Job overview
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) is seeking an exceptional leader to join our Specialist & Secure Services Division as Head of Healthcare at HMP Nottingham.
This is a unique opportunity to lead and shape healthcare services for a complex population, delivering high-quality care that reduces health inequalities, improves outcomes, and supports rehabilitation.
We are looking for an experienced, innovative, and forward-thinking senior leader with a passion for service improvement, workforce development, and delivering outstanding patient care. Reporting directly to the Assistant Director of Specialist & Secure Services, you will be a key member of the senior leadership team, influencing healthcare delivery across one of NHFT's prison healthcare services.
Please note this post is subject to security vetting. To be considered for this post you will need to have continuously resided in the UK for a minimum of 3 years prior to this application and be able to evidence your years of residency.
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As Head of Healthcare, you will provide strategic, operational, and clinical leadership across integrated healthcare services at HMP Nottingham, ensuring safe, effective, and patient-centred care that meets national standards and performance expectations.
You will lead service improvement and transformation initiatives, oversee clinical governance arrangements, and ensure compliance with safeguarding, infection prevention, and regulatory requirements. The role includes responsibility for mental health, primary care, substance misuse, and wider healthcare services, supporting innovative approaches to improving patient outcomes.
You will lead and develop a multidisciplinary workforce, ensuring staff feel supported, engaged, and empowered to deliver excellent care. Working closely with prison leaders, commissioners, and external partners, you will build strong relationships that support continuity of care and contribute to wider health and justice priorities.
The role also carries responsibility for budget management, performance delivery, emergency response arrangements, and participation in the senior on-call rota.
Working for our organisation
Why Join NHFT?
Joining Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) means becoming part of an organisation with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality, patient-centred care. As an Outstanding-rated Trust, we are committed to excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement, creating an environment where our people can thrive and develop.
You'll be part of our Specialist & Secure Services Division, working alongside passionate and experienced colleagues who are dedicated to reducing health inequalities and improving outcomes for some of the most vulnerable populations. We offer a supportive leadership culture, opportunities for professional growth, and the chance to influence services that make a real difference every day.
NHFT is an award winning Trust recognised as an outstanding provider of health care with consistently exceptional levels of staff satisfaction. We believe in making a difference for you with you, by striving for continual innovation and a collective vision of outstanding, compassionate care. If you hold our PRIDE values of People first, respect and compassion, improving lives, dedication and equality, then The NHFT family would welcome your interest.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.
Important Information
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Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.
We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.
All roles are subject to the home office immigration rules and therefore eligibility must meet certain requirements for any sponsorship to be considered. Please visit the government website for more information regarding eligibility,
At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.
All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly , the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit: DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary.
Please note that all new starters to the trust are subject to a probationary period.