Early Days in Custody Clinical Lead

Job summary

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Early Days in Custody Clinical Lead to join our Primary Care at HMP Brixton, a category C Prison located in London Borough of Lambeth, in inner-South London.

 In this role you will have the opportunity to provide the highest standards of healthcare to our patients, without having to compromise on efficiency and quality. 

 

Hours

Monday to Friday - 08:00 - 16:00 or 09:00 -17:00 

Salary

This position is full time, youll receive an annual salary up to £55,086 per annum - 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

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

As a Early Days in Custody Clinical Lead, your responsibilities will vary. You will

• Lead a team of healthcare practitioners some in specialist roles to deliver an effective safe medical service within the prison.
• Ensure patients have medical plans of care, assessing patients and carrying out relevant clinical investigations during their arrival, along with arranging follow-up appointments for them whilst offering advice and giving information.
• Clinically evaluate and ensure the safe transfer of patients to acute hospitals if needed, as well as ensuring that plans of care are understood by the patient and the prison as appropriate. You will be able to demonstrate critical thinking skills in clinical decision making.
• Provide healthcare to patients on site in the healthcare unit and locations across the prison, this will include some emergency care such as suturing, providing emergency response to undertaking dressings and performing a primary care function.

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

It doesnt stop there we also offer:

• 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

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. Were the UKs leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Groups purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand 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 also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Requirements

• NMC Registered Nurse - Adult
• Experience of working with substance misuse patients
• Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
• Understanding of clinical governance, health and safety, QOF, EBP and national standards
• Understanding of audit and datix

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 youre 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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This role will lead our Early Days in Custody Team, ensuring patients arriving into site access services and receive assessments in a timely way. Leading a multi- disciplinary team which will be made up of a variety of registered and non-registered professionals including; mental health, primary care and substance misuse practitioners. This dedicated team will manage the care of all patients within their first 10 days. Your team will ensure patients receive integrated and co-ordinated assessment prior to being handed over to colleagues in the Planned Care Team.

You will provide visible leadership, be accountable for the quality and assurance agenda, continually review care and identify areas of learning with your team. Working with the other clinical leads, you will ensure all team members from Early days, Planned Care and Unplanned Care teams are well supported through regular clinical and management supervision. As a member of the services leadership team you will be expected to introduce and embed new ways of working through innovation and respond to new service requirements, whilst continually enhancing care provided to our patients.

You will also;

Provide outstanding evidence based care to our patients by; seeking out, listening to and acting on feedback. Ensuring that care is personalised and informed by what matters to them. You will provide clinical expertise and expert advice to drive up clinical performance.

Deliver non-judgemental care that is safe, high quality, patient centred whilst meeting CQC requirements, following our policies, procedures and always considering safeguarding.

Inspire excellence in your colleagues by pro-actively leading the service and motivating the team recognising that our workforce is our most valuable asset. You will forge strong links with our partners and stakeholders, providing a service that people can trust, feel safe within and feel proud of.

Promote best practice, clinical supervision, evidence based care and continuous quality improvement, embedding a culture of reflection and shared learning.

Share knowledge, skills and expertise to ensure safe care supporting your clinical and non-clinical colleagues to do a great job.

Person Specification

Qualifications

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Experience

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Additional Criteria

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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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).