General Practitioner

DoctorPA Secure LTD; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in secure settings seeks a dedicated General Practitioner (GP) in Peterborough. The role involves delivering essential services and improving health outcomes for individuals in a prison environment. Candidates should be smear trained, with experience in primary care and the ability to manage complex health needs. This position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact in a challenging but rewarding setting.

Benefits

Work-life balance

Support onsite and remotely

Qualifications

• Fully qualified GP with current GMC registration and licence to practise.
• Experience in primary care and sound clinical decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide full GP services including consultations and referrals.
• Conduct cervical screening in accordance with NHS guidelines.
• Manage chronic diseases and mental health conditions.
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals and maintain clinical records.

Skills

Cervical screening

Clinical assessments

Patient management

Communication skills

Education

GMC registration

Cervical screening certification

Job description

As a GP in a prison setting, you will play a vital role in improving health outcomes for individuals who may have complex health and social care needs. Your work will help reduce health inequalities and ensure continuity of care in a challenging but rewarding environment.

DrPA Secure prides themselves on providing their staff with work‑life balance, providing support onsite and remotely.

Main duties of the job

• Provide full GP services including consultations, clinical assessments, diagnosis, treatment, and referrals.
• Conduct cervical screening (smear tests) in accordance with NHS guidelines and ensure appropriate follow‑up and referral where necessary.
• Manage chronic diseases, acute presentations, and mental health conditions.
• Contribute to the management of substance misuse and support detox pathways.
• Work collaboratively with nursing staff, mental health professionals, pharmacists, and external healthcare providers.
• Participate in clinical audits, risk assessments, and safeguarding processes.
• Maintain comprehensive clinical records using the prisons electronic health record system.
• Take part in clinical governance activities and support continuous quality improvement.

About us

DrPA has been operating in secure environments since 2014 providing General Practitioner services. We deliver our services based on our ethos of CARE:

• Compassionate care that is trauma informed and supportive
• Assurance that care is evidence‑based & demonstrates high quality outcomes for our patients
• Respectful of peoples cultural and religious beliefs
• Equitable care that is in line with the community services

Job responsibilities

About the Role: We are seeking a dedicated and experienced General Practitioner (GP) to join our multidisciplinary healthcare team within a secure prison environment. The role involves delivering high‑quality primary care services to a diverse patient population, with a particular requirement for the GP to be smear trained and able to provide cervical screening services.

As a GP in a prison setting, you will play a vital role in improving health outcomes for individuals who may have complex health and social care needs. Your work will help reduce health inequalities and ensure continuity of care in a challenging but rewarding environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide full GP services including consultations, clinical assessments, diagnosis, treatment, and referrals.
• Conduct cervical screening (smear tests) in accordance with NHS guidelines and ensure appropriate follow‑up and referral where necessary.
• Manage chronic diseases, acute presentations, and mental health conditions.
• Contribute to the management of substance misuse and support detox pathways.
• Work collaboratively with nursing staff, mental health professionals, pharmacists, and external healthcare providers.
• Participate in clinical audits, risk assessments, and safeguarding processes.
• Maintain comprehensive clinical records using the prisons electronic health record system.
• Take part in clinical governance activities and support continuous quality improvement.

Requirements

Essential:

• Fully qualified GP with current GMC registration and licence to practise.
• Smear trained with up‑to‑date cervical screening certification.
• Experience in primary care, with sound clinical decision‑making and patient management skills.
• Strong understanding of safeguarding, confidentiality, and healthcare delivery in secure environments.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Desirable:

• Experience working in prison healthcare, secure units, or with vulnerable populations.
• Additional qualifications in substance misuse, mental health, or sexual health.
• Knowledge of relevant NHS and prison healthcare policies and procedures.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• cervical screening certification

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.