Job Description

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced mental health professional to lead and manage the Mental Health Care services at HMP Chelmsford. As the Head of Mental Health Care, you will be responsible for overseeing the strategic and clinical delivery of mental health services within the prison, ensuring high standards of care, patient safety, and compliance with relevant legislation and national guidance.
This is a pivotal leadership role requiring a strong clinical background, a collaborative management style, and a commitment to improving mental health outcomes in a challenging but highly rewarding environment.
Main duties of the job

• Provide direct line management, leadership and support to junior colleagues
• Develop specialist practice-based clinical models of care
• Provide a range of quality services and interventions
• To be responsible for inpatient ward rotas, taking into account efficient use of resources, staff capacity and changing service needs
• To support and undertake research, clinical audit and evaluate the service as directed.
• To demonstrate and provide robust clinical leadership to junior staff 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.

About us
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
Details
Date posted
10 June 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
49,140 to 49,140 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
HCRGCG/TP/13082/15683
Job locations
HCRG Care Group
Chelmsford
Essex
CM2 6JT
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will feel valued as the Head of Mental Health within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• A salary of 49,140 per Annum depending on experience
• 25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
• Company Policy Sick pay
• Enhanced Maternity Package
• Life Assurance
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling

Job description
Job responsibilities
You will feel valued as the Head of Mental Health within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• A salary of 49,140 per Annum depending on experience
• 25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
• Company Policy Sick pay
• Enhanced Maternity Package
• Life Assurance
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling

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