Head of Healthcare - HMP/YOI Bronzefield
Posted 14 days 7 hours ago by CNWL
Permanent
Full Time
Other
Kent, Ashford, United Kingdom, TN231
Job Description
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Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.
There's a place for you at CNWL. We're passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient's own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We're always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we're hoping to find our future leaders and we'll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career. With a Diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more - whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.
To help your onboarding go smoothly, it's essential that internal applicants:
By joining our Prisons Health Care Team, you will not only look after the healthcare needs of our patients residing in secure environments, but also have a real impact on promoting health and well-being. Our healthcare services work to a 7-day week working model, to ensure our patients' healthcare is always managed and maintained to the highest standards. Our motto is "Caring NOT Judging" so by working in partnership with the criminal justice system and other agencies, we provide responsive, dependable and high-quality primary care and mental health services to those who may have offended and those at risk of offending in the communities we serve, to improve their health status and to encourage social inclusion.
The post holder will have responsibility for the management and delivery of health services within HMP Bronzefield as part of the Health and Justice Service Line. They will work with the Deputy Director & Health & Justice Service Directors to ensure that the strategic direction as defined within the service is effectively implemented at operational level. To lead change management in the implementation of service development strategies. The post holder will direct, monitor & co-ordinate the work of the healthcare team and be responsible for the delivery, performance and effectiveness of the service. Through inspirational leadership, the post holder will lead in the development of future plans, standards & systems for secure settings health services. This will be achieved by working collaboratively with the Local Area NHSE Commissioner Team, PHE, the Prison Governor and the Prison Leadership Team. The post holder will be responsible for the healthcare budgets and ensure services are delivered according to the commissioned requirements - this will include managing the contracts in place with relevant sub-contracted services. To deliver robust financial management in line with Service, Divisional and Trust targets, including the realistic Cost Improvements Programmes (CIP). To ensure staffing levels and skill mix fully and effectively meet the needs of the service, within financial constraints. To investigate complaints and liaise with service users/carers.
Working for our organisation Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust offers its staff ongoing career progression through:
All our prison sites offer free use of the onsite leisure facilities and free parking for staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
To lead in the planning and development of healthcare within the Female/Male Service Line. The post holder will work with the Prison Governor and the Health & Justice Senior Management within CNWL to manage the delivery of high quality healthcare. This will include informing service specifications and monitoring outcomes and ensuring key performance indicators are monitored and met. To manage health care services, developing and maintaining effective systems for performance and quality management in response to legislation, national priorities and National Service Frameworks, taking remedial action where necessary. This will include taking action required to improve service delivery and reporting these to the Health & Justice Head of Female/Male Service Line and the Prison Governor. To monitor and review any sub-contracted services and make recommendations regarding changes and improvements to the service level agreements. To actively promote equality issues in day to day activities and standards of practice across health services within a prison setting. To ensure a whole systems approach to the delivery of healthcare within a prison setting. To participate actively in the partnership agenda. To manage and monitor allocated budgets in accordance with Financial Regulations ensuring value for money and adherence to expenditure limits and to ensure that service and financial performance is regularly reviewed. To ensure that Clinical Governance is a key component of all services and informs all action plans. This will include demonstrating the continuous improvement of services provided to meet prison population needs. Maintain and develop healthcare services that ensure all elements of the service delivery are compliant with the Healthcare Commission Standards; this will include infection control standards. To manage the services in such a way as to minimise risk to the health and safety of all staff and prisoners. This will include ensuring all agreed policies and procedures are implemented.
Person specification Education and Qualification
Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.
There's a place for you at CNWL. We're passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient's own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We're always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we're hoping to find our future leaders and we'll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career. With a Diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more - whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.
To help your onboarding go smoothly, it's essential that internal applicants:
- Use their NHS.net email address in their TRAC profile
- Ensure your application is marked to show that you are a current CNWL staff member
- Applications using personal email addresses (e.g. Gmail or Yahoo) will not be recognised, and the process simply won't work. There is also a charge to change new starter personal email addresses to their nhs.net email address.
- Log into TRAC and update your email to your NHS.net address
- Check your application details and make sure you are identified as an internal applicant
- This small step helps avoid major problems later.
