Primary Care Lead

Northamptonshire Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; Lowdham CP; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust in the United Kingdom is seeking a dynamic Primary Care Matron to provide clinical and operational leadership within a secure environment. The post reports to the Head of Healthcare and leads a multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, compassionate care.

Essential qualifications include registration as a healthcare professional with a diploma or degree, plus experience at Band 6 or equivalent and staff management skills.

Qualifications

• Registered healthcare professional with diploma/degree-level qualification.
• Leadership training or qualifications desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and operational leadership to the primary care team.
• Oversee governance, quality assurance, and service development.
• Manage staff recruitment, supervision, and performance.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to deliver integrated care.
• Ensure compliance with CQC, infection control, and health & safety standards.

Skills

Leadership

Staff management

Collaboration

Education

Diploma/degree

Job description

Job summary

Lead with Compassion. Deliver with Purpose.

Are you a dynamic healthcare leader ready to take the next step in your career? Join Team NHFT as a Primary Care Matron and play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering high‑quality healthcare services within a secure environment.

At Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT), we’re proud to be rated Outstanding by the CQC. We’re committed to innovation, inclusivity, and making a real difference in the lives of our patients and staff.

Please note this post is subject to security vetting. To be considered for this post you will need to have continuously resided in the UK without any breaks for a minimum of 3 years prior to this application and be able to evidence your years of residency. Please note without sufficient evidence your application may not progress.

Main duties of the job

As Primary Care Matron at HMP Lowdham Grange, a Category B men’s prison, you’ll be a key member of the leadership team, reporting to the Head of Healthcare. You’ll lead a multidisciplinary team, drive service improvements, and ensure the delivery of safe, effective, and compassionate care.

• Provide clinical and operational leadership to the primary care team
• Oversee governance, quality assurance, and service development
• Manage staff recruitment, supervision, and performance
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to deliver integrated care
• Ensure compliance with CQC, infection control, and health & safety standards

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered healthcare professional with diploma/degree-level qualification

Desirable

• Leadership training or qualifications

Experience

Essential

• Minimum 2 years' experience at Band 6 or equivalent
• Proven leadership and staff management experience
• Experience working across service boundaries

Desirable

• Previous experience in prison or secure healthcare settings

Security Vetting

Essential

• The application includes evidence of the required years of UK residency to meet prison vetting standards

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. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address: HMP Lowdham Grange, Lowdham, NG14 7DA, United Kingdom

Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Healthcare

Steve Mason

[e-mail]