Head of Healthcare

Job summary

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Healthcare to join our Healthcare team at HMP Huntercombe, a category C Prison located in Nuffield, Oxfordshire.

HMP Huntercombe is a male foreign national prison with a capacity for 480 inmates. We are recruiting for a Head of Healthcare to support and manage a team of approx 20. We are looking for someone with excellent people and leadership experience and able to manage financials. 

Hours

Monday - Friday

37.5 hours per week

Salary

This position is full time, youll receive an annual salary up to £62,900 per annum FTE - 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 Head of Healthcare, your responsibilities will vary. You will

• Provide pro-active management of the healthcare services on site.
• This will include maintaining the strategic direction of the service and delivering agreed contractual requirements and targets from NHS England.
• You will be responsible for delivering a highly functional clinical service, within the budget, with support from the finance business partner and regional manager.
• You will also form part of the wider prison senior leadership team, working with other key stakeholders to ensure that the contract becomes highly functional, and healthcare services become fully embedded with the prison a whole.
• You will ensure agreed standards are achieved by leading, developing and motivating your team ensuring they receive appropriate supervision and performance appraisal.
• You will be the CQC registered manager and implement internal and external policies and procedures, particularly those with statutory implications.

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.

• Degree or appropriate equivalent level of experience or clinical qualification
• Inclusive leadership approach embedding a culture of continuous progression and innovation
• Ability to influence and deliver information to key partners and stakeholders
• Experience as a CQC registered manager, or equivalent registered body
• Experience managing multifaceted budgets 

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

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Healthcare to join our Healthcare team at HMP Huntercombe, a category C Prison located in Nuffield, Oxfordshire.

HMP Huntercombe is a male foreign national prison with a capacity for 480 inmates. We are recruiting for a Head of Healthcare to support and manage a team of approx 20. We are looking for someone with excellent people and leadership experience and able to manage financials. 

Hours

Monday - Friday

37.5 hours per week

Salary

This position is full time, youll receive an annual salary up to £62,900 per annum FTE - 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

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Experience

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Additional Criteria

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