Prison Healthcare Manager

NHS Highland; Inverness; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Highland is seeking an experienced Prison Healthcare Manager to lead and develop healthcare services at HMP Inverness. This is a senior leadership role within a complex and challenging environment, with responsibility for the operational, strategic and quality management of a large multidisciplinary team delivering healthcare to people in custody.

The postholder will provide professional leadership across medical, nursing and administrative staff, oversee service performance, workforce

Qualifications

• Significant management experience in complex services.
• Experience in prison healthcare, forensic, mental health or substance use services would be advantageous but is not essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop healthcare services at HMP Inverness.
• Provide professional leadership across medical, nursing and administrative staff.
• Oversee service performance, workforce planning and budget management.
• Ensure high standards of clinical governance, risk management and quality improvement.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Budget management

Clinical governance

Stakeholder collaboration

Prison healthcare experience

Job description

NHS Highland is seeking an experienced Prison Healthcare Manager to lead and develop healthcare services at HMP Inverness.

This is a senior leadership role within a complex and challenging environment, with responsibility for the operational, strategic and quality management of a large multidisciplinary team delivering healthcare to people in custody.

The postholder will provide professional leadership across medical, nursing and administrative staff, oversee service performance, workforce planning and budget management, and ensure high standards of clinical governance, risk management and quality improvement. You will work closely with internal colleagues and external partners including Scottish Prison Service, Police Scotland, Scottish Ambulance Service and third sector organisations.

We are looking for a confident, resilient and valuesdriven leader with significant management experience in complex services, strong peoplemanagement skills, and the ability to manage change and competing priorities in a demanding setting. Experience of prison healthcare, forensic, mental health or substance use services would be advantageous but is not essential.

This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in delivering highquality healthcare to a vulnerable population while influencing service development at local and regional level.

This post will be based initially at HMP Inverness then transfer to HMP Highland.

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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

• Effective from 1st April 2026, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reduced from 37 to 36 hours. Part-time hours will be adjusted on a pro‑ra‑ta basis. There will be an increase in the hourly rate to ensure that pay remains unaffected.

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NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.

We employ over 10,700 people, making us one of the biggest employers in the area. As an organisation, we make a very significant contribution to the local economy.

Our staff are also important members of our communities. Our greatest asset is our workforce, and the way we go about our work comes from the values and behaviours we demonstrate on a daily basis. As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through .