Why I love my job as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP)
Reb tells us about his role as an ANP in a prison environment
I qualified as a nurse in 1997 from Birmingham University and initially worked within the NHS in HIV/GU medicine. I was really keen to progress. But, in those days, there was not a clear pathway for nurses to progress into advanced practice roles and after a decade began to look at leaving nursing. I studied for an advanced practice qualification, then a post-graduate law degree and later graduated as a Physician Associate at the University of Warwick medical school. However, I never really felt I had found somewhere or something that was a good fit for me.
I was working as a lecturer St George’s, University of London in a medical school, when I saw the ANP in a prison job advertised HMP Stafford with Practice Plus Group. I knew immediately this would be a challenging role that I would really enjoy. I have worked as an ANP in a prison now for nearly three years and I love it! It is very challenging and working within a prison can be difficult at times for all sorts of reasons, but I can honestly say it is the best job I have ever had.
I get to make a significant difference to the lives of very disadvantaged people. And I’d like to say that the organisation I work for is very progressive in terms of patient care and staff development and I work with a really supportive team.
Current vacancies
| Job title | Location | Contract type | Schedule type | Closing date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theatre Practitioner | Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre St Marys Portsmouth | Hospitals, Surgical Centres, MSK and Diagnostics | Permanent | 19 May 2024 |
| Pharmacy Assistant | HMP Lindholme | Prison Healthcare | Permanent | 17 May 2024 |
| Occupational and Physiotherapist Assistant | HMP YOI Moorland | Prison Healthcare | Permanent | 17 May 2024 |
| Part Time Substance Misuse Recovery Worker | HMP Risley | Prison Healthcare | Permanent | 17 May 2024 |
| Substance Misuse Recovery Worker | HMP Risley | Prison Healthcare | Permanent | 17 May 2024 |
| Pharmacist | Prison Healthcare | Permanent | 17 May 2024 | |
| Substance Misuse Nurse | HMP Brixton | Prison Healthcare | Permanent | 16 May 2024 |
| Healthcare Assistant | HMP Brixton | Prison Healthcare | Permanent | 16 May 2024 |
| Bank Pharmacy Technician | West Midlands HMP Long Lartin | Prison Healthcare | Casual/Bank | 16 May 2024 |
| Speech and Language Therapist | HMP YOI Moorland | Prison Healthcare | Permanent | 16 May 2024 |
| Bank Pharmacy Technician | West Midlands HMP Hewell | Prison Healthcare | Casual/Bank | 16 May 2024 |
| Advanced Nurse Practitioner | West Midlands HMP YOI Drake Hall | Prison Healthcare | Casual/Bank | 16 May 2024 |
| Healthcare Assistant | West Midlands HMP YOI Brinsford | Prison Healthcare | Permanent | 16 May 2024 |
| Social Care Support Worker- HMP Stafford | West Midlands HMP Stafford | Prison Healthcare | Permanent | 16 May 2024 |
| Part time Pharmacy Technician | West Midlands HMP Oakwood | Prison Healthcare | Permanent | 16 May 2024 |
| South Central Regional Lead Pharmacist | South East Region (HiJ) | Prison Healthcare | Permanent | 16 May 2024 |
| Registered Nurse Nights | West Midlands HMP Hewell | Prison Healthcare | Permanent | 16 May 2024 |
| Pharmacy Technician | West Midlands HMP Oakwood | Prison Healthcare | Permanent | 16 May 2024 |
| Pharmacy Support Worker | West Yorkshire HMP Wealstun | Prison Healthcare | Permanent | 15 May 2024 |
| Primary Care Nurse | HMP Winchester | Prison Healthcare | Permanent | 15 May 2024 |
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