Primary Care Clinical Lead

NHS; Warrington; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Primary Care Clinical Lead at HMP Risley, Warrington. You will lead a team in providing primary care services within a prison setting. The ideal candidate will have a nursing qualification, experience in substance misuse, and strong leadership skills. This full-time position offers a salary between £51,643 - £58,012 annually, with career development opportunities in a rewarding environment.

Benefits

Free Parking

Staff Canteen

Gym Facility

Career and Development opportunities

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Adult Current professional qualification (NMC).
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development required.
• Understanding of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Substance Misuse experience

Excellent communication skills

Line management experience

Compassionate approach

Education

Registered Nurse Adult qualification (NMC)

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 you to join our Primary Care Team as a Primary Care Clinical Lead at HMP Risley, a category C Prison located in Warrington.

As a Primary Care Clinical Lead, you will be looking after a team of 5 team leaders within the primary care settings, ideally looking for someone with Substance Misuse experience or would be willing to learn and develop skills within substance misuse. HMP Risley is a male prison that has a population of 1000.

Interviews will be held on Thursday 23rd October.

The site offers:

• Free Parking
• Staff Canteen
• Gym Facility
• Career and Development opportunities

Hours:

• Monday - Friday
• 37.5 hours per week
• 8am - 4pm or 9am - 5pm

Salary:

This position is full-time, you'll receive an annual salary between £51,643 - £58,012 per annum FTE - 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 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 that own clinical practice is consistent with autonomous practice within the role.
• Model a culture of compassion, care, courage, commitment, communication and competence.
• Clinical Lead you will coach, line manage and develop clinician staff; support and contribute in undertaking audits and governance and 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, 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

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 a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Requirements:

• Registered Nurse Adult Current professional qualification (NMC)
• 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.

Equality and Diversity

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.