Job summary
The post holder will lead the delivery and development of specialist neurodevelopmental services within the secure environment of HMP Wandsworth and HMP ISIS.
The role involves the assessment, formulation, and implementation of specialist care plans for individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders (including, Autism Spectrum Conditions, and Learning Disabilities), ensuring continuity of care through collaborative working with prison staff, mental health teams, and external agencies.
The post holder will act as clinical lead to the Neurodevelopmental team.
Provide direct line management, leadership, and support to junior colleagues.
***Required to attend both HMP Wandsworth & HMP ISIS***
Main duties of the job
Provide comprehensive specialist assessments of individuals presenting with suspected neurodevelopmental conditions.
Deliver evidence-based interventions tailored to the specific needs of individuals with ADHD, ASD, and/or Learning Disabilities.
Act as the key clinical lead for neurodevelopmental conditions within the prison setting.
Contribute to multidisciplinary case discussions and care planning.
Ensure that care provided is trauma-informed, person-centred, and culturally sensitive.
Actively contributing to the planning, development and leadership of the neurodevelopmental services within the secure environment of HMP Wandsworth and HMP ISIS.
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
To provide effective leadership and management to the team that promotes high performance standards and enhances the achievement of the Trusts objectives and priorities.
Assume overall clinical accountability for the team alongside the team Manager.
Authorise time sheets oversea supplies Overseas budget
Play a lead role in the on-going development and delivery of an effective integrated healthcare service team clinical model.
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.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION PLEASE READY:
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-applicants
If 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
To provide effective leadership and management to the team that promotes high performance standards and enhances the achievement of the Trusts objectives and priorities.
Assume overall clinical accountability for the team alongside the team Manager.
Authorise time sheets oversea supplies Overseas budget
Play a lead role in the on-going development and delivery of an effective integrated healthcare service team clinical model.
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.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION PLEASE READY:
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-applicants
If 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
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered LD Nurse
- Minimum 3 yrs experience
Desirable
- Prison experience
- Working in secure setting
Managment Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing junior staff
Desirable
- Experience of acting up in absence of operational manager
Ability to work with complex needs
Essential
- Experience of working with complex needs
Desirable
- Experience of working in fast pace environment
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered LD Nurse
- Minimum 3 yrs experience
Desirable
- Prison experience
- Working in secure setting
Managment Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing junior staff
Desirable
- Experience of acting up in absence of operational manager
Ability to work with complex needs
Essential
- Experience of working with complex needs
Desirable
- Experience of working in fast pace environment
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).
