Job Description

About Us

DrPA has been operating in secure environments since 2014 providing General Practitioner services and we are now growing to provide a complete healthcare service at Campsfield House by NHS England. This will be delivered directly or through a range of specialist partners who are experts in their field. We deliver our services based on our ethos of CARE:

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ompassionate care that is trauma informed and supportive

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ssurance that care is evidence-based & demonstrates high quality outcomes for our patients

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espectful of people's cultural and religious beliefs

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quitable care that is in line with the community services

About Campsfield House IRC

Campsfield House IRC is a secure facility currently designed to accommodate up to 160 male residents in both single and dual occupancy rooms. The centre houses a combination of time-served foreign national offenders and immigration offenders while the Home Office arranges their removal from the UK.

Residents are not permitted to leave the centre or access the local area. Consequently, recreational, educational, healthcare, living, and faith-related facilities are provided entirely onsite.

The healthcare department provides a range of services including primary care, mental health, substance misuse, pharmacy, dental, optometry, physiotherapy, podiatry, and audiology delivered either by us or our specialist partners.

Join us at the beginning...

Your role will be a pivotal post as we head to going live, therefore, this role will be starting earlier to provide local leadership and foster positive relationships with key stakeholders. During this period, you will be inducting new staff, setting up the clinic rooms, agreeing systems and processes internally and externally, working with the centre operator to agree protocols, supporting scenarios, and much more.

Job Summary

As part of our commitment to delivering patient-centred, high-quality care, we are on the lookout for a passionate, innovative, and driven

Senior Clinical Lead

. This is a unique opportunity to make a real difference--providing healthcare to those in secure settings while playing a vital role in promoting health, well-being, and positive change within the secure community.

Step into one of the most dynamic and rewarding environments healthcare has to offer!

Working in secure settings challenges you to think on your feet, adapt quickly, and grow both personally and professionally. If you're ready for a role that sharpens your existing skills, teaches you something new every single day, and keeps you at the heart of an environment that's always evolving--this could be the opportunity you've been waiting for!

Clinical Duties

? Provide clinical leadership and management to the registered nurses and care teams.

? Deputise on behalf of the Head of Healthcare when required

? Work closely with partners to maintain a robust, high quality clinical service for patients. Ensure that own clinical practice is consistent with autonomous practice within the role.

? Model a culture of compassion, assurance, respect and empowerment

? You will coach, line manage and develop clinician staff; support and contribute in undertaking audits and governance and contribute to developing and reviewing clinical/non clinical Local Operating Protocols for the site.

? Chair and facilitate specific healthcare meetings with the team and different partners, provide clinical supervision (training available) and carry out investigations locally

? To advance innovative ideas and strategies and provide vision and inspiration to enable staff to deliver care more effectively.

? To ensure open channels of communication with both internal and external agencies to achieve a co-ordinated service to clients and their families.

? To have and further develop a high level of interpersonal and communication skills to deal with a range of highly sensitive and emotive situations

? To develop robust effective communication systems to enable all members of staff to liaise with external organisations/bodies as required.

? To develop a communication system that ensures the flow of information to and from relevant meetings and forums.

? To utilise all available resources to the maximum benefit of the service, being aware of resource implications specific to the service.

? Ensure that agreed DrPA and Centre Operator policies and procedures are followed.

? Report any maintenance requirements through the Centre Operator processes.

? Ensure that the building is maintained to meet the agreed Health and Safety / Infection Control standards within the prison setting e.g. work with the Head of Healthcare to complete workplace risk assessments.

Qualifications

? Professional Registration RGN - Nursing and Midwifery Council

? Evidence of continued professional development e.g. ANP

Knowledge and Skills

? Knowledge of human resources processes including training & education, recruitment, workforce planning, staff budget management, performance management, union negotiation and disciplinary action

? Knowledge of the complexities of multi-disciplinary/multi-agency issues affecting healthcare provision in a secure environment

? Knowledge of clinical governance / CQC processes

? Knowledge of prison / secure environment healthcare management arrangements

? Good interpersonal skills including diplomacy, negotiating, problem solving

? Working with multi-cultural and diverse community

? Working to deadlines under pressure

? Computer literate

? Ability to work with and engage service users, carers and advocates to ensure their involvement in services

? Ability to manage and deliver new services in a rapidly changing environment

? Good communication skills, both verbal and written

? The ability to influence people in a positive way

? Ability to manage, motivate and develop others to achieve objectives

? Ability to build and maintain partnerships, internal and external to the organisation

? Ability to work as part of a senior management team

? Ability to manage change in a positive and proactive manner

? Good problem-solving skills

Although not essential ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.

General Information

The post holder may be required to perform other relevant and appropriate duties as reasonably needed. This list of duties and responsibilities is not exhaustive. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check & CTC Clearance

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.

This post will require the holder to undertake and successfully complete the Counter Terrorism Clearance (CTC) process.

Please note, in order to apply, all applicants need to have been living in the United Kingdom (with residency in the UK, such as UK/Irish/EU Passport, or an Indefinite Leave to Remain Visa) for the last 5 years with no more than a 28 day break being outside of the UK and no gaps in employment during this time.

EMAIL CV TO: RECRUITMENT@DRPASECURE.CO.UK

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 38,000.00-38,800.00 per year

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 01/10/2025
Reference ID: SCL
Expected start date: 01/10/2025