Substance Misuse Clinical lead

About The Role

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Substance Misuse Clinical Lead to join our Substance Misuse team at HMP Leicester, a category B Prison located in Leicestershire.

The Substance Misuse Clinical Lead will manage a team of 4, which are 2 Nurses, 1 Healthcare Assistant and 1 Admin.

Interviews will be held Tuesday 8th January.

HMP Leicester is a male prison with a capacity of 846 and offers the following:

• Free Car Parking
• Training Opportunities
• City Centre Based

• Monday - Friday
• 37.5 hours per week
• 8am - 4pm

This position is full time, you’ll receive an annual salary is between £51,643 - £58,012per annum

FTE- depending on experience.

• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course

• Competency framework

• Regional and national career development opportunities

• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs

• Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

As a Substance Misuse Clinical Lead your responsibilities will vary. You will

• Provide clinical expertise and expert advice for primary care services throughout the prison to drive up clinical performance.
• Deliver Lead the team to deliver, non-judgemental care that is safe, high quality, patient centred whilst meeting CQC requirements, following our policies, procedures and always considering safeguarding.
• Inspire Excellence in your colleagues by pro-actively leading the service and motivating the team recognising that our workforce is our most valuable asset. You will forge strong links with our partners and stakeholders, providing a service that people can trust, feel safe within and feel proud of.
• Promote
  Best practice, clinical supervision, evidence based care and continuous quality improvement embedding a culture of reflection and shared learning.
• Share Knowledge, skills and expertise to ensure safe care supporting your clinical and non-clinical colleagues to do a great job.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We’re the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
• we act with integrity
• we embrace diversity
• we strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

• Registered professional with current registration (NMC / HCPC)
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development
• Experience managing teams
• Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
• A non-judgmental and compassionate approach

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

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.