Planned Care Clinical Lead

As a Planned Care Clinical Lead, your responsibilities will vary. You will

• Lead a team of healthcare practitioners some in specialist roles to deliver an effective safe medical service within the prison.
• Ensuring patients have medical plans of care.
• Ability to function autonomously and within your sphere of competency, demonstrating effective team leadership.
• Managing a team of healthcare practitioners.
• Responsible for appraising the team.
• You must be able to assess patients, carry out relevant clinical investigations, and arrange follow-up appointments whilst offering advice and giving information.
• Have an adaptive communication style that enables effective communication with the senior clinical team, the prison staff and external stakeholders.
• Must be able to clinically evaluate and ensure the safe transfer of patients to acute hospitals, as well as ensuring that plans of care are understood by the patient and the prison as appropriate.
• You must be able to demonstrate critical thinking skills in clinical decision making.
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 doesnt 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
  
  Registered nurse Adult
• Current professional qualification (NMC or HCPC)
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development
• Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
• A non-judgmental and compassionate approach
• Understanding of clinical governance, health and safety, QOF, EBP and national standards
• Understanding of audit and datix
Although not essential ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. Were the UKs 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 Groups 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 a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

This position is full time, youll receive an annual salary up to £63119 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 on a permanent basis and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.