Clinical Lead Primary Care

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a qualified Nurse to join their integrated healthcare team within the prison service in London. The role requires someone with clinical leadership skills and the ability to manage complex situations effectively. You will have the opportunity to deliver high-quality healthcare while contributing to the continuous improvement of services, focusing on health promotion and patient care.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year experience at Band 5 required.
• Essential to possess RGN qualification.
• Knowledge of prison healthcare issues preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage staff rotas and supervise junior staff.
• Deliver patient-centered care in a prison setting.
• Participate in service reviews and implement healthcare strategies.

Skills

Communication

IT Skills

Complex Situation Management

Education

RGN

Tools

SystemOne

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

The post holder will exercise a degree of personal and professional autonomy, make complex and critical judgments under the management of the Primary Care Clinical Lead and have decision making skills to satisfy the expectations of the role.

To be responsible for primary care staff rotas, taking into account efficient use of resources, staff capacity and changing service needs.

Responsible for staff supervision and annual appraisal.

To support and undertake research, clinical audit and evaluate the service as directed. This will include acute care, long term conditions management and health promotion activities and be in line with the NHS Plan, public health and National Service Frameworks.

To demonstrate and provide robust clinical leadership to junior staff with a sound understanding of evidence based nursing practice to provide a pro-active approach to ensure quality and outcome driven practice on a day-to-day basis.

To participate in all monitoring systems to promote the development of evidence based practice in the specialist field and to promote research as appropriate.

To lead in the professional clinical supervision programme, to ensure all junior staff receive appropriate supervision, training and annual appraisal to ensure that it becomes an integral part of team practice.

Lead in the identification of all aspects of specific service, training and personal development needs.

To lead in the implementation of effective and appropriate patient centred care planning tools / Care Programme Approach (CPA) and consistent delivery throughout all the prisons and forensic units within the service.

The post holder will participate in all service reviews as required .

Act as an Authorised Signatory as well as being responsible for the booking of temporary staffing.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

To play a lead role in the on-going development and delivery of an effective integrated healthcare service team clinical model.

To manage a clinical caseload.

Ensure all clinics are delivered in a clinically effective, efficient & timely way, in line with service needs.

Deliver strategies designed to promote and improve health and prevent disease, working proactively and collaborating with other professionals, organisations and agencies as directed

Support systems for the collection, triage & management of all referrals.

Monitor and audit of the quality and effectiveness of all aspects of service delivery.

Maintain an effective case management service to ensure care and continuity of treatment is maintained throughout an offender's care pathway whilst detained in prison.

To liaise with others to share expertise, promote ideas and work collaboratively with key stakeholders, agencies and organisations as required.

Dimensions of Post Holder

Develop and maintain inter-disciplinary and inter-agency working with all relevant agencies and organisations

Develop and maintain close working partnerships with HMPS senior management teams and staff, probation services, CPS, police and all other statutory and non-statutory agencies that are integral to offender care and offender management.

Undertake other duties agreed in conjunction with senior staff.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ:

All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.

You will need to provide:

• Proof of right to work documentation
• Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographic ID
• Proof of address documentation
• Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.

Address History:

5 years address history will be needed.

Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.

Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.

In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• RGN

Desirable criteria

• Experience of line managing junior staff or leading a team
• Experience of working with SystemOne

Experience

Essential criteria

• Minimum of One year experience at Band 5
• Experience or knowledge of working within secure & prison settings

Desirable criteria

• Experience and understanding of the audit process
• Knowledge of current issues /agendas facing prison/offender healthcare

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Strong IT and computer skills
• Ability to manage complex situations confidently

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of current National Prison Health and Quality and Performance indicators

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Remember, if you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme - Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request.

If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know by adding the relevant details when scheduling your preferred interview date and time. Please feel free to contact the appointing manager to discuss your needs.

We encourage applicants to contact the hiring manager before their interview, if they have any questions about the role or the process. This is a great way to get clarity and prepare effectively for the interview.

Please note that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is prohibited during the interview process. We also discourage overuse of AI during the application process because this can negatively impact the quality of your application and may hinder your chances of being shortlisted. Thank you.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 296.4KB)
• Important Additional Information For Candidates (please read carefully) (PDF, 160.6KB)
• Privacy Notice for Staff (PDF, 268.6KB)
• Staff Benefits (PDF, 2.5MB)