Job summary
As our Healthcare Manager, you'll be a visible clinical leader and expert practitioner within the integrated prison healthcare service at HMP Standford Hill. You'll support the Head of Healthcare to design, deliver, audit and evaluate a nurse-led, integrated primary care and mental health service--grounded in evidence-based practice and a stepped-care approach. You'll coach and develop colleagues, coordinate care for people with complex needs, and ensure robust risk assessment, health promotion, vaccination uptake, and long-term condition management across the establishment. ImportantSponsorshipInformation for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate ofsponsorshipfor this post.
Main duties of the job
- Provide day-to-day clinical leadership; set quality standards and drive outcome-focused practice.
- Lead clinical audit, supervision, appraisal, and professional development across the team.
- Ensure consistent, patient-centred care planning (including CPA) and single integrated care plans, with regular needs-led reviews.
- Champion health promotion, screening, vaccinations and oral health, embedding prevention throughout the service.
- Coordinate MDT pathways and referral triage; maintain continuity of care from reception to release/discharge.
- Build strong interfaces with prison departments and external partners (e.g., GPs, CMHTs, probation, courts, housing/benefits) to deliver seamless care.
- Uphold custodial responsibilities, safety and security protocols, and incident reporting requirements in a secure environment.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
- You will need to be a Registered Nurse (RGN or RMN) with postregistration experience; postgraduate (Masters or equivalent) specialist skills in primary care interventions, longterm condition management and vaccination preferred.
- 5+ years postqualification, including 3+ years at Band 6 or equivalent senior level. Prison healthcare experience and staff management experience are advantageous.
- Strong leadership, change management and communication skills; able to influence, empower and work autonomously.
- Sound knowledge of National Standards for Prison Healthcare, relevant National Service Frameworks, the Criminal Justice System and the Mental Health Act 1983. Comfortable working in a secure setting, managing complex and challenging behaviour, and promoting recovery and resilience.
Please attached full JD and Person Spec for further information. IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ:
All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.
You will need to provide:
Proof of right to work documentation
Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicID
Proof of address documentation
Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.
Address History:
5 years address history will be needed.
Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.
Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.
In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicantsIf the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).
Job description
Job responsibilities
- You will need to be a Registered Nurse (RGN or RMN) with postregistration experience; postgraduate (Masters or equivalent) specialist skills in primary care interventions, longterm condition management and vaccination preferred.
- 5+ years postqualification, including 3+ years at Band 6 or equivalent senior level. Prison healthcare experience and staff management experience are advantageous.
- Strong leadership, change management and communication skills; able to influence, empower and work autonomously.
- Sound knowledge of National Standards for Prison Healthcare, relevant National Service Frameworks, the Criminal Justice System and the Mental Health Act 1983. Comfortable working in a secure setting, managing complex and challenging behaviour, and promoting recovery and resilience.
Please attached full JD and Person Spec for further information. IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ:
All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.
You will need to provide:
Proof of right to work documentation
Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicID
Proof of address documentation
Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.
Address History:
5 years address history will be needed.
Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.
Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.
In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicantsIf the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Qualification. (Registered General Nurse Registered/ Mental health Nurse,)
- Post Graduate Qualification to Masters level or equivalent specialist skills in the area of primary care interventions, long-term disease management, vaccination etc.
Experience
Essential
- 5 years post qualification
- Minimum of 3 years' experience at a Senior Nurse level (Band 6)
- Experience of managing staff
- Working knowledge of current issues/agendas facing prison healthcare
- Experience of multi-professional collaboration at a Senior level including working in partnership with other statutory and voluntary organisations. Experience of setting, monitoring and evaluating standards of care.
Desirable
- Experience of working within prison settings
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, presenting ideas with clarity in a persuasive and influential style, for a variety of audiences.Ability to manage change and develop innovative ways of working.
- Ability to maintain a high profile within senior management structures
- Ability to work effectively and autonomously
- Ability to lead and empower people to make decisions and to plan ahead.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Qualification. (Registered General Nurse Registered/ Mental health Nurse,)
- Post Graduate Qualification to Masters level or equivalent specialist skills in the area of primary care interventions, long-term disease management, vaccination etc.
Experience
Essential
- 5 years post qualification
- Minimum of 3 years' experience at a Senior Nurse level (Band 6)
- Experience of managing staff
- Working knowledge of current issues/agendas facing prison healthcare
- Experience of multi-professional collaboration at a Senior level including working in partnership with other statutory and voluntary organisations. Experience of setting, monitoring and evaluating standards of care.
Desirable
- Experience of working within prison settings
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, presenting ideas with clarity in a persuasive and influential style, for a variety of audiences.Ability to manage change and develop innovative ways of working.
- Ability to maintain a high profile within senior management structures
- Ability to work effectively and autonomously
- Ability to lead and empower people to make decisions and to plan ahead.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
