Head of Healthcare

As our new Head of Healthcare, your responsibilities will vary. Some of your duties will include:

• Provide management of the healthcare services on site, with overall responsibility for delivering a highly functional clinical service, within agreed budgets
• Maintain the strategic direction of the service, and deliver on agreed contractual requirements and targets from NHS England 
• Lead, develop and motivate your team to deliver the best service possible
• Work closely with senior management within the prison, as well as the finance business partner and regional manager
• Oversee all clinical pathways - primary care, mental health and substance misuse

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 doesn’t stop there… we also offer:

• Company pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave increasing with service up to 28 days per year, plus public bank holidays
• An extensive range of wellbeing and lifestyle benefits
• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• Excellent long-term career prospects
• 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

• Experience within a senior / leadership role, with extensive people management skills
• Experience of working in a healthcare setting and working within governance frameworks, effectively managing teams and HR processes
• Confident in managing complex stakeholder relationships 
• Experience in managing multifaceted budgets
• An understanding of clinical governance
• A professional registration would be an advantage