Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join and develop a new service which aims to provide high-quality and person-centred care at Campsfield House IRC. This will include managing the delivery and development of health services through leadership to achieve high quality, cost effective, equitable and accessible healthcare. You will also create and foster good working relationships with stakeholders across the site to ensure the healthcare department is an integral part of the wider-system. You will also be the CQC Registered Manager so will need to ensure that all of our governance frameworks and requirements are delivered to a high standard.
Step into one of the most dynamic and rewarding environments healthcare has to offer! Working in secure settings challenges you to think on your feet, adapt quickly, and grow both personally and professionally. If youre ready for a role that sharpens your existing skills, teaches you something new every single day, and keeps you at the heart of an environment thats always evolvingthis could be the opportunity youve been waiting for!
Main duties of the job
Provide leadership to the healthcare team
Identify, manage, mitigate, and review departmental risks (clinical, operational, financial, reputational, compliance, knowledge and people) and contribute to, support and develop the management of risk management frameworks and processes.
Develop positive working relationships across the site, the Operator and with key external stakeholders
Maintain and manage the healthcare risk register in consultation with the Head of Clinical Operations
Actively participate in relevant forums such as partnership board, clinical governance board, LDQB, partners meetings, healthcare QCRM, healthcare compliance and policy, medicines management meetings and other forums at SMT representative level
Exercise oversight of the recruitment of clinical staff
Ensure the clinical team can undertake clinical supervision, with key staff trained to act in the role of clinical supervisors
Ensure that all newly recruited clinical staff receive comprehensive induction across clinical and security aspects of practice
Monitor delivery of training for professional staff to meet needs identified in health development plan and gaps identified within skills needs analyses
Monitor NMC registration of nurses employed within the function
Ensure sound performance and attendance management in place
About us
DrPA has been operating in secure environments since 2014 providing General Practitioner services and we are now growing to provide a complete healthcare service at Campsfield House IRC by NHS England. This will be delivered directly or through a range of specialist partners who are experts in their field. We deliver our services based on our ethos of CARE:
Compassionate care that is trauma informed and supportive
Assurance that care is evidence-based & demonstrates high quality outcomes for our patients
Respectful of peoples cultural and religious beliefs
Equitable care that is in line with the community services
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties
Provide leadership to the healthcare team
Identify, manage, mitigate, and review departmental risks (clinical, operational, financial, reputational, compliance, knowledge and people) and contribute to, support and develop the management of risk management frameworks and processes.
Develop positive working relationships across the site, the Operator and with key external stakeholders
Maintain and manage the healthcare risk register in consultation with the Head of Clinical Operations
Actively participate in relevant forums such as partnership board, clinical governance board, LDQB, partners meetings, healthcare QCRM, healthcare compliance and policy, medicines management meetings and other forums at SMT representative level
Exercise oversight of the recruitment of clinical staff
Ensure the clinical team can undertake clinical supervision, with key staff trained to act in the role of clinical supervisors
Ensure that all newly recruited clinical staff receive comprehensive induction across clinical and security aspects of practice
Monitor delivery of training for professional staff to meet needs identified in health development plan and gaps identified within skills needs analyses
Monitor NMC registration of nurses employed within the function
Ensure sound performance and attendance management in place
Ensure that systems are in place, and complied with, relating to all clinical incidents, promoting a lessons learned culture. To include, but not exclusive of medicines and other clinical risks/errors, SI reporting procedures, Radar reporting procedures, and patient complaints
Ensure sound standards of infection prevention and control and environmental hygiene are in place
Ensure that processes are in place to promote the patients voice
Monitor functional compliance with information governance requirements
Manage and deliver positive progress within NHSE performance metrics and against the CQC action plans and clinical audit action plans
Recognise good performance and foster a culture of staff engagement
Work with clinical colleagues to embed a cycle of clinical audit across a range of domains
Accountabilities
Improving levels of staff engagement, staff recruitment and retention
Robust performance and attendance management
Active patient engagement processes in place, with service user feedback valued and considered within service development
PDRs completed to timescales and of good quality
Positive working relationships within the site and across organisational boundaries with key stakeholders
An embedded culture of continuing service improvement
Sound systems and processes in place to capture data and trends relating to complaints, Radar reports, audit, with evidence of actions to develop improvements
CPD for professional staff meets needs and addresses gaps identified within skills needs analyses
Newly recruited staff receive an appropriate induction to promote safe and effective practice across clinical and security domains
A sound balance of security and care evident within the function
Risks are managed proactively
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties
Provide leadership to the healthcare team
Identify, manage, mitigate, and review departmental risks (clinical, operational, financial, reputational, compliance, knowledge and people) and contribute to, support and develop the management of risk management frameworks and processes.
