Unscheduled Care Lead

NHS; Bicester; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Bicester seeks an Unscheduled Care Lead to join their Senior Clinical team. This full-time role involves providing leadership, delivering outstanding patient care, and overseeing service operations. Ideal candidates should have relevant clinical qualifications and experience in emergency care. Join a team dedicated to making a difference in healthcare access within secure environments.

Benefits

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Support for professional development

Qualifications

• Degree or appropriate equivalent level of experience.
• Experience in an emergency care setting.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and line management for Unscheduled Care team.
• Deliver evidence-based patient care.
• Oversee operational service delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Evidence-based care

Compassionate care

Emergency care experience

Team management

Clinical governance understanding

Education

Degree or clinical qualification

Job description

Job overview

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Unscheduled Care Lead to join our Senior Clinical team at HMP Bullingdon, a category B Prison located in Bicester, Oxford. On a 12 month fixed term secondment or fixed-term contract.

HMP Bullingdon is a male remand prison with a capacity for 1,152 and provides 24 hours healthcare with an on-site inpatient unit.

Hours

37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 7.30am–5.30pm, typically 4 days a week. May require some weekend working.

Salary

This position is full time, with an annual salary up to £57,603 per annum FTE, depending on experience.

How we will support you

• Bespoke induction, including the 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 and, due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

Main duties of the job

• Provide leadership and line management for those within the Unscheduled Care team.
• Provide outstanding evidence-based care to patients by seeking out, listening to and acting on feedback so that patient engagement is at the centre of service delivery.
• Oversee day-to-day operational service delivery and data with integrity, in a timely manner to meet commissioner expectations.
• Deliver excellence in all areas of the role, providing non-judgemental, compassionate care within the prison that is safe, high quality and in line with CQC requirements; comply with policies, procedures and statutory responsibilities while driving excellence.
• Promote best practice in unscheduled care, triage and emergency response.

If you are interested in career development, we offer a wide range of opportunities to develop your skills and experience, including internal and external options for development and learning.

Benefits

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue professional development
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when needed

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 are the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first.

Our purpose is to unlock your best work life, guided 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 driven professionals who can help us deliver fair and inclusive healthcare access.

Qualifications

• Degree or appropriate equivalent level of experience or clinical qualification
• Would consider a registered Paramedic or RGN
• Experience in an emergency care setting
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams
• Experience of working in CQC or equivalent registered services such as HMIP
• Experience of client management or meeting commissioner expectations
• Understanding of clinical governance

Secure environments are challenging and rewarding for healthcare professionals. This role offers the opportunity to develop existing skills in a dynamic environment.

Details

Date posted: 16 September 2025

Pay scheme: Other

Salary: £52,064 to £52,064 per year (£52,064–£57,603)

Contract: Secondment

Duration: 12 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 12589

Job locations: Patrick Haugh Rd, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX25 1PZ