By joining our Prisons Health Care Team, you will not only look after the healthcare needs of our patients residing in secure environments, but also have a real impact on promoting health and well-being. Our healthcare services work to a 7-day week working model, to ensure our patients' healthcare is always managed and maintained to the highest standards. Our motto is "Caring NOT Judging" so by working in partnership with the criminal justice system and other agencies, we provide responsive, dependable and high-quality primary care and mental health services to those who may have offended and those at risk of offending in the communities we serve, to improve their health status and to encourage social inclusion.
The post holder will have responsibility for the management and delivery of health services within HMP Bronzefield as part of the Health and Justice Service Line. They will work with the Deputy Director & Health & Justice Service Directors to ensure that the strategic direction as defined within the service is effectively implemented at operational level. To lead change management in the implementation of service development strategies. The post holder will direct, monitor & co-ordinate the work of the healthcare team and be responsible for the delivery, performance and effectiveness of the service. Through inspirational leadership, the post holder will lead in the development of future plans, standards & systems for secure settings health services. This will be achieved by working collaboratively with the Local Area NHSE Commissioner Team, PHE, the Prison Governor and the Prison Leadership Team. The post holder will be responsible for the healthcare budgets and ensure services are delivered according to the commissioned requirements - this will include managing the contracts in place with relevant sub-contracted services. To deliver robust financial management in line with Service, Divisional and Trust targets, including the realistic Cost Improvements Programmes (CIP). To ensure staffing levels and skill mix fully and effectively meet the needs of the service, within financial constraints. To investigate complaints and liaise with service users/carers.
Working for our organisation Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust offers its staff ongoing career progression through:
- Monthly supervision
- Access to exciting internal and external training opportunities
- Excellent progression through various career pathway opportunities such as but not limited to:
- Preceptorship Programme
- Support and guidance with Revalidation
- Hidden Gem and annual award ceremonies
- Excellent staff benefits, our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include:
- Health and wellbeing services
- Season ticket loans
- Cycle to work scheme
- Relocation package (subject to meeting criteria)
All our prison sites offer free use of the onsite leisure facilities and free parking for staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
To lead in the planning and development of healthcare within the Female/Male Service Line. The post holder will work with the Prison Governor and the Health & Justice Senior Management within CNWL to manage the delivery of high quality healthcare. This will include informing service specifications and monitoring outcomes and ensuring key performance indicators are monitored and met. To manage health care services, developing and maintaining effective systems for performance and quality management in response to legislation, national priorities and National Service Frameworks, taking remedial action where necessary. This will include taking action required to improve service delivery and reporting these to the Health & Justice Head of Female/Male Service Line and the Prison Governor. To monitor and review any sub-contracted services and make recommendations regarding changes and improvements to the service level agreements. To actively promote equality issues in day to day activities and standards of practice across health services within a prison setting. To ensure a whole systems approach to the delivery of healthcare within a prison setting. To participate actively in the partnership agenda. To manage and monitor allocated budgets in accordance with Financial Regulations ensuring value for money and adherence to expenditure limits and to ensure that service and financial performance is regularly reviewed. To ensure that Clinical Governance is a key component of all services and informs all action plans. This will include demonstrating the continuous improvement of services provided to meet prison population needs. Maintain and develop healthcare services that ensure all elements of the service delivery are compliant with the Healthcare Commission Standards; this will include infection control standards. To manage the services in such a way as to minimise risk to the health and safety of all staff and prisoners. This will include ensuring all agreed policies and procedures are implemented.
Person specification Education and Qualification
- Registered Nurse or any other professional qualification with post registration experience
- Educated to degree level or above or equivalent
- Management Qualification
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Experience of a senior management position within healthcare services or equivalent
- Proven experience and achievement in managing a multi-disciplinary team including senior managers and clinicians
- Experience of organising and chairing steering groups
- Experience in writing business cases
- Experience of policy development and strategic planning and clinical governance development, resulting in change management projects/programmes
- Experience of successful inter-agency partnership working
- Experience of working with statutory and other regulatory frameworks within which health and social care services operate and translating these at an operational level
- Experience of developing programme designed to improve user/carer involvement
- Experience of managing a diverse workforce
- Some experience and understanding of a criminal justice/secure health or education setting
- Ability to negotiate complex contracts with the approval of the Director
- Encourages rigour and provides critical challenge in determining outcomes; presents data and conclusions in a logical and defensible way and undertakes robust risk and impact management; seeks others' views to test own thinking.
- Sensitive to complex political and organisational issues; weighs up available information and applies sound and timely judgement; considers consequences; impacts and implications; decisive in times of change . click apply for full job details