This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced qualified individual to join the team at HMP Elmley as Primary Care Complex Specialist Care Lead.
As an expert practitioner, leader and source of expert advice to clinicians, allied health care professionals, offenders and their carers, the post-holder will lead an integrated health service and develop a specialist practice-based clinical model of care to the prison. Overseeing and managing a multi-disciplinary team to ensure the integrated healthcare service provides a range of quality services to offenders.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy and have the ability to plan and reach complex and critical judgments and have decision-making skills to satisfy the expectations of the role.
To strategically develop, deliver, clinically audit and evaluate the health services required. This will include referral management, assessment, specialist interventions, nurse-led triage, screening, primary & secondary care interventions, health promotion activities and be in line with the NHS Plan, public health indicators, key performance indicators, National Health Service Frameworks and social care standards.
To demonstrate and provide robust expert clinical leadership with a sound understanding of evidence-based nursing practice to provide a pro-active approach to ensure quality and outcome-driven practice on a day-to-day basis.
To ensure monitoring systems are in place, to promote the development of evidence-based practice in the specialist field and to promote research as appropriate.
Job responsibilities
Management responsibilities:
To be responsible for the development and delivery of an effective integrated healthcare service team clinical model.
To oversee the complex caseload and long-term conditions management of patients.
To oversee the QOF registers and implement clinics and clinical care as appropriate.
To develop, implement and maintain the National Standards for Health Care in Prisons for the service.
Ensure the clinical policies are fair and equitable and that they support the needs of the Commissioners and offenders and are in line with Trust key performance targets and clinical governance frameworks.
Ensure all clinics, activities and consultations are delivered in a clinically effective & timely way, in line with service needs.
Develop strategies designed to promote and improve health and prevent disease, working proactively and collaborating with other professionals, organisations and agencies as required.
Maximising resources to target need, including the deployment and supervision of staff.
Development of robust systems for the collection, triage & allocation of referrals.
Monitoring and auditing the quality and effectiveness of service delivery.
The post-holder will delegate as appropriate whilst retaining overall responsibility and accountability for performance & results.
To develop and maintain an effective case management service to ensure care and continuity of treatment is maintained throughout an offenders care pathway whilst detained in prison.
Ensuring high standards of electronic record-keeping competencies and offender confidentiality in line with prison policy and systems, through effective monitoring and auditing processes.
To monitor and review the implementation of appropriate & effective and accredited care planning tools for all prisoners/patients that are subject to the process in accordance with agreed trust policies.
To ensure systems are in place for clinical supervision to team members including annual appraisal and identification of specific service, training and personal development needs.
To develop effective systems and interfaces with community health services ensuring continuity of care and through the gate services on release or discharge.
To actively promote joint working across professional and organisational boundaries.
To develop and maintain close working partnerships with all services that may be involved with the care and management of offenders, e.g., external NHS services, mental health & forensic services, prison senior management teams and staff, Ministry of Justice, CMHTs, probation services, CPS, courts, GPs, third sector and independent providers etc.
Ensure compliance with all prison and trust clinical policies and procedures as appropriate.
Responsible for the management of all matters relating to discipline, complaints and serious & untoward incidents and investigations as required.
Ensure staff comply with the administration and management of medications according to their responsibilities in accordance with all relevant policies, guidance and procedures.
Responsible for the selection, recruitment and retention of appropriately skilled staff.
To liaise with other senior trust personnel to share expertise, promote ideas and to ensure the service is working collaboratively with the Trusts other Directorates as required.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
* Registered RGN / Paramedic / Pharmacist Or Educated to MSc, BSc or degree level or equivalent specialist skills in the area of primary care interventions, long-term disease management etc.
* Professional registration
Experience
Essential
* Minimum of Three years' experience at a senior management level including managing change, staff teams and introducing new ways of working.
Desirable
* Experience of working within prison settings
* Experience of managing staff
* Working knowledge of current issues/agendas facing prison healthcare
* Experience of multi-professional collaboration at a senior level including working in partnership with other statutory and voluntary organisations.
Skills / Abilities / Knowledge
Desirable
* Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, presenting ideas with clarity in a persuasive and influential style, for a variety of audiences.
* Ability to manage change and develop innovative ways of working.
* Ability to maintain a high profile within senior management structures.
* Ability to work effectively and autonomously.
* Ability to lead and empower people to make decisions and to plan ahead.
* Knowledge of current National Standards for Prison Mental Healthcare policy and National Service Frameworks.
* Knowledge of Criminal Justice system, public health agendas, social care arrangements and the Mental Health Act 1983.
* Good analytical and judgement skills.
* Excellent interpersonal skills.
Employer details
Employer name
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Address
HMP Elmley
Church Rd, Eastchurch
Sheerness
ME12 4DZ #J-18808-Ljbffr