Primary Care Clinical Lead

NHS; Market Harborough; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Primary Care Clinical Lead for HMP Gartree in Market Harborough. This full-time role involves providing clinical leadership to nurses, ensuring high-quality care, and maintaining inter-agency partnerships. Ideal candidates will be NMC Registered Nurses with leadership experience and excellent communication skills. This role offers competitive salary and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Bespoke induction training

Career development opportunities

Employee assistance helpline

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse Adult qualification required.
• Experience in multi-disciplinary working.
• Excellent communication skills and a compassionate approach.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and management to the care teams.
• Deputise for the Deputy/Head of Healthcare as required.
• Ensure high-quality clinical service for patients.

Skills

Compassionate approach

Excellent communication skills

Line management experience

Education

NMC Registered Nurse Adult

Evidence of Continued Professional Development

Job description

Job summary

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 Gartree, a category B men's prison, located in Market Harborough, Leicestershire. The prison houses approximately 640 patients where we deliver primary care, mental health and substance misuse services. In this role you will have the opportunity to provide the highest standards of healthcare to our patients, without having to compromise on efficiency and quality.

Hours

Monday to Friday – 8.00 to 16.00. Flexible working hours considered.

Salary

This position is full time, you’ll receive an annual salary up to £55,996 per annum – depending on experience.

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.

Main duties of the job

As a Primary Care Clinical Lead, your responsibilities will vary. You will:

• 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 your 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 specific healthcare meetings with the team and different partners; provide clinical supervision (training available) and carry out investigations locally and for the wider region

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, including internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesnt 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

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’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 fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Requirements

• NMC Registered Nurse Adult
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development
• Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
• A non-judgmental and compassionate approach
• Excellent communication skills
• Existing line management experience and student nurse mentorship

Although not essential, ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.

Job description & responsibilities

We are looking for an experienced clinical lead to 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. You will model a culture of compassion, care, courage, commitment, communication and competence.

As the Clinical Lead you will 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. You will chair and facilitate healthcare meetings with the team and partners, provide clinical supervision (training available) and carry out investigations locally and for the wider region. You will deliver workshops to develop the teams learning in areas such as clinical processes, documentation, patient care and joint Healthcare & HMPPS processes, and work with the Head of Healthcare to identify and mitigate clinical risk. You will support the process of patient concerns, attend and progress actions from HMPPS/partnership meetings, oversee local patient engagement strategy, and work with the Head of Healthcare to ensure protocols and standards are adhered to.

As Clinical Lead you’ll lead a support team with safeguarding, have responsibility for the rota and managing shortages and sign-off of agency nurses hours online/staff payroll as required.

You will contribute to our healthcare strategy and vision to:

• Provide outstanding evidence-based care to our patients, listening to and acting on their feedback so that care is personalised and informed by what matters to them
• Deliver non-judgemental care that makes a real difference, as defined by our Health in Justice Competency framework
• Inspire excellence by forging strong links with partners and stakeholders and providing a service that people can trust
• Promote best practice, clinical supervision, evidence-based care and continuous quality improvement
• Share knowledge and expertise to ensure safe care, building strong multi-disciplinary teams

Person Specification

UK Registration & Disclosure

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and will require a Disclosure to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer: Practice Plus Group

Address: HMP Gartree, Gallow Field Rd, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7RP

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