Clinical Lead Nurse Band 7

at  HCRG Care Group

Job Introduction
Are you a qualified Clinical Lead Nurse looking to make a change and be part of a team where you will supported and appreciated?
Look no further, HMP Norwich are looking for a caring and dedicated Clinical Lead.

THE ROLE WILL BE WORKING 37.5 HOURS PER WEEK, MONDAY - FRIDAY.

About the service:
HMP Norwich is a local Category B prison that houses male prisoners that have come direct from court or police custody and is made up of several different wings. HCRG provide 24/7 healthcare services within the prison. HCRG provide both emergency and primary care. Social and Palliative care is also provided within one wing in the establishment. HCRG also provides a CSMS (substance misuse) service.
Main Responsibilities

Within this role you will:

• Lead the existing team, using strong leadership and management skills.
• Be responsible for the management, efficiency and effectiveness in the role to secure the best service to the existing service users. This will include the analysis and management of complex changing clinical situations.
• Act as a change agent and innovator, planning, implementing and evaluating change to facilitate high quality health outcomes, pioneering new services where gaps occur.
• Provide support and advice on Long Term Conditions and suggest strategies to improve and develop services across organisational and professional arenas.
• Provide support and advice on frailty and ceilings of care, liaising with local services as needed to move the patient through appropriate care pathways/into end-of-life pathways, when appropriate.

PLEASE SEE THE JOB DESCRIPTION ATTACHED FOR A FULL LIST OF RESPONSIBILITIES

The Ideal Candidate

• First level registration Current NMC registration.
• Willingness & ability to study at Masters level.
• Managerial, leadership and change management experience.
• Broad knowledge of CQC legislation Desirable
• Ability to undertake comprehensive patient assessments, implement appropriate nursing care and treatment and evaluate outcomes.
• Able to function as a credible practitioner with expert clinical skills.
• Computer literate, able to understand and interpret relevant clinical data and information.
• Demonstrable Primary Care experience in care of people with long term conditions.
• Experience of managing complex and rapidly changing clinical conditions.
• Ability to assess acutely unwell patients and demonstrate ability to manage them effectively and in a timely manner.
• Experience of managing teams.
• Understanding of the Clinical Governance framework.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Team player – able to work across organisations and structures.
• Able to work autonomously and show initiative.
• Ability to write concise, comprehensive reports.

About The Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006 we are one of the UK’s leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
Finally, we need to let you know that the company you’ll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we’ll need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website’s privacy policy.
Package Description

As a Prison Clinical Lead Nurse, you’ll be part of our valued team at HMP Norwich within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• £43,742 - £50,056 depending on experience with AFC Terms and Conditions
• Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
• Free and on site-parking at HMP Norwich
• on site Gym open to all employees
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission