Associate Head of Healthcare - Yorkshire

The Associate Head of Healthcare will work alongside the Regional Director and senior management team to ensure the clinical team are provided with the support to develop their talent and will provide robust clinical governance processes across our SARC services in the Midlands. This includes delivering training, supervising the practice of SOEs, completing competency assessments and case reviews.Main duties of the job The role will include:

• supporting service and policy development relating to national directives from NHS England, National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE), and FFLM guidance
• ensuring effective governance structures are in place to achieve the service delivery
• deputising for the Regional Director in their absence
• supporting the Regional Director in rota management
• supporting the managers of each SARC to deliver services with a focus on quality and holistic care
• being responsible for the successful integration of new areas of business to ensure that consistency of quality and appropriate clinical leadership
• working within a budget and working with the senior management team to provide value for money solutions
• completing training for internal staff and external stakeholders
• completing competency assessments and sign off for sexual offence examiners
All of our senior clinical team have the ability to step in at short notice to support gaps in provision. This will not be on a regular basis, however, in addition to the responsibilities above the work of a Healthcare Professional is included as part of the role.

Founded by passionate clinicians on a mission to provide expert patient-centred services, Mountain Healthcare leads the clinical forensic healthcare provisions sector in the UK. A premier partner of NHS England and the police, our unique provisions include Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs), Police Custodial Healthcare, Secure Estate Healthcare and clinical telephone advice. Driven by our values Be Kind and Do the Right Thing, Mountain Healthcare provides holistic and trauma-informed care that improves the immediate and long-term health outcomes of patients across the criminal justice system. Through innovative technologies and strategic partnerships, our expert clinicians ensure equal, effective and efficient services to all our patients and always put their health, safety and rights first. Join the Best Provider, Make the Greatest Difference Clinical forensic healthcare is a rapidly growing career path as demand for specialist critical services has greatly increased in recent years. At Mountain Healthcare, we understand that to provide the highest quality services for our patients and customers, our people must be the best in the field. We are proud to offer unrivalled staff training and development opportunities such as our unique Forensic Practitioner Gateway, our wide range of accredited and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses, and access to events across the health and justice sector.