Job summary

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a part time Substance Misuse Clinical Lead to join our Substance Misuse team at HMP Sudbury, a category D Prison, located in Ashbourne in East Midlands.

HMP Sudbury is a adult male prison with a population of 661.

As a Substance Misuse Clinical Lead, you will play a key role in providing high-quality clinical care and supporting the delivery of substance misuse services within the prison setting. You will need to be a qualified non-medical prescriber, with RCGP Part 1 being desirable. Working as part of a dedicated team of four. HMP Sudbury offers:

• Onsite cark parking
• Career and development opportunities
• Onsite gym
• Access to canteen

Hours:

• Part-time
• 7.5 hours per week
• Flexible on which day of the week

Salary:

Youll receive an annual salary is between £10,328 - £11,602 per annum depending on experience.

How will we support you?

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.

Main duties of the job

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

• Provide substance misuse clinical leadership and management to the registered nurses and care teams.
• Deputise on behalf of the Deputy/Head of Healthcare when required.
• Work closely with partners to maintain a robust, high quality clinical service for patients. Ensure that own clinical practice is consistent with autonomous practice within the role.
• Model a culture of compassion, care, courage, commitment, communication and competence.
• Clinical Lead you will coach, line manage and develop clinician staff; support and contribute in undertaking audits and governance and contribute to developing and reviewing clinical/non clinical Local Operating Protocols for the site.
• Chair and facilitate specific healthcare meetings with the team and different partners, provide clinical supervision (training available) and carry our investigations locally and for the wider region.

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.

It doesnt stop there we also offer:

• 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

About us

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. Were the UKs 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 Groups purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• we treat patients and each other as they 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 Nurse Adult or Mental Health
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development
• Professional registration as an Independent Non-Medical prescriber
• 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 youre 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

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Job description

Job responsibilities

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a part time Substance Misuse Clinical Lead to join our Substance Misuse team at HMP Sudbury, a category D Prison, located in Ashbourne in East Midlands.

HMP Sudbury is a adult male prison with a population of 661.

As a Substance Misuse Clinical Lead, you will play a key role in providing high-quality clinical care and supporting the delivery of substance misuse services within the prison setting. You will need to be a qualified non-medical prescriber, with RCGP Part 1 being desirable. Working as part of a dedicated team of four. HMP Sudbury offers:

• Onsite cark parking
• Career and development opportunities
• Onsite gym
• Access to canteen

Hours:

• Part-time
• 7.5 hours per week
• Flexible on which day of the week

Salary:

Youll receive an annual salary is between £10,328 - £11,602 per annum depending on experience.

How will we support you?

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.

Person Specification

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Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).