Primary Care Clinical Lead

NHS; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 56,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Primary Care Clinical Lead at HMP Doncaster, offering the chance to deliver high-quality healthcare in a challenging environment. The role includes clinical leadership, management, and collaboration with partners to ensure excellent care standards.

Benefits

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Support for professional development

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Qualifications

• Experience in hospital, community, or prison settings preferred.
• Understanding of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and management to registered nurses and care teams.
• Support audits, governance, and clinical protocols.
• Manage staff rotas and patient engagement strategies.

Skills

Communication

Compassion

Leadership

Education

Registered Nurse (Adult)

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Primary Care Clinical Lead to join our Primary Care team at HMP Doncaster, a category B Prison located in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to provide the highest standards of healthcare to our patients, without compromising on efficiency and quality.

Job summary

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We are seeking a Primary Care Clinical Lead to join our team at HMP Doncaster. This position offers the chance to deliver excellent healthcare services in a challenging yet rewarding environment.

Hours

Monday to Friday - 07:00/08:00 - 16:00

Salary

This is a full-time position with an annual salary up to £55,996, depending on experience.

How we will 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, and support from the wider team.

Candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK. Due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

Main duties of the job

As a Primary Care Clinical Lead, your responsibilities will include:

• Providing clinical leadership and management to registered nurses and care teams.
• Working closely with partners to maintain a high-quality clinical service.
• Modeling a culture of compassion, care, courage, commitment, communication, and competence.
• Coaching, line managing, and developing clinician staff, supporting audits, governance, and reviewing clinical/non-clinical protocols.

If you're interested in career development, we offer various internal and external opportunities for growth and learning.

Additional benefits include:

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities.
• Support for professional development.
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial support.

About us

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders, and immigration removal centers. We are the UK's leading independent provider of NHS services in secure environments, prioritizing patient needs regardless of background.

Our core values are:

• Treat patients and colleagues with respect.
• Act with integrity.
• Embrace diversity.
• Strive for continuous improvement together.

We seek caring, compassionate, and driven professionals to help us achieve a fair and inclusive healthcare environment.

Qualifications & Experience required

• Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration.
• Understanding of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working.
• Non-judgmental, compassionate approach.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Line management experience and mentorship skills.

Experience in hospital, community, or prison settings is preferred but not essential.

Working in secure environments is challenging yet rewarding. If you wish to develop your healthcare skills in a dynamic environment, this role could be ideal for you.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We seek an experienced clinical lead to provide leadership and management to nurses and care teams, deputize for senior staff when required, and collaborate with partners to maintain high standards of care. You will model a culture of compassion, care, courage, and competence, support audits and governance, and contribute to clinical protocols.

You will chair healthcare meetings, provide clinical supervision, and support investigations. You will deliver workshops, develop team learning, and work with the Head of Healthcare to identify and mitigate clinical risks.

Additional responsibilities include managing staff rotas, handling agency nurse hours, and supporting patient engagement strategies. You will help shape our healthcare strategy to deliver outstanding, personalized, evidence-based care that makes a difference.

We aim to foster a culture of shared learning, promote best practices, and build strong multidisciplinary teams.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Please refer to the detailed job description attached.

Experience

• Please refer to the detailed job description attached.

Additional Criteria

• Please refer to the detailed job description attached.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This role is subject to DBS checks due to working in secure environments.

UK Registration

Applicants must hold current UK professional registration. For more info, see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Practice Plus Group

Address: HMP Doncaster, Marsh Gate, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 8UX

Employer's website

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

Salary up to £55,996 per annum depending on experience.