Primary Care Clinical Manager

Spectrum Community Health Cic; Stretford; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Training and Development opportunities

Flexible Working

Up to 33 days annual leave

Job summary

Spectrum Community Health CIC is recruiting a Band 7 post to support HMP Forest Bank in Pendlebury. The post holder will lead a multi-disciplinary team, provide health assessments, and deliver clinical care within a prison setting.

You will develop and evaluate clinical pathways, drive quality governance, and maintain strong partnerships with staff and regulators to ensure safe, effective care and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Registered Health care Professional with current registration (e.g., NMC).
• Management qualification or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of continued professional development at post graduate level, including delivery of evidence-based care.

Responsibilities

• Oversee clinical pathways, set standards and manage staff.
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams to implement best practice and risk management.
• Develop and maintain partnerships with Head of Healthcare and clinical teams.

Skills

Management experience

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Regulatory compliance

Clinical governance

Stakeholder management

Confidentiality

Education

NMC registered professional

Management qualification

Job description

Job summary

The post holder will operate as part of a multi-disciplinary team, providing support and guidance for patients requiring support. The post holder will undertake physical and/or health assessments, provide and evaluate a range of health treatments and interventions to meet the needs of the patient, and contribute to the wider continuous development of prison healthcare services. The post holder will demonstrate knowledge, skills and understanding of Long Term Conditions providing health promotion and advice on treatment options.

Main duties of the job

The role includes the assessment of complex care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of clinical pathways, the setting of standards and management of staff. The post-holder will work in close partnership with the Head of Healthcare and wider clinical teams to ensure safe, effective implementation of best practice and robustly risk managed services, whilst simultaneously facilitating cross partnership working.

About us

BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE

Join our team

We're looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team.

Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge we've got a role for you!

• Access to NHS Pension
• Time for you (additional day off)
• Refer a friend scheme
• Training and Development opportunities
• Flexible Working
• Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
• Up to 33 days annual leave

Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people - our patients, service users, staff and partners. We are building on our ambition to deliver the best in health and wellbeing on a values-driven ethos and to maintain the highest standards of patient care and service. We are an expanding organisation, but we aim to grow without compromising on quality and social value.

Our Mission

Holistic interventions delivered with compassion for the stigmatised and marginalised in our communities

Our Vision

Quality healthcare that makes a difference to people's lives, regardless of circumstances.

Details

Date posted: 28 August 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 847-RM-26-V955

Job locations: HMP Forest Bank, Agecroft Road, Pendlebury, M27 8FB, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the vacancy.

Person Specification

Education and Training

Essential

• Registered Health care Professional with current appropriate registration e.g., Nurse with NMC membership.
• Management qualification or equivalent experience
• Evidence of continued professional development at post graduate level, including delivery of evidence-based care

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Sustained successful experience in a management operational role, working in a complex environment with multi health professionals
• Demonstrate experience and knowledge of effective changes to practice to support regulatory compliance e.g., CQC, Regulation 28 etc
• Experience of leading teams in a complex environment to implement organisational change and deliver a successful outcome
• Experience of effectively managing a service working in partnership with multidisciplinary teams
• Experience of working with vulnerable groups and understand the complexity that they present
• Lead on implementation of quality initiatives
• Experience of managing and maintaining effective relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
• Experience of leading clinical governance
• Understanding and application of confidentiality

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding in relation to the government's offender health agenda
• Experience of managing offender care or secure units.
• Experience of conducting and supporting research

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).