Develop positive working relationships across the site, the Operator and with key external stakeholders
Maintain and manage the healthcare risk register in consultation with the Head of Clinical Operations
Actively participate in relevant forums such as partnership board, clinical governance board, LDQB, partners meetings, healthcare QCRM, healthcare compliance and policy, medicines management meetings and other forums at SMT representative level
Exercise oversight of the recruitment of clinical staff
Ensure the clinical team can undertake clinical supervision, with key staff trained to act in the role of clinical supervisors
Ensure that all newly recruited clinical staff receive comprehensive induction across clinical and security aspects of practice
Monitor delivery of training for professional staff to meet needs identified in health development plan and gaps identified within skills needs analyses
Monitor NMC registration of nurses employed within the function
Ensure sound performance and attendance management in place
Ensure that systems are in place, and complied with, relating to all clinical incidents, promoting a lessons learned culture. To include, but not exclusive of medicines and other clinical risks/errors, SI reporting procedures, Radar reporting procedures, and patient complaints
Ensure sound standards of infection prevention and control and environmental hygiene are in place
Ensure that processes are in place to promote the patients voice
Monitor functional compliance with information governance requirements
Manage and deliver positive progress within NHSE performance metrics and against the CQC action plans and clinical audit action plans
Recognise good performance and foster a culture of staff engagement
Work with clinical colleagues to embed a cycle of clinical audit across a range of domains
Accountabilities
Improving levels of staff engagement, staff recruitment and retention
Robust performance and attendance management
Active patient engagement processes in place, with service user feedback valued and considered within service development
PDRs completed to timescales and of good quality
Positive working relationships within the site and across organisational boundaries with key stakeholders
An embedded culture of continuing service improvement
Sound systems and processes in place to capture data and trends relating to complaints, Radar reports, audit, with evidence of actions to develop improvements
CPD for professional staff meets needs and addresses gaps identified within skills needs analyses
Newly recruited staff receive an appropriate induction to promote safe and effective practice across clinical and security domains
A sound balance of security and care evident within the function
Risks are managed proactively
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration
Desirable
- Knowledge of commercial financial management processes and procedures.
- Risk management skills.
- Knowledge of clinical IT systems (SystmOne)
- Knowledge of budget management
- Educated to Degree/Masters level
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- - Experience at Senior Nurse Manager/Senior Manager level, preferably within a prison / secure environment health setting
- - Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration
- - A strong and consistent moral compass and the ability to provide value-based leadership.
- - Understanding of clinical governance processes
- - Ability to exercise sound judgement in a politicised environment.
- - Ability to network effectively with a range of agencies and organisations.
- - Strong commitment to continuing professional development
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration
Desirable
- Knowledge of commercial financial management processes and procedures.
- Risk management skills.
- Knowledge of clinical IT systems (SystmOne)
- Knowledge of budget management
- Educated to Degree/Masters level
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- - Experience at Senior Nurse Manager/Senior Manager level, preferably within a prison / secure environment health setting
- - Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration
- - A strong and consistent moral compass and the ability to provide value-based leadership.
- - Understanding of clinical governance processes
- - Ability to exercise sound judgement in a politicised environment.
- - Ability to network effectively with a range of agencies and organisations.
- - Strong commitment to continuing professional development
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
