Deputy Heads of Healthcare

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.

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 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 healthcare professionals or subcontractors/partners to guarantee all patients' healthcare 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 clinical 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.