Head of Prison Healthcare - #1684457

Job Role: Head of Prison Healthcare (Head of Listen to Families)

Job Location: SE5

Salary – £52,500 per annum

Must Haves

• We need a strategic thinker
• A powerful communicator
• Fearless advocate. You’ll have: Experience leading service user involvement or public voice programmes.
• A deep understanding of the criminal justice system prison healthcare or both.
• The ability to engage with families from diverse backgrounds—understanding their struggles frustration and hopes. Confidence to work at a senior level
• Influencing NHS decision-makers and challenging the system where necessary. We strongly encourage applications from people with lived experience—whether you’ve had a family member in prison or have been in prison yourself.

Briefing

• We are looking for an inspiring individual to take this pioneering initiative to the next level. This is a rare opportunity to work at the intersection of healthcare, justice, and lived experience—ensuring that families and carers are not just heard, but listened to. You will lead a dynamic project that operates in a quarterly cycle of listening, feedback, and action—working directly with families, NHS teams, prison services, and policymakers to make real, lasting improvements in prison healthcare. At the heart of this project is our Family Team—a group of people with lived experience of supporting loved ones in prison. You will ensure their voices remain central to everything we do, consulting and involving them at every stage.

Right to work requirements

• Passport
• BRP
• Sharecode