Substance Misuse Clinical Lead

Practice Plus Group; Leicester; Sur place; GBP 52 000 - 58 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Discounts on shopping and leisure

Staff training opportunities

Staff canteen

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Financial assistance when needed

Résumé du poste

Practice Plus Group's SMS team at HMP Leicester is seeking a Substance Misuse Clinical Lead to provide clinical leadership and support to a small team, delivering person-centred care to patients with drug and alcohol-related needs. The role is based at a category B prison in Leicestershire.

This full-time position (37.5 hours, 8am–4pm) offers training opportunities, bespoke induction, competency framework, and regional career development. Salary ranges £51,643–£58,012 depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse – Adult with current NMC registration.
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD).
• Understanding of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working.

Responsabilités

• Provide substance misuse clinical leadership and management to the nursing and care teams.
• Deputise on behalf of the Deputy/Head of Healthcare when required.
• Maintain a robust, high-quality clinical service in partnership with teams and external partners.
• Coach, line manage and develop clinicians; contribute to audits and governance.
• Chair and facilitate healthcare meetings and provide clinical supervision.

Connaissances

Clinical leadership

Line management

CPD

Multi-disciplinary working

NMC registered

Formation

Registered Nurse – Adult

Description du poste

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Substance Misuse Clinical Lead to join our SMS team at HMP Leicester, a category B Prison located in Leicestershire

HMP Leicester is a male prison with a capacity of approximately 320 prisoners. It is a busy but relatively small local remand prison, located in the city centre.

The SMS Clinical Lead will provide clinical leadership and support to a small team, delivering high-quality, person-centred care to patients with drug and alcohol-related needs. The role requires experience within SMS including managing a caseload of patients with complex drug and alcohol issues.

HMP Leicester Offers:

• Free Car Parking
• Training Opportunities
• Staff Canteen

Hours

• Monday - Friday
• 37.5 hours per week
• 8am - 4pm
• Will consider part time hours minimum of 28 hours

Salary

This position is full time, you’ll receive an annual salary is 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

Eligibility / Vetting

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.

What you'll be doing

• Provide substance misuse 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 our investigations locally and for the wider region.

Other benefits

• 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

What we'll look for in you

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.

Company Purpose & Values

• we treat patients and each other as they 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.

Qualifications

• 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-medical prescribing qualification is desirable.
• Previous experience within a community or prison setting would be desirable

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

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.