Band 8a Deputy Head of Healthcare - HMP Birmingham

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a registered health professional to apply for the role of Deputy Head of Healthcare based at HMP Birmingham. This role sits within our Offender Health Service which forms part of Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust. This involves delivering a model of integrated healthcare across partnership working with Birmingham Community Health Care (BCHC) and Cranstoun

You will be a dynamic, motivated and creative clinician who will lead on driving forward the service. You will be expected to offer overall professional leadership and management to all staff within the teams that make up the Prison Healthcare service , to manage and coordinate staff and clinical activity and have overall responsibility for the professional development and supervision of practise. You willprovide specialist practical advice on the care and clinical management of users of the services and to support staff, other agencies and other statutory services to provide integrated services to enable improved health and well being outcomes for service users.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work in partnership with the Head of Healthcare and other senior colleagues to monitor, challenge and improve the quality of patient care within the prison services. You will need a sound knowledge of the national legislation in relation to prison services and mental health.

The post holder will embrace multi-disciplinary working and work as a key member of the MDT, you will also be required to represent the service at key forums and meetings.

Excellent leadership, communication and organisational skills will be required for this post and you will need to be able to work effectively both on your own initiative and as part of the team

This includes how we provide care across our diverse service area and work as a health and care system to eradicate the inequalities that COVID-19 has so clearly highlighted. It is about how we look after, recognise, engage and develop all of our staff across the service, ensuring that BSMHFT is a place where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive, and feels confident in speaking out without fear. This reflects our commitment to attract and retain a greater number of committed, inclusive and compassionate people to join us, at a time when the NHS and those who work in it are more valued than ever.

About us

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.