About The Role
UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE
+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE
We have an exciting opportunity for a Patient Engagement Lead to join the team here at HMP Garth and HMP Wymott. This role covers both sites, with your time split equally between the two.
This is a brand new, and rare opportunity to engage with prisoners on the wings and the wider healthcare team, making a real difference to patients and the healthcare they receive. You can really make this role your own
You will be leading on health promotion and engagement with patients, managing your own time and clinics, and being responsible for patient outreach.
Hours:
This position is full time working 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday between 8am - 4pm / 9am - 5pm.
Salary:
This position is full time, you'll receive an annual salary of £28,247 - £ 32,346 per annum - depending on experience.
How will we support you?
* Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
* Competency framework
* Regional and national career development opportunities
* Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
* Support from the wider team
Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks
What you'll be doing
As our new Patient Engagement Lead, your responsibilities will vary. Some of your duties will include:
* Your main focus overall will be to encourage prisoners to engage with the healthcare team - encouraging them to attend appointments (and reduce non attendance), have vaccinations, tests etc
* Be the first point of contact for complaints, escalating where necessary
* Run patient focus groups, allowing patients to give feedback and raise concerns and listen to this to establish areas of improvement
* Speak to patients on a 1-1 basis to discuss complaints and feedback
* Work with patients across all pathways - primary care, mental, substance misuse
* You will be the champion for health promotion - liaising with prisoners and the wider healthcare team
* Listening to patient feedback and concerns, addressing where necessary and looking for solutions
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
* 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it
What we'll look for in you
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
We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.
Our new Patient Engagement Lead will:
* Be an excellent communicator - this really is key as you will be speaking to loots of different patients (age ranges, cultures etc) as well as healthcare staff onsite
* Any clinical knowledge would be a bonus
* Ideally have experience within a prison or secure setting
* Have excellent time management skills, and be very organised
* Any complaints handling experience (from any industry) would be a bonus
Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you're looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.