional settings often feels safer than on the wards because of the protection they gain from officers. It’s often much less stressful because of the low number of high-acuity cases, too.
If you would like to work as a nurse in a correctional setting, contact Proximity Healthcare or click the register button below.