Job summary
We're recruiting for Clinical Lead Nurse, Band 6 to work within HMP Wandsworth.
The post holder will act as clinical lead to the IPU in HMP Wandsworth
To provide quality Physical and Mental healthcare interventions to offenders
Provide direct line supervision, leadership and support to junior colleagues.
Assist & support senior staff to deliver nurse-led integrated Inpatient Unit services.
Develop specialist practice-based clinical models of care to HMP Thameside prison.
Provide a range of quality services and interventions.
Main duties of the job
To play a lead role in the on-going development and delivery of an effective integrated healthcare service clinical model.
To manage a clinical caseload.
Ensure all clinics are delivered in a clinically effective, efficient & timely way, in line with service needs.
Deliver strategies designed to promote and improve health and prevent disease, working proactively and collaborating with other professionals, organisations and agencies as directed
Support systems for the collection, triage & management of all referrals.
Monitor and audit of the quality and effectiveness of all aspects of service delivery.
Maintain an effective case management service to ensure care and continuity of treatment is maintained throughout an offender's care pathway whilst detained in prison and admitted to the IPU.
To liaise with others to share expertise, promote ideas and work collaboratively with key stakeholders, agencies and organisations as required.
Expectations of Post Holder
Develop and maintain inter-disciplinary and inter-agency working with all relevant agencies and organisations
Develop and maintain close working partnerships with HMPS, senior management teams and staff, probation services, CPS, police and all other statutory and non-statutory agencies that are integral to offender care and offender management.
Undertake other duties agreed in conjunction with senior staff
About us
Oxleas - About Us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people living in South East London and Kent and to people in prison. 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 4,000 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, children's centres, schools and people's homes. We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations across the London Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent and manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital in Woolwich as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are one of the largest providers of prison health services providing healthcare to prisoners across 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
The post holder will exercise a degree of personal and professional autonomy, make complex and critical judgments under the supervision of the Inpatients Unit Manager and have decision making skills to satisfy the expectations of the role.
To have effective access to IPU staff rotas, taking into account efficient use of resources, staff capacity and changing service needs.
Responsible for staff supervision and annual appraisal
To support and undertake research, clinical audit and evaluate the service as directed.
This will include acute care, long term conditions management and health promotion activities and be in line with the NHS Plan, public health and National Service Frameworks.
To demonstrate and provide robust clinical leadership to junior staff with a sound understanding of evidence-based nursing practice to provide a pro-active approach to ensure quality and outcome driven practice on a day-to-day basis.
To participate in all monitoring systems to promote the development of evidence-based practice in the specialist field and to promote research as appropriate.
To lead in the professional clinical supervision programme, to ensure all junior staffs receive appropriate supervision, training and annual appraisal to ensure that it becomes an integral part of team practice.
Lead in the identification of all aspects of specific service, training and personal development needs.
To lead in the implementation of effective and appropriate patient centred care planning tools / Care Programme Approach (CPA) and consistent delivery throughout all the prisons and forensic units within the service.
The post holder will participate in all service reviews as required
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will exercise a degree of personal and professional autonomy, make complex and critical judgments under the supervision of the Inpatients Unit Manager and have decision making skills to satisfy the expectations of the role.
To have effective access to IPU staff rotas, taking into account efficient use of resources, staff capacity and changing service needs.
Responsible for staff supervision and annual appraisal
To support and undertake research, clinical audit and evaluate the service as directed.
This will include acute care, long term conditions management and health promotion activities and be in line with the NHS Plan, public health and National Service Frameworks.
To demonstrate and provide robust clinical leadership to junior staff with a sound understanding of evidence-based nursing practice to provide a pro-active approach to ensure quality and outcome driven practice on a day-to-day basis.
To participate in all monitoring systems to promote the development of evidence-based practice in the specialist field and to promote research as appropriate.
To lead in the professional clinical supervision programme, to ensure all junior staffs receive appropriate supervision, training and annual appraisal to ensure that it becomes an integral part of team practice.
Lead in the identification of all aspects of specific service, training and personal development needs.
To lead in the implementation of effective and appropriate patient centred care planning tools / Care Programme Approach (CPA) and consistent delivery throughout all the prisons and forensic units within the service.
The post holder will participate in all service reviews as required
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- oProfessional Qualification. (Registered General Nurse)
Experience
Essential
- oMinimum of 12-18 months experience at Band 5.
- oExperience of working within secure & prison settings
- Working knowledge of current issues/agendas facing prison/offender healthcare
- oExperience of multi-professional collaboration including working in partnership with other statutory and voluntary organisations. Experience of setting, monitoring and evaluating standards of care.
Skills/Abilities/ Knowledge
Essential
- oAbility to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, presenting ideas with clarity in a persuasive and influential style.
- oAbility to demonstrate an understanding of change management and new ways of working.
- oAbility to lead and empower people to make decisions and to plan ahead
- oKnowledge of current National Prison Health Quality & Performance Indicators
- oExcellent interpersonal skills
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- oProfessional Qualification. (Registered General Nurse)
Experience
Essential
- oMinimum of 12-18 months experience at Band 5.
- oExperience of working within secure & prison settings
- Working knowledge of current issues/agendas facing prison/offender healthcare
- oExperience of multi-professional collaboration including working in partnership with other statutory and voluntary organisations. Experience of setting, monitoring and evaluating standards of care.
Skills/Abilities/ Knowledge
Essential
- oAbility to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, presenting ideas with clarity in a persuasive and influential style.
- oAbility to demonstrate an understanding of change management and new ways of working.
- oAbility to lead and empower people to make decisions and to plan ahead
- oKnowledge of current National Prison Health Quality & Performance Indicators
- oExcellent interpersonal skills
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
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).
