Job summary
- Main area
- Secure enviroments
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (To cover maternity leave)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 847-CW-25-V651-A
- Employer
- Spectrum Community Health CIC
- Employer type
- Public (Non NHS)
- Site
- HMP Holme House
- Town
- Stockton
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Deputy Head of Healthcare - HMP Holme House
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Job overview
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 HMP 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
and may lead the development of a particularly complex delivery area. The postholder will manage service level agreements, ensuring performance-monitoring standards are adhered to and the highest standards of care are maintained. They will be responsible for ensuring compliance with the essential standards of quality and safety and be guided by general policies and interpret as required.
The postholder will deputise for the Head of Healthcare in their absence and support them across the range of their duties attending and leading internal and external stakeholder meetings as required.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will:
-Have delegated responsibility from the Head of Healthcare for the effective day-to-day operational management of all clinical services to maximise the delivery of high-quality healthcare across 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
health care professionals or subcontractors /partners to guarantee all patients health care records have an accurate record of any Long-Term Conditions.
- Deliver non-judgmental, compassionate care within the financial framework that is safe, high quality and in line with CQC requirements. This will be achieved through adherence to policies and procedures and compliance with May 2022 statutory responsibilities whilst driving excellence.
Ensures through the workforce development plan, that all staff have the
opportunity to receive effective clinical supervision/appraisal, which identifies their training, and development needs and influences the development plan to meet existing and future needs.
Directly line manage senior staff including senior clinical nursing staff and clincal leads and provide clinical leadership to the full staff team.
Facilitates the delivery of efficient and effective clinical services through recruitment retention and development of multi- disciplinary staff.
Working for our organisation
BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE
Join our team
We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team.
Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge we’ve got a role for you!
- Access to NHS Pension
- Annual leave on your Birthday
- 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 have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them.
We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to 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.
Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people – our patients, service users, staff and partners.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The postholder will:
Have delegated responsibility from the Head of Healthcare for the effective day-to-day operational management of all clinical services to maximise the delivery of high-quality healthcare across 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
health care professionals or subcontractors /partners to guarantee all patients health care records have an accurate record of any Long-Term Conditions.
Deliver non-judgmental, compassionate care within the financial framework that is safe, high quality and in line with CQC requirements. This will be achieved through adherence to policies and procedures and compliance with May 2022 statutory responsibilities whilst driving excellence.
Ensures through the workforce development plan, that all staff have the
opportunity to receive effective clinical supervision/appraisal, which identifies their training, and development needs and influences the development plan to meet existing and future needs.
Directly line manage senior staff including senior clinical nursing staff and clincal leads and provide clinical leadership to the full staff team.
Facilitates the delivery of efficient and effective clinical services through recruitment retention and development of multi- disciplinary staff.
Actively participates in the delivery of the Governance Agenda; agreeing and setting standards, measuring performance against those standards, the effective management of clinical risk, the identification of best practice and addressing remedial actions as required.
Provides clinical expertise for the development of primary care, substance misuse and social care services within the prison.
Ensure appropriate delivery of all clinical activity sessions.
Attend prison and healthcare meetings as required representing Spectrum as a senior leader.
Lead onsite contract and performance management and reporting and
attendance at commissioner meetings as required.
Be responsible for driving up standards of clinical performance through
continuous evaluation of current practice against target standards, training and development of staff and development of links with external agencies.
Chair local operational meetings as agreed with Head of Healthcare including MDT meeting for complex patients, safety huddles and governance forums.
Lead and coordinate the Clinical Audit Programme, to evidence progressive improvements to standards of clinical care delivery
Coordinate and leads the implementation and delivery of incident
management and risk management through DATIX
Drive the effective recruitment to all vacant posts, to reduce and minimise the use of Bank or Agency support
Be responsible for compliance with all HR policies and procedures, liaising with HR and OD Team as required.
Develop and foster effective integrated working relationships with all Offender Health departments.
Deliver effective communication with patients and their advocates, which addresses access to services and standards of service delivery.
Ensure healthcare plays a proactive part in securing delivery of care in line with the expectations of Her Majesty’s Prisons Inspectorate
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Experienced RGN/RMN
- Suitable management qualification or equivalent training/experience
- Evidence of clinical skill development and training
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and understanding in relation to the government's offender health agenda
- Understanding of mental health service issues within the Offer health environment, particularly in relation to the MH Act, the Justice System and Community MH services
- Knowledge and understanding of the principles of clinical governance
- Knowledge of CQC and statutory requirements
Skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of leadership ability with demonstrable motivational and performance skills
- Develops and maintains effective working relationships across disciplines and organisations
- Effectively plans and prioritises own workload
- Good interpersonal skills Demonstrates evidence of effective change management
- Effective communication and facilitation skills
- Ability to manage conflict sensitively and effectively
- Ability to write clear and concise written information e.g. reports, protocols etc. and present complex information
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Angela Spence
- Job title
- Head of Healthcare
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01642744010
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