Primary Care Clinical Lead - HMP Aylesbury

Job overview

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner and works in partnership to provide responsive and dependable primary care, mental health, intellectual disability and substance misuse services to the diverse and culturally rich communities we serve.

In our quest to deliver patient-focused quality care we are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic Primary Care Clinical Lead  to join our forward thinking, friendly and expanding Health & Justice team at HMP Aylesbury.

By joining our Prisons Health Care Team, you will not only look after the healthcare needs of our patients residing in secure environments, but who also have the opportunity to have a real impact on promoting health and well-being.

Our motto is “Caring NOT Judging” so by working in partnership with the criminal justice system and other agencies, we provide responsive, dependable and high-quality primary care and mental health services to those who may have offended and those at risk of offending in the communities we serve, to improve their health status and to encourage social inclusion.

Why not see what our staff say about working within our award winning teams: https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/health-and-justice/find-out-what-its-work-health-and-justice

Main duties of the job

• Experienced healthcare professional combined with excellent staff managerial skills who will support the Deputy Head of Healthcare (Primary Care Lead) to manage and develop the Primary Care Team to achieve a targeted and appropriate service, delivered in accordance with evidence-based practice and local policies and procedures.
• Expected to proactively manage and lead the Primary Care Team to further develop services such as long-term conditions management; nurse led minor ailment clinics and immunisation programmes.
• Expected to demonstrate a professional manner which is tolerant, courteous and calm in the full course of their duties, in relation to dealing with colleagues, visitors and with Prisoners. They will be able to effectively deal with demanding patients in a professional, nonreactive manner and defuse potentially volatile situations to avoid escalation.
• Expected to demonstrate a full and proactive commitment to equal opportunities in accordance with local and national policies.
• Expected to continually promote high standards of service within the Primary Care team, to effectively manage poor performance and contribute to development of a culture of professionalism within the team.
• Work closely with the Deputy Head of Healthcare (Primary Care Lead) and other Healthcare managers to develop and implement an effective Primary Care Strategy for HMP Woodhill.
• Deputise for Deputy Head of Healthcare (Primary Care lead) in their absence

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Job Specification for full list of responsibilities of this role