Bank Advanced Clinical Practitioner - HMP Portland

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	13 Chwefror 2026
Cyflog:	£58,487.00 bob blwyddyn
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£58487.00 a year
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	25 Chwefror 2026
Lleoliad:	Portland, DT5 1DL
Cwmni:	NHS Jobs
Math o swydd:	Cytundeb
Cyfeirnod swydd:	C9277-26-0168

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Key Task and Responsibilities The post holder will exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy and plan to reach complex and critical judgments and have decision making skills to satisfy the expectations of the role. To strategically innovate, deliver, clinically audit, and evaluate the Integrated Healthcare Service for the prison. This will include leadership of the Primary Care team, including, long term conditions management, enhanced assessment and diagnostic intervention services and health promotion activities and be in line with the NHS Plan, public health indicators and National Service Frameworks. To establish and provide robust expert clinical leadership to the Primary Care team with a sound understanding of models of care and evidence-based practice to provide a pro-active approach to ensure quality, trauma informed, and outcome driven services on a day-to-day basis. To ensure monitoring systems are in place, to promote the development of evidence-based practice in this specialist field and to promote research as appropriate. To be responsible for the development of and participation in managerial and professional clinical supervision programme for the Primary Care team to ensure all staff receive appropriate supervision, training, and annual appraisal and to ensure that it becomes an integral part of team practice. Management responsibilities To support the HoHC in accountability for the delivery of the Quality Agenda; participate in the effective management of clinical risk, the identification of best practice and addressing remedial actions as required. To manage a small, complex Primary Care clinical caseload. To develop, implement and maintain the National Standards for Health Care in Prisons for the service. To support the HoHC in accountability for implementation of clinical policies that are fair and equitable and support the needs of the Commissioners and patients and are in line with Trust key performance targets and Clinical Governance Frameworks. To be responsible for day-to-day management & co-ordination of Primary Care provision and ensure integration with all other teams within healthcare delivery. Ensuring all Primary Care clinics and consultations are delivered in an effective & timely way, in line with service needs and supporting the HoHC in ensuring the same for all other healthcare teams. Leadership Establish effective communications and networks to develop practice within healthcare. Contribute to the development of formal education, training and development programmes. Participate fully in clinical and managerial supervision. Participate fully in the Clinical Governance Forum Develop ways in which to improve learning, clinical practice and the patient experience. Clinical Assess, diagnose, implement, and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis or complex needs. Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a Primary Care perspective, and plan clinical care. Assess, diagnose and treat, integrating non-medical prescribing, non-pharmacological and multi-disciplinary resources. Work with patients to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments. Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice. Research Evaluate and audit own and others clinical practice, selecting and applying valid, reliable methods, then acting on the findings. Critically appraise and synthesise the outcome of relevant research, evaluation, and audit, using the results to underpin own practice and to inform that of others and service improvement. Take a critical approach to identify gaps in the evidence base and its application to practice, alerting appropriate individuals and organisations to these and how they might be addressed in a safe and pragmatic way. Develop and implement robust governance systems and systematic documentation processes, keeping the need for modifications under critical review. Participate with and support local research initiatives. Facilitate collaborative links between clinical practice and research. Communication To develop and maintain effective communication structures, facilitating two-way communication on professional, local and Trust issues as necessary. Ability to communicate effectively at management level and to a wide range of target audiences. Resolve complex clinical matters between staff and clients where persuasion, motivation and reassurance maybe required. Establishing appropriate communication methods to suit patients and carers level of understanding, cultural/language needs, and preferred communication method that is appropriate to the situation. Anticipating and overcoming barriers to communication, seeking support from other staff members where necessary. (Full JD's can be downloaded in supporting documents section) IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ: All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team. You will need to provide: Proof of right to work documentation Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicID Proof of address documentation Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code. Address History: 5 years address history will be needed. Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously. Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited. In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).