Head of Healthcare

Practice Plus Group; Leeds; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Practice Plus Group in Leeds is recruiting a Head of Healthcare to lead on-site healthcare at HMP Leeds Category B. The role requires strategic direction, budget delivery and embedding healthcare within prison operations.

You will head a 90+ strong team and work with key stakeholders to meet contractual targets. You will be the CQC registered manager and play a pivotal role in service development, governance and policy implementation, with opportunities for career progression and professional

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent clinical qualification.
• Inclusive leadership approach.
• Resilience, rapid decision-making and collaboration with prison, healthcare and external teams to manage risk and deliver high-quality care.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Ability to influence and deliver information to key partners and stakeholders.
• Extensive experience managing healthcare teams.
• Experience as a CQC registered manager or equivalent.
• Experience managing multifaceted budgets.

Responsibilities

• Provide pro-active management of on-site healthcare services, aligning with NHS England contractual requirements.
• Deliver a highly functional clinical service within budget, with support from the directorate team.
• Be part of the prison senior leadership team, ensuring healthcare is embedded with the prison operations.
• Lead a healthcare workforce of 90+ in a fast-paced environment with ongoing admissions, transfers and movements.
• Ensure standards through supervision and performance appraisals of the team.
• Act as CQC registered manager and implement relevant policies and procedures.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Healthcare management

Budget management

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory compliance

Education

Degree or equivalent clinical qualification

Job description

About The Role

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Healthcare to join team at HMP Leeds Category B adult male reception and resettlement prison located in the Armley area of Leeds, West Yorkshire.

Hours

Monday - Friday: core office hours

Salary

This position is full time, you’ll receive an annual salary up to £75,000 per annum- depending on experience.

You will also recieve a £4,000 car allowance & 10% discretionary bonus

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

What you'll be doing

• Provide pro-active management of the healthcare services on site. This will include maintaining the strategic direction of the service and delivering agreed contractual requirements and targets from NHS England.
• Be responsible for delivering a highly functional clinical service, within the budget, with support from the wider directorate team.
• Form part of the prison senior leadership team, working with other key stakeholders to ensure that the contract becomes highly functional, and healthcare services become fully embedded with the prison a whole.
• HMP Leeds is a busy Category B remand prison, with a healthcare workforce of over 90 staff. It is a highly dynamic and fast-paced environment characterised by constant prisoner admissions, transfers, releases, and court movements.
• Ensure agreed standards are achieved by leading, developing and motivating your team ensuring they receive appropriate supervision and performance appraisal.
• You will be the CQC registered manager and implement internal and external policies and procedures, particularly those with statutory implications.

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 doesn’t 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

What we’ll look for in you

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We’re the UK’s 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 Group’s 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 embrace diversity
• 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.

Qualifications, skills and experience required:

• Degree or appropriate equivalent level of experience or clinical qualification
• Inclusive leadership approach embedding a culture of continuous progression and innovation
• Demonstratehigh levels of resilience, rapid decision-making, and the ability to work collaboratively with prison, healthcare, and external stakeholder teams to manage risk and deliver high-quality care
• Significant experience leading multi-disciplinary teams
• Strong presentation skills
• Ability to influence and deliver information to key partners and stakeholders
• Extensive experience in managing healthcare teams
• Experience as a CQC registered manager, or equivalent registered body
• Experience of managing multifaceted budgets

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re 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.