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We are seeking a highly capable and resilient Head of Healthcare to lead the delivery of healthcare services within a secure custodial environment. You will be joining HMP Lancaster Farms, a Category C male prison located on the outskirts of Lancaster, with a capacity of around 550, with expansion plans of an additional 250.
About The Role
This is a senior operational management role requiring a confident registered clinician with significant experience in budget management, governance and staff leadership. The Head of Healthcare will be responsible for the overall operational performance of the healthcare service within the prison, ensuring safe, effective and patient‑centred care in a complex and challenging environment. The role demands a strong leader able to balance clinical credibility with robust management and financial oversight.
Salary
Full time; salary £58,000‑£65,000 per annum depending on experience, plus £4,000 car allowance and 10 % discretionary bonus.
How We Support You
- Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
- Regional and national career development opportunities
- Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
Candidate must have the legal right to work in the UK; offers of employment are subject to additional vetting and security checks.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Provide strong operational leadership across all healthcare services (primary, mental health and substance misuse) within the prison, ensuring consistent, high‑quality care delivery.
- Take full responsibility for budget management, including planning, monitoring and delivering services within financial constraints while ensuring value for money.
- Lead and embed a culture of clinical governance, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, policies and best practice.
- Oversee risk management, quality assurance and continuous service improvement initiatives.
- Manage, support and develop a multidisciplinary workforce, including performance management, workforce planning and staff wellbeing.
- Act as a key liaison with prison leadership, commissioners and external stakeholders to ensure integrated and effective service delivery.
- 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.
We offer wide opportunities for career development, internal and external, to help you grow your skills and experience.
Experience Required
- A qualified and registered clinician (e.g. Nurse or Paramedic) with substantial post‑registration experience.
- Proven experience in a senior operational management role within healthcare, ideally in a secure, custodial or similarly complex environment.
- Strong and demonstrable budget management and financial oversight experience.
- In‐depth understanding of clinical governance, risk management and regulatory compliance.
- A confident and credible leader with experience managing large, multidisciplinary teams.
- Resilient, adaptable and able to work effectively within a challenging, highly regulated environment.
Secure environments are challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop existing skills and learn new ones in a dynamic setting, this could be the right opportunity for you.
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