Job summary
Spectrum is recruiting a clinical team manager to lead our dedicated primary care team in Health and Justice.
To take forward our service, we're looking for a nurse with excellent leadership skills and the ability to build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and support the Head of Healthcare in delivering high quality care to our patients.
You'll be an effective and visible leader, providing robust clinical support and operational guidance to all staff on matters relating to physical health and wellbeing within the prison setting. You'll manage our skilled primary care team and be passionate about patient care - with advanced nursing knowledge, an understanding of NICE guidelines and a desire to be involved with key decision-making.
In Spectrum, we don't believe in 'standing still'; we want our leaders to challenge existing practice and have the courage to innovate for the good of our patients, so that we can keep on improving.
Main duties of the job
Support the Head of Healthcare in operationally leading the provision of high-quality clinical health care services ensuring a consistent and co-ordinated approach to the delivery of quality evidence-based practice.
Responsible for monitoring daily performance of the nursing team and service delivery against key performance indicators including working towards the HJIPs (Performance indicators) and effectively driving improvements to patient care and experience.
Work with subcontractors, partners and team leaders to ensure the provision of high quality evidence based patient care and the efficient use of resources, maintaining visibility and accessibility to patients and staff.Support the Head of Healthcare by taking a strong level of responsibility in maintaining the Care Quality Commission standards and audits against the KLOE.
To represent the Head of Healthcare in local meetings with the Prison and other interested parties e.g., Coroner's courtThe post holder will be expected to be a role model to lead others in line with our shared commitment to our values; Working Together, Integrity, Respect and Recognition, Compassion and Innovation.
About us
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see full job description for more detailed information about the role and responsibilities. For any further information, please contact the Head of Healthcare for an informal discussion.
Person Specification
Education and Training
Essential
- Registered Health care Professional with current appropriate registration e.g., Nurse with NMC membership.
- Management qualification or equivalent experience.
- Evidence of continued professional development at post graduate level, including delivery of evidence-based care.
Desirable
- RCGP Cert 1/2 Primary Care/LTC qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Sustained successful experience in a management operational role, working in a complex environment with multi health professionals.
- Demonstrate experience and knowledge of effective changes to practice to support regulatory compliance e.g., CQC, Regulation 28 etc.
- Experience of leading teams in a complex environment to implement organisational change and deliver a successful outcome.
- Experience of effectively managing a service working in partnership with multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience of working with vulnerable groups and understand the complexity that they present.
- Lead on implementation of quality initiatives.
- Experience of managing and maintaining effective relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
- Experience of leading clinical governance.
- Understanding and application of confidentiality.
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding in relation to the government's offender health agenda.
- Experience of managing offender care or secure units.
- Experience of conducting and supporting research.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent leadership skills.
- Well-developed and effective communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to influence with accountability.
- Effective skills in consultation, negotiation, influencing and motivating people.
- Ability to manage conflict sensitively and effectively.
- Ability to lead effectively with demonstrable motivational and performance skills.
- Effective delegation skills.
- Ability to write clear and concise written information e.g., reports, protocols etc. and present complex information.
- Keyboard skills - computer literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Able to maintain contemporaneous clinical records following clinical activities.
Desirable
- Working knowledge of clinical information systems.
- Research skills.
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 .
Employer details
Employer name
Spectrum Community Health CIC
Address
HMPYOI Hindley
Barracks Road
Hindley
WA2 5DH