Primary Care Service Lead

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner. We have a Health and Justice Directorate, within which sits the ‘Children and Young People’ Service line working in partnership with ‘Youth Custody’ colleagues to provide responsive and dependable primary care, mental health, neuro-developmental and substance misuse services to the young people within our services.

In our quest to deliver patient-focused quality care we are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiasticPrimary Care Service Leadto join our newIntegrated Healthcare Serviceteam atHMYOI (Young Offender Institution) Cookham Wood in Rochester.By joining our team, you will not only look after the healthcare needs of the young people we care for, but also have the opportunity to have a real impact on promoting health and well-being for this population. At HMYOI Cookham Wood we care for 15-18 year old boys in custody; if you are passionate about working with adolescents then this post is for you.

PLEASE NOTE ANY CANDIDATE WISHING TO APPLY FOR ANY OF OUR ROLES IN HEALTH AND JUSTICE SERVICES WILL BE SUBJECT TO PRISON VETTING CLEARANCE. WHICH REQUIRES YOU TO HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT IN THE UK FOR A MINIMUM OF 3 YEARS. CANDIDATES WHO DO NOT MEET THIS CRITERIA NEED NOT APPLY.

The post holder will be an experienced healthcare professional who also has excellent staff management skills. They will support the Head of Healthcare to manage and develop the Primary Care team to achieve a targeted and age/developmentally-appropriate service, delivered in accordance with evidence-based practice and local policies and procedures. This includes working closely with the wider integrated healthcare team managers to support the delivery and implementation of the trauma informed framework for integrated care (SECURE STAIRS) within the establishment.

The post holder will proactively manage and lead the Primary Care team to further develop services such as long-term condition management; nurse led minor ailment clinics, sexual health clinics and immunisation programmes. In addition, the post holder will have a key role in designing and implementing the prison wide health promotion strategy and ‘Positive Health Programme’.

Essential Requirement
1. Registered General or Children's Nurse
2. Substantial post registration experience in Primary care or an acute setting (Adult/Adolescent/Child)

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust offers its staff ongoing career progression through monthly supervision, annual personal development plans/appraisals and access to exciting internal and external training opportunities.

The trust also values its staff and you are entitled to become a member of MyTrustBenefits; an online portal for all CNWL staff, as well as their family and friends. It offers over 1400 discounts at hundreds of retailers nationwide. Save money on your weekly food shops, toiletries, cosmetics, cinema, meals out, holidays, travel and entertainment. You can also access free online courses on a variety of topics, professional and personal, ranging from business management, languages, law and teaching.

As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course service users when working in our healthcare settings.

The post holder will operationally manage the Primary Care provision at HMYOI Cookham Wood to ensure an equitable service to that available in the community. The post holder is responsible for Clinical Leadership in primary care and public health services and ensuring that the highest quality, evidence-based services are provided.

JOB SUMMARY

The post holder will be an experienced healthcare professional who also has excellent staff management skills. They will support the Head of Healthcare 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.

The post holder will proactively manage and lead the Primary Care team to further develop services such as long-term condition management; nurse led minor ailment clinics, sexual health clinics and immunisation programmes. In addition, the post holder will have a key role in implementing the prison wide health promotion strategy and ‘Positive Health Programme’

The post holder will work closely with the Head of Healthcare to develop and implement an effective Primary care Strategy for HMYOI Cookham Wood

There will be occasions when the post holder will be expected to deputise for the Head of Healthcare in his/her absence.