Head of Healthcare HMP Woodhill | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	30 June 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£62,215 - £72,293 per annum (pro rata if P/T)
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	30 July 2025
Location:	Milton Keynes, MK4 4DA
Company:	CNWL NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7314215/333-D-HJ-1819-A

Summary

Head of Healthcare
HMP Woodhill

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Head of Healthcare to lead and advance our healthcare services at HMP Woodhill.

Key Responsibilities:

· Oversee the delivery of high-quality, responsive healthcare services across HMP Woodhill.

· Ensure compliance with clinical and financial governance frameworks.

· Manage the annual revenue budget and ensure performance, quality, and integration in all aspects of healthcare delivery, including sub-contracted services.

About You:

· A highly energetic healthcare professional with a robust leadership background.

· Proven track record of delivering high-quality services at a senior level in the NHS, prison healthcare, social care, or the private sector.

· A visible and present leader committed to team working and a culture of learning and quality improvement

· Skilled in leading a diverse, multi-disciplinary healthcare team.

· Knowledgeable about the unique challenges of prison healthcare and the needs of its patient group.

· Experience in partnership working and stakeholder management

· Excellent communication skills.

· Committed to modernising and developing services to meet the needs of the men residing in the prison.

Strategic Leadership:

· Oversee various projects, including service re-design.

· Ensure all aspects of the healthcare service meet the detailed healthcare specifications.

The successful candidate will embody the CNWL vision and values, including practising SCARF principles.

We’re passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient’s own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.

Providing top quality caredepends on our ability to employ the best people. We’re always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we’re hoping to find our future leaders and we’ll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.

With a diverse culture and equally diverserange of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more – whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

Please see attached JD&PS for full details of duties and responsibilities.



• The post holder will have responsibility for the management and delivery of health services within HMP Woodhill.
• The post holder will work with the Deputy Director and HJS Service Directors to ensure that the strategic direction as defined within the service is effectively implemented at operational level.
• To lead change management in the implementation of service development strategies.
• The post holder will direct, monitor and co-ordinate the work of the healthcare team and be responsible for the delivery, performance and effectiveness of the service.
• Through inspirational leadership, the post holder will lead in the development of future plans, standards and systems for secure settings health services.


This advert closes on Monday 14 Jul 2025

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