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he Sheppey Cluster Prisons are undergoing modernisation and development in the
Healthcare Department. There are two closed prisons HMP Elmley and HMP Swaleside and
one open prison, HMP Standford Hill.
In the two closed sites we are introducing Telemedicine and digital imaging. Each wing will
have an independent clinical area for GP and nurse-led clinics. HMP Standford Hill has a
new walk-in centre, which is open from Monday to Friday. All sites provide a dental, optical,
pharmaceutical and physiotherapy service. A comprehensive and separate Substance Misuse Service is offered to those clients
in need. Mental Health Services have undergone a comprehensive review and we anticipate a significant uplift in services by
December with the final service in place by March 2010.
We require Band 5 Registered General Nurses and Health Care Assistants at Band 3 and 4 to enable
us to progress our plans. Our existing pharmacy technicians are hoping to employ another part-time
Band 5 Pharmacy Technician and two Pharmacy Assistants.
To assist our team we will need two porters for HMP Elmley which is the busiest prison serving the
local community for remanded and convicted offenders.
Prison nursing has made significant progress in the past few years but to help us make the final steps towards a gold standard
service we require qualified, professional staff.
Applications can be made on the HMPS or NHS website. Both sites have a Sheppey Cluster Healthcare Department DVD which
shows part of what we do and can be sent to interested parties.
We offer Agenda for Change employment conditions. All sites have gym facilities and a swimming pool in HMP Standford Hill.
Free and secure parking is available. All new staff undergo Security Clearance. Following this a comprehensive induction package
is undertaken with support from the team to ensure newcomers feel welcome and supported.
Please ring 01795 882145 Monday-Thursday for further information or to arrange a visit.
The next Board Meeting, to
which the public are invited,
will be held on:
Wednesday, 25 November
2009
10am
The Boardroom, Trust HQ,
35 Kings Hill Avenue,
Kingshill, West Malling,
ME19 4AZ
Questions on the content of the
agenda will be responded to at
the Board Meeting but all other
questions should be submitted in
writing for a formal response and
should be sent to:
Val Woodin, Board Secretary,
Eastern and Coastal Area Office,
Littlebourne Road, Canterbury,
CT1 1AZ or emailed to:
Val.woodin@kmpt.nhs.uk
All relevant papers will be posted
online one week before the
meeting and can be viewed at
www.kmpt.nhs.uk/The_Trust/Trust_
Board/index.html
A Public Board Meeting is
being held on:
Wednesday, 18 November
2009
9.30am to 1pm
The New Life Family Church
8 Church Street, Margate, CT9 1ST
The agenda and papers will be
on our website one week prior to
the meeting. Please visit www.
easternandcoastalkent.nhs.uk.
For questions relating to the
agenda please contact Pauline
Gardiner, Corporate Services
Manager on 01227 795037 or email:
Pauline gardiner@eastcoastkent.
The next Public Board Meeting
of the South East Coast Strategic
Health Authority is being held on:
Friday, 11 December 2009
9.30am to 12.30pm
Board Room, York House,
18-20 Massetts Road, Horley,
Surrey, RH6 7DE
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