Head of Healthcare

Practice Plus Group; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Discretionary bonus

Learning & development

Job summary

Practice Plus Group is recruiting a Head of Healthcare for HMP Hewell in Redditch. You will lead on-site healthcare services, drive clinical standards and ensure delivery of NHS England targets. The role sits in a dynamic, secure environment requiring strong governance and stakeholder management.

You will be responsible for budgeting, supporting the wider team, and embedding healthcare across the prison, with opportunities for professional development and career progression.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent level of qualification is required.
• Inclusive leadership and ability to drive progression and innovation.
• Resilience, rapid decision-making and collaboration with prison, healthcare and external teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide pro-active on-site management of healthcare services, delivering contractual targets from NHS England.
• Ensure a highly functional clinical service within budget with support from the directorate team.
• Be part of the prison senior leadership team and embed healthcare across the site.

Skills

Inclusive leadership

Resilience

Decision-making

Stakeholder management

Presentation skills

Budget management

CQC registered manager

Team leadership

Education

Degree or clinical qualification

Job description

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Head of Healthcare to join the team at HMP Hewell! A category B remand men's prison in Redditch.

About The Role

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Head of Healthcare to join the team at HMP Hewell! A category B remand men's prison in Redditch.

Hours

Monday - Friday: 8am - 4pm

Salary

This position is full time, you’ll receive an annual salary from £68,000 to £72,000 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

As a your responsibilities will vary. You will:

• 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 Hewell is a busy remand prison, with a large healthcare workforce. 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.
• You will have strong stakeholder managment skills & expereince in coroners inquests.

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 we also offer:

• 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 we 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
• Demonstrate high 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.