Planned Care Lead

Practice Plus Group; Bicester; On-site; GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Planned Care Lead to join their Primary Care team at a prison near Bicester. This role involves providing clinical leadership, managing nursing teams, and ensuring high-quality patient care. The ideal candidate is a registered nurse with management experience and a commitment to professional development. Competitive salary of up to £59,677 per annum offered.

Benefits

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Support for professional development

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Adult qualification is essential.
• Experience in a managerial role is required.
• Continuous professional development evidence is needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and operational management to nursing teams.
• Deputize for Deputy/Head of Healthcare as required.
• Maintain high-quality clinical service for patients.

Skills

Registered Nurse Adult

Management experience

Long-term conditions experience

Understanding of complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working

Current professional qualification (NMC)

Prescribing qualification desirable

Education

Current UK professional registration

Job description

Job Summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Planned Care Lead to join our Primary Care team at HMP Bullingdon, a category B prison located near Bicester. HMP Bullingdon is a male prison with operational capacity of around 1,100.

Hours

37.5 hours working Monday to Friday, 7:30am – 5:30pm (if covering a clinical shift) and 8-4pm. Some weekend working, max one weekend a month.

Salary

This position is full time; you will receive an annual salary up to £59,677 per annum FTE – depending on experience.

How we will support you

• Bespoke induction, including Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider team

Main duties of the job

• Provide clinical leadership and day‑to‑day operational 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 own clinical practice is consistent with autonomous practice within the role.
• Coach, line‑manage and develop clinician staff; support audits and governance.
• Contribute to developing and reviewing clinical/non‑clinical Local Operating Protocols for the site.
• Chair and facilitate specific health‑care meetings with the team and different partners.
• Deliver workshops to develop the team's learning in clinical processes, documentation, patient care and joint Health‑Justice processes.

Benefits

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue 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.

We are 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 fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Adult
• Would consider a Practice Nurse or Senior Nurse in an outpatient department
• Long‑term conditions experience
• Management experience
• Current professional qualification (NMC)
• Prescribing qualification desirableEvidence of continued professional development
• Fastidious approach to professional standards
• Understanding of complexities of multi‑disciplinary and multi‑agency working

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer Details

Practice Plus Group

Patrick Haugh Rd, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX25 1PZ

Website: https://practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/