Job summary HMP Bedford is a Category B prison for adult males over the age of 18 years. It is a local and remand prison with a population capacity of 380. The Practice and Performance Manager will be responsible for the day to day supervision of the administration team for HMP Bedford and oversee the admin function. They will also be responsible for ensuring the prison is compliant with collecting and submitting performance indicators in line with the National Health and Justice Indicators of Performance (HJIP's) and monthly Quality Schedule. The team at HMP Bedford work in collaboration with partner organisations and other providers to improve continuity of care of patients who move from the community into prison and back to the community. We have strong links with police custody to improve incoming information flow and use both an enhanced clinical pathway for patients with problematic substance use and telemedicine appointments with link workers to pave the way for patients to be safely released back into the community. Main duties of the job Managing the clinical systems and associated software. To provide high quality information and analytical support to HMP HMP/IRC. To undertake, maintain and develop regular and ad hoc reports using SystmOne and any other reporting software. To assist the Head of Healthcare in the interpretation of client's information requirements and the development and maintenance of appropriate reporting solutions. Interrogate a range of data sources to enable analysis, manipulation and reporting of relevant data. To support validation and data quality standards within the Trust, raising any data quality issues with the relevant Head of Healthcare. To liaise effectively with IT and any relevant external parties on infrastructure, reporting and data-related issues when required. Ensure that National and Local confidentiality and security considerations are met e.g. anonymization of patient or staff data, use of secure data transfer methods. To be aware of and comply with departmental procedures. When requested to present reports or data to NHS England, Commissioners and Clinical Governance meetings as required by the Head of Healthcare. Overseeing the clinical system to ensure accurate data entry and retrieval through searches. Reporting regularly to the Head of Healthcare with achievement and progress. Liaising with the relevant service provider, e.g. NEL or NHS England as required. Managing the administration team. About us NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire. NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth. HMP Bedford is a category B reception and resettlement prison for men aged 18 years and over. The prison has been located on its current site since 1801 and is located in the heart of the town which is steeped in history, has a wide range of shops and amenities close by and excellent road and rail connections. NHFT offer a full range of healthcare services delivered by a professional, multidisciplinary, friendly team. These include primary healthcare (medical, nursing and pharmacy), primary and secondary mental health, clinical and psychosocial substance misuse, physiotherapy, podiatry and optometry. We have a highly skilled nursing team including non-medical prescribers. The healthcare department also benefits from having an inpatient unit which provides 24 hour nursing care. Date posted 08 November 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 5 Salary £29,970 to £36,483 a year pa, pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 270-TF594-MH Job locations HMP Bedford ST.loyes Street Bedford MK401HG Job description Job responsibilities For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document. Job description Job responsibilities For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document. Person Specification essential Essential Maths and English GCSE or equivalent SystmOne knowledge and experience (essential) Experience of leading a team in a busy office / administrative function Excellent communication skills Leading, motivating and inspiring the team on a daily basis Desirable prison experience Experience of training / presenting to others (desirable) Experience of coaching / mentoring others (desirable) PPM Essential To assist the Head of Healthcare in the interpretation of client's information requirements and the development and maintenance of appropriate reporting solutions. To liaise effectively with IT and any relevant external parties on infrastructure, reporting and data-related issues when required. Desirable experience with audits prison knowledge/experience Person Specification essential Essential Maths and English GCSE or equivalent SystmOne knowledge and experience (essential) Experience of leading a team in a busy office / administrative function Excellent communication skills Leading, motivating and inspiring the team on a daily basis Desirable prison experience Experience of training / presenting to others (desirable) Experience of coaching / mentoring others (desirable) PPM Essential To assist the Head of Healthcare in the interpretation of client's information requirements and the development and maintenance of appropriate reporting solutions. To liaise effectively with IT and any relevant external parties on infrastructure, reporting and data-related issues when required. Desirable experience with audits prison knowledge/experience 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. Employer details Employer name Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust Address HMP Bedford ST.loyes Street Bedford MK401HG Employer's website https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)