Associate Head of Healthcare - North East & Cumbria
The Associate Head of Healthcare will work alongside the Regional Director and senior management team to ensure the clinical team are provided with the support to develop their talent and will provide robust clinical governance processes across our SARC services in the Midlands. This includes delivering training, supervising the practice of SOEs, completing competency assessments and case reviews.
Main duties of the job
The role will include:
* Supporting service and policy development relating to national directives from NHS England, National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE), and FFLM guidance.
* Ensuring effective governance structures are in place to achieve the service delivery.
* Deputising for the Regional Director in their absence.
* Supporting the Regional Director in rota management.
* Supporting the managers of each SARC to deliver services with a focus on quality and holistic care.
* Being responsible for the successful integration of new areas of business to ensure that consistency of quality and appropriate clinical leadership.
* Working within a budget and working with the senior management team to provide value for money solutions.
* Completing training for internal staff and external stakeholders.
* Completing competency assessments and sign off for sexual offence examiners.
About us
Founded by passionate clinicians on a mission to provide expert patient-centred services, Mountain Healthcare leads the clinical forensic healthcare provisions sector in the UK. A premier partner of NHS England and the police, our unique provisions include Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs), Police Custodial Healthcare, Secure Estate Healthcare and clinical telephone advice. Driven by our values Be Kind and Do the Right Thing, Mountain Healthcare provides holistic and trauma-informed care that improves the immediate and long-term health outcomes of patients across the criminal justice system. Through innovative technologies and strategic partnerships, our expert clinicians ensure equal, effective and efficient services to all our patients and always put their health, safety and rights first.
Job responsibilities
Location: Will be the closest SARC to the successful candidate but will include:
* Northumbria SARC
* Teesside SARC
* Cumbria SARC
* Durham SARC
Salary: £50,000 - £53,000 (Full Time Equivalent) pro rata on completion of the LFFLM, Plus Discretionary annual bonus.
Hours: 40 hours per week, Usually Monday - Friday but flexibility required for out of hours cover.
The role of SARCs is critical in providing victims of sexual assault with the dedicated support and care required. Acting as an advocate for patients who attend the centre, empowering them to feel in control and where applicable, providing support during the forensic examination process. As this is a regional role, a local SARC base will be allocated with the expectation to travel across the region to all sites when required. The role allows working from home when not required on site. All of our senior clinical team have the ability to step in at short notice to support gaps in provision. This will not be on a regular basis, however, in addition to the responsibilities above the work of a Healthcare Professional is included as part of the role.
Please note: There will be a requirement for flexibility to meet the service demands.
Company Benefits
* Enhanced sickness pay scheme
* Enhanced Maternity Pay after 1 year's service
* Advanced rota planning for better work-life balance
* 6 weeks annual leave
* Pension Scheme
* Bonus Scheme
* Life Assurance
* Employee Assistant Programme
* Long Service/Team of the Month Awards
* A range of accredited and CPD training courses and masterclasses
* Funding for higher education courses after one years' service
DE&I Mountain Healthcare aims to create and encourage an environment that is committed to promoting equality, diversity, working inclusively, and valuing the differences that individuals can bring to the workplace. We uphold these principles in our organisational values and behaviours towards each other and our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexuality, or other personal circumstances.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Further Clinical Forensic Qualification such as LFFLM or ASET.
* Full UK driving licence.
Experience
* A minimum of 4+ years Adult Nursing post qualification experience.
* A minimum of 2+ years working within Sexual Offence Medicine.
* Mentoring experience.
* Mentoring or teaching qualification.
* Experience of competency assessments.
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.
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