Clinical Lead

Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite Parking

Access to gym

Discounts on shopping and leisure

Support to grow in your role

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Job summary

Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice is seeking a Clinical Lead for the Primary Care team at HMP Lancaster Farms, a category C prison near Lancaster. The role focuses on clinical leadership of nursing staff, public health delivery, and coordination of complex patient care within a secure environment.

You will oversee bed watches, patient escorts, and audits, with a background in sexual health and vaccination programmes.

Qualifications

• The post requires a nurse with sexual health experience and an understanding of public health, QOF, long-term conditions and vaccination programmes.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and management to the registered nurses and care teams.
• Deputise on behalf of the Deputy/Head of Healthcare when required.
• Work closely with partners to maintain a robust, high quality clinical service for patients.
• Model a culture of compassion, care, courage, commitment, communication and competence.
• Coach, line manage and develop clinician staff; support audits and governance.
• Chair and facilitate healthcare meetings and carry out investigations locally and for the wider region.

Skills

Sexual health

Public health

QOF

Long-term conditions

Vaccination programmes

Education

Registered Nurse Adult or Mental Health NMC

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Lead to join our Primary Care team at HMP Lancaster Farms, a category C Prison located in outskirts of Lancaster and a capacity of 550 males.

As a Primary Care Clinical Lead, you will have experience in sexual health and an understanding of public health. In addition to the responsibilities outlined in the JD, you will also be responsible for bed watches, patients requiring escorts and the management of complex patients.

The post requires a nurse with sexual health experience and an understanding of public health, QOF, long-term conditions and ideally practice nursing, including knowledge of vaccination programmes.

• Onsite Parking
• Access to gym

Hours:

• Monday - Friday
• 37.5 hours per week
• 8am - 4pm

This position is full time, youll receive an annual salary up to £51,643 - £58,012 5 per annum - depending on experience.

How will we support you?

Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course

Competency framework

Regional and national career development opportunities

Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs

Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

Main duties of the job

As a Clinical Lead, your responsibilities will vary. You will

• Provide clinical leadership and management to the registered nurses and care teams.
• Deputise on behalf of the Deputy/Head of Healthcare when required.
• Work closely with partners to maintain a robust, high quality clinical service for patients. Ensure that own clinical practice is consistent with autonomous practice within the role.
• Model a culture of compassion, care, courage, commitment, communication and competence.
• Clinical Lead you will coach, line manage and develop clinician staff; support and contribute in undertaking audits and governance and contribute to developing and reviewing clinical/non clinical Local Operating Protocols for the site.
• Chair and facilitate specific healthcare meetings with the team and different partners, provide clinical supervision (training available) and carry our investigations locally and for the wider region.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesnt stop there

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

About us

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. Were the UKs leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Groups purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• we treat patients and each other as they would like to be treated
• we act with integrity
• we strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

• Registered Nurse Adult or Mental Health NMC
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development
• Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
• A non-judgmental and compassionate approach
• Existing line management experience and student nurse mentorship

Although not essential ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If youre looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£51,643 to £58,012 a year £51,643 - £58,012 per annum