We have an exciting opportunity for a Mental Health Clinical Lead to join our Mental Health team at HMP YOI Doncaster, a category B Men's Prison located in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
In this role you will have the opportunity to provide the highest standards of healthcare to our patients, without having to compromise on efficiency and quality.
Hours
The core working hours are Monday to Friday (08:00 - 17:00). However, there is an expectation to cover some weekends.
Salary
This position is full-time, you'll receive an annual salary up to £55,996 per annum - 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 Mental Health Clinical Lead, your responsibilities will vary. You will:
* Provide clinical leadership and management to Registered nurses and allied health professionals.
* Establish inter-agency working where necessary to ensure good communication increases the quality of care for patients.
* Ensure that your own clinical practice is consistent with autonomous practice within the role.
* Actively participate in the development of local operating procedures to ensure pathways are clear for clinicians.
* Ensure all complaints/concerns relating to Mental Health are dealt with in a timely fashion.
* Set standards for care by implementing protocols and establishing health education activities.
* Maintain accurate documentation of assessment, planning, and treatment of patients.
* Manage and provide clinical supervision to the team.
* Work closely with the Head of Healthcare ensuring that reports and other measures are accurately completed within deadlines.
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 doesn't 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. We're the UK's 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 Group's 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 fair and inclusive healthcare access for all.
Qualifications & Experience required
* Registered Professional Mental Health Nurse, Learning Disability Nurse or Social Worker
* Experience of providing supervision
* Teaching/Mentoring experience and/or qualification
* Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development activity to maintain up-to-date knowledge and ongoing competence in all aspects of the role
* Experience of working in a secure or prison environment.
Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you're 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
We are looking for an experienced clinical lead to provide clinical leadership and management to the registered nurses and care teams. Deputise on behalf of the Deputy/Head of Healthcare when required. Work closely with partners to maintain a robust, high-quality clinical service for patients. Ensure that your own clinical practice is consistent with autonomous practice within the role. You will model a culture of compassion, care, courage, commitment, communication, and competence.
As the Clinical Lead, you will coach, line manage, and develop clinician staff; support and contribute in undertaking audits and governance and contribute to developing and reviewing clinical/non-clinical Local Operating Protocols for the site. You will also chair and facilitate specific healthcare meetings with the team and different partners, provide clinical supervision (training available), and carry out investigations locally and for the wider region. As Clinical Lead, you'll deliver workshops to develop the team's learning in various areas such as clinical processes, documentation, patient care, and joint Healthcare & HMPPS processes and work in partnership with the Head of Healthcare to identify and mitigate clinical risk (risk register, incident reporting, quality assurance). Part of your role will require you to support the process of patient concerns, attend, contribute and progress actions from HMPPS/partnership meetings, oversee local patient engagement strategy, and work in partnership with the Head of Healthcare to ensure that protocols and standards are adhered to.
As Clinical Lead, you'll lead and support the team with safeguarding, have responsibility for the rota, and manage shortages and sign off agency nurses' hours online/staff payroll when required (etips - payment).
You will contribute to our healthcare strategy and vision to:
* Provide outstanding evidence-based care to our patients, seeking out, listening to, and acting on their feedback, so that care is personalized and informed by what matters to them.
* Deliver non-judgmental care that makes a real difference, as defined throughout our bespoke Health in Justice Competency framework.
* Inspire excellence by forging strong links with our partners and stakeholders and providing a service that people can trust, feel safe within, and feel proud of.
* Promote best practice, clinical supervision, evidence-based care, and continuous quality improvement, embedding a culture of shared learning.
* Share knowledge, skills, and expertise to ensure safe care, building strong multi-disciplinary teams and supporting each other to do a great job. Encourage a shared learning approach to teaching.
Person Specification
Qualifications
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Experience
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Desirable
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Additional Criteria
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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).
Employer details
Employer name
Practice Plus Group
Address
Marsh Gate
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN5 8UX
Employer's website
Practice Plus Group Careers
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