Deputy Head of Healthcare - HMP Forest Bank

Deputy Heads of Healthcare are essential to support the Heads of Healthcare in the management and leadership of complex prison sites, including 24/7 high quality clinical and operational healthcare within HM Prison with several services. The postholder is responsible for the effective day‑to‑day operational management of all clinical services across the prison under delegated authority from the Head of Healthcare.

The postholder may lead the development of a particularly complex delivery area, manage service level agreements, and ensure performance monitoring standards are adhered to. They will ensure compliance with essential quality and safety standards, guided by general policies and interpretation as required.

The postholder will deputise for the Head of Healthcare in their absence and support them across the range of duties, attending and leading internal and external stakeholder meetings as required.

The Postholder Will

• Have delegated responsibility from the Head of Healthcare for the effective day‑to‑day operational management of all clinical services, maximising delivery of high‑quality healthcare across the prison.
• Support the management of all service level agreements and sub‑contracts, ensuring performance monitoring standards are adhered to and the highest standards of patient care are maintained.
• Lead on QOF and HJIPs, providing support to the Clinical Coder and any healthcare professionals or subcontractors/partners to guarantee all patients’ health care records accurately reflect any Long‑Term Conditions.
• Deliver non‑judgemental, compassionate care within the financial framework that is safe, high quality and in line with CQC requirements, achieved through adherence to policies and procedures and compliance with May 2022 statutory responsibilities while driving excellence.
• Ensure through the workforce development plan that all staff receive effective clinical supervision/appraisal, identify training and development needs, and influence the development plan to meet existing and future needs.
• Directly line‑manage senior staff, including senior clinical nursing staff and clinical leads, and provide clinical leadership to the full staff team.
• Facilitate efficient and effective clinical services through recruitment, retention, and development of multi‑disciplinary staff.

Benefits

• Access to NHS Pension
• Time for you day (additional day off)
• Welcome payment for some posts
• Refer a friend scheme
• Training and Development opportunities
• Flexible Working
• Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
• Up to 33 days annual leave

We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to the LGBTQIA+ community and are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and Asexual, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants, and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.