General Practitioner

NHS; Oakham; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 125,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is looking for a part-time General Practitioner to join their team in Oakham. The role involves delivering primary care and supporting patients with complex needs. Suitable candidates will need relevant qualifications and experience, including MBChB or MBBS. This position offers opportunities for professional development and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Bespoke induction including health training

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Support for professional development

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Qualifications

• Experience working as a General Practitioner in community general practice.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Engagement with annual appraisal.

Responsibilities

• Deliver first class healthcare to a diverse group of patients.
• Provide clinical assessment and diagnosis to patients’ requirements.
• Actively involved in clinical governance and effectiveness activities.

Skills

Experience with patients with complex long term conditions

Ability to work with patients with a history of substance misuse

Clinical assessment and diagnosis

Education

MBChB or MBBS

Inclusion on the GMC Register and GP Performers List

RCGP Certificate in Substance Misuse 1 and 2

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a General Practitioner to join our Primary Care team at HMP Stocken, Category C men's training prison based in Oakham. The site supports male patients aged 21+ delivering primary care, mental health and substance misuse services. Suitable applicants for this role will have experience supporting patients with complex long term conditions and substance misuse needs. You will be working closely with the full multi-disciplinary team including 1 additional established General Practitioner and accuracy technicians who manage a caseload of long term conditions patients.

Hours 2.5 days per week consisting on Wednesday, Friday and one additional half day.

Salary This position is part time, you’ll receive an annual salary up to £125,000 per annum full time equivalent 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

Main duties of the job

Our General Practitioners are extremely valued and are well respected members of the Prison Healthcare community. As a General Practitioner, your responsibilities will vary. You will:

• Deliver first class healthcare to a diverse group of patients, and therefore as a General Practitioner at Practice Plus Group you get the opportunity to further develop your knowledge in areas you wouldn’t usually experience within a practice, or even A&E environment.
• Provide clinical assessment and diagnosis to patients’ requirements and make timely decisions regarding future management.
• Provide a highly specialist resource to other members of the healthcare team at site, as well as the patients you work with having active involvement in clinical governance and effectiveness activities.

It doesn’t stop there we also offer:

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

About us

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.

Qualifications

• MBChB or MBBS
• Inclusion on the GMC Register and GP Performers List
• Evidence of engagement with annual appraisal
• Experience working as a General Practitioner in community general practice
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Ability to work with patients with a history of substance misuse
• RCGP Certificate in Substance Misuse 1 and 2, or prepared to undertake these qualifications

Job description & Person specification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer: Practice Plus Group

Address: 2 Stocken Hall Rd, Stretton, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 7RD

Employer's website: practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/