Mental Health Service Lead - HMP Send

at  Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

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 Mental Health Service Lead to join our forward thinking, friendly and expanding Healthcare Team at HMP Send . By joining our Surrey Prisons Health Care Team, you will not only look after the healthcare needs of the prisoners, but who also have the opportunity to have a real impact on promoting health and well-being.
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 existing offenders (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
The post holder will have overall responsibility for the line-management, clinical, operational and performance functions of the Mental Health In-reach Teams within the prison. This will involve ensuring effective and efficient resource utilisation, awareness of financial impact, the delivery of evidence-based patient care and a safe service. In conjunction with the Consultant Psychiatrist and the Head of Healthcare, the post holder will provide clear, visible leadership, vision and clinical expertise to enhance the service user experience.
To operate flexibly within a challenging healthcare environment, involving multiple providers, while being an ambassador for Healthcare and CNWL. To support the Team in the creation of effective pathways of care for the prisoners served.
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust offers its staff ongoing career progression through:
Monthly supervision
Annual personal development plans/appraisals
Access to exciting internal and external training opportunities.
Excellent progression through various career pathway opportunities such as but not limited to:
Preceptorship Programme
Support and guidance with Revalidation
Hidden Gem and annual award ceremonies
Excellent staff benefits, our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include:
Health and wellbeing services
Season ticket loans
Cycle to work scheme
Relocation package
The trust also values its staff and you are entitled to become a member of MyTrustBenefits. MyTrustBenefits is 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.
All of our sites in Surrey offer free use of the onsite leisure facilities and free parking for staff.
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To deliver effective leadership and direction to all staff within the In-reach team.
To ensure the service is cost effective, well organised, evidence based, & service user focussed.
To ensure that all targets and performance indicators as agreed with the Head of Healthcare are met, and where they are ‘at risk’ to communicate with the Regional Operations Manager and Business and Performance Lead as soon as a risk is identified.
To be responsible for implementing service changes when required, ensuring effective implementation with measurable outcomes and to agreed timescales.
To advance innovative ideas and strategies and provide vision and inspiration to enable staff to deliver care more effectively.
To ensure that clinical practice in the team is delivered safely and in accordance with the Care Qualify Commission Framework, Professional Practice standards and any other relevant national policies and standards.
To implement a culture that focuses on improving outcomes across the care pathway for clients.
To work in partnership with the Prison and other healthcare providers to ensure there are clear and responsive operational policies, procedures and protocols.
To take a leadership role in the ACCT process and other risk management processes.
To ensure the effective clinical management of patients in In-patients, Segregation, the wings/houseblocks, and any other area of the prison.
To ensure that transfers to secure hospitals are managed in the shortest possible timescale.
To take the lead on implementing care quality standards. This will include keeping updated with national policy and legislation, attending relevant Trust meetings, policy development and implementation of improvement programmes across the service.
To provide cover for the Head of Healthcare as required.
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