Primary Care Clinical Lead

Practice Plus Group; Arundel; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Primary Care Clinical Lead for HMP Ford, a category D Prison. This role involves providing clinical leadership, managing nursing staff, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality healthcare within a correctional setting. Qualified candidates must have NMC registration and experience in multi-agency working. Opportunities for professional development are available in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Support for professional development

24/7 employee assistance and financial support

Qualifications

• Legal right to work in the UK required.
• Experience in hospital, community, or prison environments is desirable.
• Understanding of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and management to the registered nurses and care teams.
• Deputise on behalf of the Deputy/Head of Healthcare when required.
• Ensure quality clinical service for patients.

Skills

UK professional registration (NMC Registered Nurse Adult)

Excellent communication skills

Line management experience

Mentorship of student nurses

Compassionate approach

Education

Current UK professional registration

Evidence of Continued Professional Development

Job description

Job title

Primary Care Clinical Lead – HMP Ford (category D Prison located in Ford)

Overview

Join our integrated and friendly team as we plan and embed the integrated pathway around release and transfer, early days custody and unscheduled care. The site will grow to 780 prisoners in the new build phase, on one site. A similar setting to a GP Practice with lots of development opportunities.

Hours

Working Monday to Friday 08:00 – 18:00. Weekend cover where required to support team holidays.

Salary

Annual salary up to £58,012 per annum FTE – depending on experience.

How we will support you

• Bespoke induction, including the Introducing Health in Justice training
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider team
• Legal right to work in the UK requirements and job-specific vetting and security checks

Requirements

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. 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. Applicants must have current UK professional registration (NMC Registered Nurse Adult). Evidence of Continued Professional Development. Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working. Non-judgmental and compassionate approach. Excellent communication skills. Existing line management experience and student nurse mentorship. Desirable experience in hospital, community or prison environments.

Main duties of the job

• 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.
• Coach, line manage and develop clinician staff; support and contribute to audits and governance; contribute to developing and reviewing clinical/non-clinical Local Operating Protocols for the site.
• Chair and facilitate healthcare meetings with the team and partners; provide clinical supervision and carry out investigations locally and for the wider region.

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 background. Our purpose is to unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values: treating patients and each other with respect; acting with integrity; and striving to do things better together. We are looking for caring, compassionate but driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for fair and inclusive healthcare access for all.

Job summary / career focus

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Primary Care Clinical Lead to join our Primary Care team at HMP Ford, a category D Prison located in Ford. This is an integrated, on-site role with development opportunities.

Additional information

We offer discounts on shopping and leisure activities; support for professional development; and 24/7 employee assistance and financial support when needed.

Employer details

Employer: Practice Plus Group

Address: Ford Rd, Ford, Arundel, West Sussex, BN18 0BX

Employer's website: https://practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/