Senior Band 6 (Team Leader substance misuse)

Senior Band 6 (Team Leader substance misuse)

Location: Chelmsford

Salary: £42,170 per annum

About The Role

We are looking for a motivated and experienced Clinical Team Leader to provide clinical leadership and operational management to our healthcare team within a custodial environment.

The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and patient-centred healthcare services, supporting staff to maintain high clinical standards and ensuring that all services meet the needs of the prison population.

This is an excellent opportunity for a confident clinical leader who is passionate about delivering high-quality healthcare, supporting colleagues and promoting best practice within a secure environment.

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for someone who:

Has strong clinical leadership and team management skills.

Can motivate, support and supervise a multidisciplinary healthcare team.

Is committed to delivering safe, effective and patient-centred care.

Has a good understanding of clinical governance, professional standards and best practice.

Can ensure compliance with organisational policies, procedures and relevant healthcare regulations.

Understands the importance of maintaining safety and security within a custodial environment.

Has excellent communication, organisational and decision-making skills.

Can promote a positive working culture and support the ongoing development of healthcare staff.

Is committed to continuous improvement and maintaining high standards of care.

 What You’ll Be Doing

Clinical Leadership: Provide day-to-day clinical leadership, guidance and support to the healthcare team.

Team Management: Oversee the operational management of healthcare staff, ensuring services are delivered effectively and efficiently.

Staff Supervision: Provide professional supervision, support staff development and promote best practice.

Quality of Care: Ensure the delivery of safe, effective and patient-centred healthcare services.

Clinical Governance: Promote high standards of clinical practice, patient safety, quality assurance and continuous improvement.

Compliance: Ensure healthcare services operate in line with professional standards, organisational policies and relevant procedures.

Patient Care: Ensure healthcare provision meets the needs of the prison population and supports positive patient outcomes.

Safety and Security: Work in accordance with prison security requirements, ensuring healthcare activities are delivered safely within the custodial environment.

Multidisciplinary Working: Work collaboratively with colleagues and other professionals to support the effective delivery of healthcare services.

Service Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve service delivery, clinical practice and the overall quality of patient care.

This role offers the opportunity to take a leading role in delivering high-quality healthcare within a unique and challenging environment, making a real difference to patients while supporting and developing a dedicated healthcare team.

About Us

We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.

We are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Equally the wellbeing and the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us an employee, we will offer you the following benefits - 

Flexible working

Support for Families – We support our employees through every stage of family life by offering enhanced maternity and paternity pay for eligible employees who have completed 26 weeks' continuous service, alongside family-friendly policies and a supportive, inclusive workplace. 

Training and development opportunities

Simply Health Cashback Scheme (optional)

Season Ticket Loan Scheme 

Cycle to work scheme

Crisis Loan Scheme

Electric Car Scheme

3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata'd for part time employees)

Access to Blue Light Card

25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays 

Contributory Pension Scheme – Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years’ service and up to 9% thereafter 

Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary) 

Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)

Please note that remote roles may require occasional travel for site visits, training and meetings.

Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application.